28 octobre 2019

  Lot 87. A large carved Ding 'lotus' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 10 in. (25.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000 (USD 19,275 - USD 25,700). Price realised GBP 18,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.  The large bowl with rounded sides is carved to the interior with two large lotus blossoms amongst leafy sprays, all covered under an ivory-white glaze. Provenance: Collection of Friedrich Otto Hasse (1886-1964), Bremen, acquired in the 1920s thence by descent within the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 57. A Longquan celadon  'dragon' urn and cover, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 7,710 - USD 10,280). Price realised GBP 3,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.  The exterior of the vessel is moulded and incised with overlapping stylised lotus petals below a moulded dragon chasing a small dog and a bird to the neck and shoulder. The cover is decorated by four vertical rows of curled flanges surmounted by a bird finial. Both the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 19. A rare Longquan celadon brush washer, xi , Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 6 ¾ in. (17.2 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000 (USD 102,800 - USD 154,200). Price realised GBP 323,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.  The washer is finely potted with straight sides rising from a short, tapering foot to an everted, flattened rim that thins towards the edge. It is covered overall with an unctuous glaze of even bluish-green tone that is suffused with a few crackles to the interior and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18. A rare Guan-type jardinière, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644); 5 ¾ in. (14.1 cm.) wide. Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000 (USD 10,280 - USD 15,420). Price realised GBP 43,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The jardinière is elegantly potted with sides rising from four foliate-form feet towards an everted mouth rim. The body is covered overall with a pale brownish-grey glaze suffused with a network of black and russet crackles. Note: Compare the present lot to a Guan vessel... [Lire la suite]

Lot 17. A rare painted Cizhou jar, Song-Ming dynasty (960-1644); 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000 (USD 10,280 - USD 15,420). Unsold. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The exterior is delicately painted in brown slip with a wide band of flowers on leafy branches, beneath a narrower foliate band encircling the shoulder, all set against the white slip ground which extends into the interior and stops above the foot ring to reveal the buff stoneware body. Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 16. A finely carved and incised Ding 'fish' dish, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 7 5/8 in. ( 19.3 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 6,425 - USD 10,280). Price realised GBP 13,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The dish has gently flaring sides and a six-petal foliate rim. The centre is carved and incised with a fish swimming in water amongst waterweeds. Provenance: A private European Collection. Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 5... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 15. A Longquan celadon washer, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000 (USD 51,400 - USD 77,100). Unsold. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The washer is finely potted with an angular profile rising from the short foot to a slightly everted rim, and is covered overall with an attractive glaze of even sea-green tone with the exception of the foot ring. Provenance: Private Japanese Collection. Note: The glaze of this washer is silken to the... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 14. A small Jun tripod censer, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644); 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000 (USD 10,280 - USD 15,420). Price realised GBP 13,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The vessel is supported on three feet, the rounded body rising to a waisted neck and everted rim. It is covered all over in a glaze of lavender-blue tones that thins at the rim to reveal the mushroom body. It has a later Japanese reticulated white metal cover, with Japanese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 13. A small Jun 'bubble' bowl, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644); 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 7,710 - USD 12,850). Price realised GBP 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The bowl is supported on a short ring foot. It is covered with a smooth glaze of sky-blue tone, thinning to mushroom on the rim and stopping just above the foot. The base is also covered with the same sky-blue glaze. Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 5 November... [Lire la suite]

Lot 12. A small Jun tripod censer, Song dynasty (960-1279); 2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) wide. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 10,000 (USD 7,710 - USD 12,850). Price realised GBP 25,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The compressed body is raised on three short cabriole legs and is covered overall with a pale, milky blue glaze that thins to a mushroom tone at the edges of the legs and the mouth rim. The tips of the legs and the interior base remain unglazed, Japanese wood box. Provenance: Private Japanese Collection, acquired in the... [Lire la suite]