25 décembre 2018

Diadem, 1200–800 B.C., Eastern European. Made in Carpathian Basin region, east-central Europe. Copper Alloy. Overall: 5 3/8 x 10 7/16 x 10 1/4 in. (13.7 x 26.5 x 26 cm). Purchase, Caroline Howard Hyman Gift, in memory of Margaret English Frazer, 2000; 2000.281.1. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is not clear precisely how this headpiece would have been worn, though stone sculptures from an earlier period suggest that the spiral terminals would have been in the back, pointing... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1443. A blue embroidered 'dragon' robe (jifu), Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height 55 3/4  in., 141.6 cm. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Sold: $8,750. © Sotheby's the deep blue silk ground couched in gold-wrapped threads with eight four-clawed dragons surrounded by colorful ruyi clouds, bats, cranes, shou characters, and immortality emblems, the fifth claw of each paw effaced, all above lishui stripes, bordered with a navy blue-ground silk repeating the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1442. A brown embroidered 'dragon' robe (jifu), Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height 56 1/2  in., 143.5 cm. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Sold: $12,500. © Sotheby's the brown silk ground couched in gold-wrapped threads with eight five-clawed dragons surrounded by colorful ruyi clouds, bats, babao, and flames, all above lishui stripes, bordered with a navy blue-ground silk repeating the motif, navy blue ribbed silk sleeves, lined with robin's egg-blue silk. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1213. A coral-ground embroidered 'dragon' robe (jifu), Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height 44 1/4  in., 112.4 cm. Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Sold: $6,250. © Sotheby's the silk couched in gold-wrapped threads with eight five-clawed dragons surrounded by colorful ruyi clouds, bats, babao, and shou characters, all above lishui stripes and waves, bordered at the collar and chest with the same embroidered fabric, the sleeves trimmed with pale... [Lire la suite]

Necklace pendants and beads, Old Babylonian, ca. 18th–17th century B.C., Mesopotamia, said to be from Dilbat. Gold. L. 42 in. (3.6 cm); D. of largest medallion 1 3/8 in. (3.6 cm), Fletcher Fund, 1947, 47.1a-h. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. These gold pendants and beads exemplify the finest craftsmanship in gold from the ancient Near East, and each represents a deity or the symbol of a deity. The two female figures, wearing horned headdresses and long flounced dresses, probably represent Lama, a protective goddess; the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1374. A molded Ding-type bowl, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 6 5/8  in., 14.3 cm. Estimate $500 - $700. Sold: $3,250. © Sotheby's the shallow conical sides resting on a short foot, the interior medallion molded with a phoenix in flight, encircled at the cavetto by six panels each enclosing a jardinière of flowers, all below a keyfret band, covered in an ivory-white glaze. Provenance: Purchased in Hong Kong, 1960s - 1970s. Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1372. A small 'Ding' bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Diameter 4 1/8  in., 10.5 cm. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Sold: $8,125. © Sotheby's with deep rounded sides rising to a lipped rim, all supported on a slightly recessed base and foot, the white stoneware body covered overall with an ivory-tinged glaze, the rim left unglazed. Provenance: Purchased in San Francisco, 1987 Property from the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg. Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1370. A rare green 'Jun' bowl and cover, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 4 3/4  in., 12.2 cm. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000. Sold: $6,250. © Sotheby's covered overall with an olive-green glaze stopping short of the foot, the clay body of the rim and at the base of the interior left exposed, the dish-shaped cover similarly glazed, Japanese wood box (3). Property from the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg. Note: Compare a similar green 'Jun' bowl and cover from the Falk... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1369. A white-glazed pulse pillow, Five Dynasties-Song dynasty (907-1279). Width 3 1/8  in., 8 cm. Estimate $1,500 - $2,000. Sold: $2,000. © Sotheby's of ruyi form, covered overall with an ivory white glaze stopping irregularly above the flat base. Provenance: Purchased in Hong Kong, 1986. Property from the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg. Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 18 March 2017

Lot 1368. A small carved 'Yaozhou' saucer dish, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Diameter 4 7/8  in., 12.5 cm. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Sold: $9,375. © Sotheby's the exterior decorated with a single incised line, the interior carved and combed with turbulent waves, covered overall with an attractive olive-green glaze suffused with fine crackle, stopping neatly in a circle around the base exposing the grayish-brown body, Japanese wood box (2). Provenance: Purchased in Tokyo, 1986.... [Lire la suite]