6 août 2019

Lot 17. A rare erotic subject mirror, Song dynasty (960-1279); 9.6cm., 3 3/4 in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 6,875 GBP. © Sotheby's  the back cast in relief with four couples in amorous embraces, around a central clasp. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 12 May 2010

Lot 2. A rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th-18th century; 14.3cm., 5 5/8 in. Estimate 7,000 — 19,000 GBP. Lot sold 73,250 GBP. © Sotheby's  the bowl of tapering rectangular form, the exterior carved with a central band of archaic scrollwork, with a large and small sinuous chilong forming the handle. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 12 May 2010

Lot 1. A rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th-18th century; 9.3cm, 3 5/8 in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 49,250 GBP. © Sotheby's  carved with a central band of taotie and chilong, with a larger chilong forming the handle. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 12 May 2010

Lot 3201. A very rare turquoise-inlaid bronze plaque, Erlitou culture, circa 1900-1600 BC; 6 in. (15.5 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 3,500,000 - HKD 4,500,000. Price realised HKD 8,440,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The slightly convex plaque is of waisted, oblong form, and inlaid with rectangular turquoise of varying sizes, with the exposed areas forming a monster mask. The plaque is cast with four small loop holes on each of the four corners, stand. Provenance: Eskenazi,... [Lire la suite]

Leng Qian (fl. 14th c.), Mount Baiyue, Yuan dynasty. Hanging scroll, ink on paper, 84.4 x 41.4 cm. © National Palace Museum, Taipei.  Leng Qian, who went by the style name Qijing and the sobriquet Longyangzi, was a native of Zhejiang. At the end of the Yuan dynasty, he went into reclusion at Mount Wu near Hangzhou. A Daoist who was also versed in music, he excelled at playing the zither. In the early Ming dynasty, he was summoned to serve the court in music and to establish music for rites. Legends about him abound in... [Lire la suite]

Wang Meng (1308-1385), Fishing in Reclusion at Cha-hsi, Yuan dynasty. Hanging scroll, ink and light colors on paper, 128.4 x 54.6 cm. © National Palace Museum, Taipei. Wang Meng, who went by the style name Shuming and the sobriquet Huangheshanqiao, was a native of Wuxing in Zhejiang. His father Wang Guoqi (1284-?), the son-in-law of the famous painter-calligrapher Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322), also excelled at painting and calligraphy. Therefore, in art, he followed in the Zhao family style. Since childhood, Wang Meng excelled at... [Lire la suite]

Huang Gongwang (1269-1354), Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, Yuan dynasty. Handscroll, ink on paper, 33 x 639.9 cm. © National Palace Museum, Taipei. Huang Gongwang, a native of Changshou, Jiangsu, excelled at landscape painting. He followed the manner of Dong Yuan and Juran of the tenth century to form a style of his own. A student of Daoism, he was a follower of the Quanzhen Sect. For Huang, painting was done in leisure outside of his Daoist pursuits. However, he would achieve far... [Lire la suite]

Wu Zhen (1280-1354), A Mountain among Mountains, Yuan dynasty, 26.4 x 90.7cm. © National Palace Museum, Taipei. Wu Zhen was a native of Jiaxing, Zhejiang. His style of painting was modeled after the tenth-century painter Juran, but he was able to forge his own path in painting. He was later recognized as one of the Four Masters of the Yuan. The collector An Yizhou (1683-ca. 1744) made an entry on this painting in his catalogue "Moyuanhuikuan" (Classification of Works Viewed): "Sloping peaks rise and fall amid close clusters... [Lire la suite]

Qian Xuan (ca. 1235-before 1307), Autumn Melons, Yuan dynasty. Hanging scroll, ink and colors on paper, 63.1 x 30 cm. © National Palace Museum, Taipei. Qian Xuan, a native of Wuxing, Zhejiang, was a provincial presented scholar (jinshi), a status that often yielded ideal position as official in traditional China. He excelled at poetry and prose as well as painting and calligraphy, earning a reputation for his arts in his hometown area. In the early Yuan dynasty, he and his renowned friend Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322) were known as... [Lire la suite]

Ni Zan (1301-1374), Riverside Pavilion by Mountains, Yuan dynasty. Hanging scroll, ink on paper, 94.7 x 43.7 cm. © National Palace Museum, Taipei. Ni Zan went by the style name Yuanzhen and the sobriquet Yunlin. A native of Wuxi, Jiangsu, he came from a wealthy family and spent his youth in carefree leisure as he did not seek office, the goal of most scholars. He had the Qingbi Pavilion built and collected ancient works of painting and calligraphy as well as bronzes and zithers, making acquaintances with famous scholars all... [Lire la suite]