15 juin 2019

Lot 8. A white-glazed ewer, Tang Dynasty (618-906); 19cm (7 1/2in) high. Sold for £ 2,500 (€ 2,806). © Bonhams The ovoid body rising from a gently tapering foot, a narrow spout set on the shoulder opposite the handle formed from three strands of clay tied together towards the flaring neck, the body covered with a white slip and a dark creamy glaze stopping above the foot. Provenance: Carl Kempe Collection, no.239 (label)Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 215. Illustrated: B.Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6. A white-glazed jar, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty (960-1234); 15cm (6in) diam. Sold for £ 11,250 (€ 12,627). © Bonhams  The bulbous body rising from a tapering foot and simply decorated with two incised lines around the shoulder and two moulded ribs around the neck, all covered in a thin pale ivory glaze. Provenance: Carl Kempe Collection, no.374 (label)Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 286. Illustrated: 'Hsing-yao and Ting-yao', The Bulletin of Far Eastern Antiquities, no.25, Stockholm, 1953,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5. A white-glazed lobed bowl, 10th century; 12.4cm (4 7/8in) diam. Sold for £ 15,000 (€ 16,836). © Bonhams Rising from a low slightly spreading foot, the deeply rounded sides surmounted by a lobed pie-crust rim, all covered with rich creamy white glaze thinning at the extremities and pooling in the recesses. Provenance: Carl Kempe Collection, no.105 (label)Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 234. Exhibited and published: Mostra d'Arte Cinese, Venice, 1954, Catalogue, no.354Oriental Ceramic... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3. A sancai-glazed 'duck' waterpot, Tang Dynasty (618-906); 9.8cm (3 7/8in) long. Sold for £ 1,250 (€ 1,403). © Bonhams The hollow vessel formed as a bird with raised head and bulging eyes flanking the stubby beak, the wings sweeping over each side of the pot streaked with brown glaze over the beak and wing tip, blue over the head and wings and green on the body, blue streaks also running into the creamy interior, box. Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART. London, New Bond Street, 15 May 2014  

Lot 2. A grey pottery figure of an earth spirit, Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386-534); 28cm (11in) high. Sold for £ 3,125 (€ 3,507). © Bonhams The guardian beast modelled with body rearing up on its slender front legs, the grinning face staring forwards with mouth gaping open to show its fangs and lolling tongue, four arching crests running down the spine. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 22 March 2000, lot 83A European private collection. Note: Compare a related mythical tomb guardian illustrated by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1. A large grey pottery figure of a pig, Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 AD); 58.5cm (23in) long. Sold for £ 5,000 (€ 5,612). © Bonhams The earthenware animal charmingly modelled as a broad-snouted pig standing looking straight forwards with bulging eyes above the hooded ears flanking the bristling hair reaching down the spine, the rear haunches incised with an archaistic spiral on each side, the tail curling around to the left. Provenance: Nicholas Pitcher, Oriental Art, London, March 2001A European private... [Lire la suite]

BIRMINGHAM.- During the 17th century, Cassiano dal Pozzo and his younger brother, Carlo Antonio, embarked upon an epic attempt to document and record the major fields of knowledge of their day. They assembled a 'Paper Museum’ consisting of over 10,000 watercolours, drawings and prints illustrating subjects as diverse as antiquities, architecture, zoology, botany and geology, social customs and ceremonies, costumes, portraits, topography and military maps. Their collection represents one of the most significant attempts... [Lire la suite]

Lot 112. Deux plats en céramique à glaçure céladon, dynastie Ming (1368-1644). Estimation : 1 000 € - 1 500 €. Adjugé 1 900 €. Courtesy Asium Les rebords godronnés. Petit plat : Hauteur : 7 cm ; Diamètre : 27 cm. Grand plat : Hauteur : 6,8 cm ; Diamètre : 28,5 cm.  Two celadon glaze dishes, Ming dynasty. Asium. ARTS de la CHINE - ARTS du JAPON, Paris, Le 13 juin 2019. Monsieur Jean Gauchet, Expert.

Lot 111. Plat en céramique à couverte céladon, dynastie Ming (1368-1644). Hauteur : 5 cm Diamètre : 33 cm. Estimation : 1 200 € - 1 500 €. Adjugé 1 200 €. Courtesy Asium Un décor de fleurs et rinceaux incisé en bordure, la partie centrale agrémentée d'une fleur de pivoine.  A large celadon glazed porcelain dish with incised floral design, Ming dynasty. Asium. ARTS de la CHINE - ARTS du JAPON, Paris, Le 13 juin 2019. Monsieur Jean Gauchet, Expert.

Lot 103. Jarre en porcelaine à glaçure céladon et décor de branchages fleuris incisé, dynastie Ming (1368-1644). Hauteur : 23 cm Diamètre : 12 cm à la base, 10 cm au col. Estimation : 1 000 € - 1 500 €. Adjugé 1 200 €. Courtesy Asium  A good celadon glaze incised baluster jar, Ming dynasty. Asium. ARTS de la CHINE - ARTS du JAPON, Paris, Le 13 juin 2019. Monsieur Jean Gauchet, Expert.