21 septembre 2018

Lot 79. A Changsha straw-glazed pottery ewer, Tang dynasty (618-907); 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high, box. Estimate HKD 20,000 - HKD 40,000 (USD 2,560 - USD 5,121). © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. Provenance: J.T. Tai & Co., New York, before 1992Sold at Sotheby’s New York, 22 March 2011, lot 137. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 4 October 2018

Lot 76. A rare white-glazed ovoid ewer, Tang dynasty (618-907); 11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) high, Japanese wood box. Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000 (USD 51,213 - USD 76,819). © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. Provenance: Acquired by the previous owner in 1984Sold at Christie's New York, 19 September 2006, lot 200. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 4 October 2018

Lot 77. A small sancai-glazed standing horse, Tang dynasty (618-907); 19 1/8 in. (48.5 cm.) high, fitted Japanese wood box. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000 (USD 12,803 - USD 19,204). © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. Provenance: A Japanese private collector, acquired from Mayuyama prior to 1990. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 4 October 2018

Lot 78. A pair of painted pottery equestrian figures, Northern Qi dynasty (530-577); 12 3/8 and 12 5/8 in. (31.5 and 32 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 260,000 - HKD 350,000 (USD 33,288 - USD 44,811). © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 1995. Literature: National Museum of History, The Exquisite Chinese Artifacts-Collection of Ching Wan Society, Taipei, 1995, pl. 70. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 131. A gilt copper alloy vajra, Ming dynasty, 15th century. Himalayan Art Resources item no.61682; 18.5 cm (7 1/4 in.) long. Estimate HK$ 35,000 - 45,000 (€ 3,800 - 4,900). Sold for HK$ 275,000 (€ 30,406). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Provenance: Private European Collection, 1970s/80s. Note: Finely cast with four prongs at each end converging from the jaws of makara on the central axis. The ends emerge from elegant lotuses on either side of the central orb.After the fall of the Yuan... [Lire la suite]

Lot 185. A copper alloy figure of Acala, Tibet, 13th century. Himalayan Art Resources item no.61641; 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.) high. Estimate HK$ 100,000 - 150,000 (€ 11,000 - 16,000). Sold for HK$ 118,750 (€ 13,129). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Provenance: Jerome Beagle, 1999. Note: Here, three-eyed Acala steps to the right and firmly anchors his left knee on the lotus base, displaying the strength of the "Immovable One". Two forms of Acala exist in the kneeling posture – the blue-bodied Nila... [Lire la suite]

Lot 161. A copper alloy figure of Shadbhuja Mahakala, Early Ming dynasty, 15th century. Himalayan Art Resources item no.61657; 28 cm (11 in.) high. Estimate HK$ 250,000 - 350,000 (€ 27,000 - 38,000). Sold for HK$ 1,062,500 (€ 117,478). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Provenance: Brooklyn Museum, New York, late 1960s/early 1970sThe Jack Zimmerman Collection, New York. Note: Avalokiteshvara manifests as wrathful protector in the form of Shadbhuja Mahakala ('Six-armed Mahakala'). Mahakala is a category of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 179. A copper and silver inlaid copper alloy figure of Hevajra, Northeastern India, Pala period, 11th century. Himalayan Art Resources item no.61770; 6 cm (2 1/2 in.) high. Estimate HK$ 250,000 - 350,000 (€ 27,000 - 38,000). Sold for HK$ 400,000 (€ 44,227). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Provenance: Mimi Lipton, London, 1995. Note: Hevajra is one of the earliest Vajrayana yidams. He is the principal meditational deity of the high Anuttarayoga Tantras. The present work depicts Hevajra in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 182. A gilt copper alloy figure of Lokeshvara Guhyasamaja, Tibet, 15th century. Himalayan Art Resources item no.61639; 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.) high. Estimate HK$ 500,000 - 800,000 (€ 54,000 - 87,000). Sold for HK$ 600,000 (€ 66,340). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Provenance: Peter Fussel, London. Note: With his primary hands, the three-faced yidam unfurls a lotus budding from the tantric bell (ghanta) in his lap. The lotus is a profound Buddhist symbol of every being's capacity to achieve... [Lire la suite]

Lot 139. A gilt-copper figure of Vasudhara, Nepal, 14th century. Himalayan Art Resources item no.61637; 21.5 cm (8 1/2 in.) high. Estimate HK$ 1,600,000 - 2,400,000 (€ 170,000 - 260,000). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Provenance: David Weldon, London, 1970-72. Note: Vasudhara's name means, "Bearer of Treasure"; she is a Buddhist goddess of wealth and abundance. She is particularly revered among the Newars of the Kathmandu Valley. She is the consort of the wealth deity Jambhala, but her worship... [Lire la suite]