27 août 2019

Lot 698. A rare lavender-blue 'Jun' narcissus bowl, Early Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Diameter 8 in., 20.3 cm. Estimate 300,000 — 500,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of circular section, the wide rounded sides gently tapering to a flat base supported on three ruyi-shaped feet encircled by a band of evenly spaced bosses repeated between two raised filets below the slightly incurved rim, the thick glaze of milky-lavender tone mottled with crimson-purple flecks, thinning to a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 610. A blue and white 'figural' garlic-neck bottle vase, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period (1628-1644). Height 14 1/2  in., 37 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 25,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the compressed globular body supported on a straight foot, tapering to a waisted neck with a raised bulb below a flared mouth, finely painted in brilliant shades of cobalt with a lush landscape framing an elderly man giving directions to a grateful soldier, accompanied by five... [Lire la suite]

Lot 611. A pierced blue and white 'dragon' sweetmeat box and cover, Wanli mark and period (1573-1619). Diameter 8 5/8  in., 21.6 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot Sold 25,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of compressed globular form, resting on a straight foot surmounted by a domed cover, the sides of the box and cover each painted with leaping dragons in profile amidst flowerheads on leafy scrolls, the cover centered with a pierced 'coin' painted with flowers and conch shells,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 686. An extremely rare wucai 'boys' box and cover, Wanli mark and period (1573-1619). Diameter 3 3/8  in., 8.5 cm. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 USD. Unsold. Courtesy Sotheby's. of barrel form, the rounded sides boldly and freely painted in green, yellow, iron red, black and underglaze blue with a continuous scene of sixteen boys at play, the chubby children happily engaging in various activities such as flying a kite, galloping astride a hobby horse with an 'attendant', holding a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 685. An extremely rare pair of blue-ground iron-red and green-enameled 'Mythical beasts' stem cups , Wanli marks and period (1573-1619). Diameter 3 3/8  in., 8.5 cm. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. each with rounded sides rising from a spreading foot to a flared rim, decorated to the exterior with mythical beasts with incised features, frolicking among green cresting waves against a ground of bright blue inky tones, the rim mounted in silver above a collar of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 684. An extremely rare large blue and white 'carp' fishbowl , Wanli mark and period (1573-1619). Diameter 22 1/2  in., 57.2 cm. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 USD. Unsold. Courtesy Sotheby's. stoutly potted, the steep sides rising to a lipped rim, finely painted on the exterior in vibrant tones of rich underglaze cobalt-blue with four lively fan-tailed fish including a carp, mandarin fish, and two types of bream, depicted in varying attitudes, swimming among flowering lotus, ferns... [Lire la suite]

Lot 683. A blue and white polychrome-enameled 'flower basket' dish, Wanli mark and period (1573-1619). Diameter 11 3/4  in., 29.5 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Unsold. Courtesy Sotheby's. the shallow rounded sides resting on a straight foot and rising to an everted rim, the center enclosing a basket of lush peonies and prunus branches, accents of iron red and enamel at the base and handle, the cavetto painted with free-floating branches, leaves, and auspicious objects including... [Lire la suite]

Lot 682. A blue and white 'flower basket' dish, Wanli mark and period (1573-1619). Diameter 6 5/8  in., 16.7 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. painted in shades of dark blue with an arrangement of varying blooms in an arched-handled basket, a frieze of fans, leaves, pomegranate and waterweed and double lines encircling the cavetto, the exterior with flowering boughs and insects, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 681. An incised white-glazed 'dragon' jar, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566). Height 4 in., 10.2 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot Sold 18,750 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the ovoid body with rounded broad shoulders tapering to a recessed base, incised with a collar of ruyi around the short neck, a pair of sinuous dragons writhing amidst clouds and flames, a row of lappets at the foot, covered overall in a milky-white glaze, the base with a six-character mark in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 680. A rare polychrome-enameled 'dragon' jar and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century. Height 15 1/2  in., 39.5 cm. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of wide baluster form swelling generously from a slightly tapered flat base to a gently waisted short neck, the rounded sides brightly painted in red, green and yellow enamels with a wide band depicting two pairs of confronting dragons contesting a'flaming pearl' amid flame wisps and fiery cloud scroll enclosed within line borders, below a... [Lire la suite]