28 décembre 2018

 Panel with boys at play, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 16th–early 17th century. Silk and metal thread tapestry (kesi). Overall: 18 1/4 x 15 in. (46.4 x 38.1 cm). Fletcher Fund, 1936; 36.65.30. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  This textile is probably a portion of a much larger piece, perhaps a hanging, that would have illustrated many groups of small boys at play in a garden. Items bearing this popular theme were particularly favored as wedding gifts, for the boys symbolize increase,... [Lire la suite]

Bowl with children in a garden, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jiajing mark and period (1522–66), mid-16th century. Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware). H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Diam. of mouth 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm). Gift of Denise and Andrew Saul, 2001; 2001.738. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  The theme of boys playing was popular in Chinese decorative arts, as demonstrated by this blue-and-white porcelain bowl. Unlike carving and weaving, brush painting on porcelain... [Lire la suite]

Tray with women and boys on a garden terrace, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), 14th century. Carved red lacquer. H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Diam. 21 7/8 in. (55.6 cm). Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015; 2015.500.1.31. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Scenes of harmonious families featuring women and frolicking children began to appear in Chinese decorative art in the fourteenth century. This tray depicts two women and twenty-three boys on a terrace and pavilion overlooking a lotus pond. One... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1080. A blue and white 'Daoist emblems' bowl, Daoguang seal mark and period (1821-1850). Diameter 8 in., 20.3 cm. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Sold: $11,875 . © Sotheby's the flaring ogee form supported by a broad, tapering foot, the interior painted with a roundel of stylized chrysanthemum and peaches below eight Daoist emblems to the cavetto, the exterior painted with scrolling flowers above a band of ruyi encircling the foot, the base with a six-character seal mark. Property... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1471. A pair of blue and white garden seats, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height 18 1/2  in., 47 cm. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Sold: $12,500. © Sotheby's each of barrel form, with raised bosses at the top and base, the sides and top of the seat with pierced coin motif painted with prunus blossoms centering a field of bold lotus amidst dense scrolled foliate vines, with a collar of ruyi and prunus, the foot encircled by a band of upright leaves (2). Provenance: Private... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1092. A blue and white 'Dragon' dish, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Diameter 7 in., 17.7 cm. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Sold: $12,500. © Sotheby's the rounded sides supported on a short tapered foot, the interior painted with a central roundel enclosing a five-clawed dragon writhing amongst cresting blue waves, the exterior with nine dragons above waves and a band of overlapping coins, the base with a six-character seal mark. Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1086. A blue and white beaker vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 18 in., 45.7 cm. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Sold: $16,250. © Sotheby's the flaring neck painted with a dignitary receiving tribute, the barrel-shaped center with floral sprays, the lower section with scholars playing weiqi amid rockwork and foliage. Property from the Collection of Dr. Peter M. Greiner. Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 18 March 2017

Lot 1101. An iron-red and underglaze blue 'Dragon' dish, Daoguang seal mark and period(1821-1850). Diameter 7 in., 17.8 cm. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Sold: $16,250. © Sotheby's the shallow rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, decorated on the interior with a central medallion enclosing an iron-red five-clawed dragon writhing against a ground of swirling waves, the underside similarly decorated with nine iron-red dragons above waves below a border of interlinked... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1096. A large copper-red and underglaze blue vase (hu), Qing dynasty. Height 18 in., 45.7 cm. Estimate $12,000 - $18,000. Sold: $18,750. © Sotheby's the broad belly rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck, flanked on the sides by two dragon-form handles, the body with a continuous peony scroll above a band of keyfret and dragons, the neck with bands of lotus scroll, diaper, acanthus leaves, and keyfret, the base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark. Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1393. A rare blue and white ogee-form bowl, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735). Diameter 7 in., 17.8 cm. Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Sold: $25,000. © Sotheby's the exterior painted blue with a band of S-scrolls with ruyi-head terminals, above a feathery hibiscus scroll, the center of the interior bearing a hibiscus spray enclosed in a double circle, the base with a six-character mark within a double circle. Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 18th June 1983, lot 427. ... [Lire la suite]