26 novembre 2019

Lot 781. A rare Yuan blue and white baluster 'fish' jar, guan, circa 1350; 11 in. (28 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 700,000. Price realised HKD 2,135,000. © Christie's Image Ltd Finely painted in broad strokes in cobalt of soft inky-blue tone with four different species of fish, confronted in pairs, interspersed with clusters of flowering lotus, swimming among duckweed and ferns, all above clumps of wavy stemmed eel grass rising from the base, the short vertical neck with a thin... [Lire la suite]

Lot 611. A fine Ming wucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' pen-tray, Wanli six-character mark within a rectangle and of the period (1573-1619); 12 1/4 in. (31.2 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 700,000. Price realised HKD 815,000. © Christie's Image Ltd The pen-tray is strongly potted with low flaring sides, the interior divided by a mountain-shaped pen rest, and boldly painted in the larger compartment with a phoenix and a dragon in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' above waves crashing against a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 612. A very rare Ming white-glazed lobed brushwasher, Zhengde four-character mark within a double circle and of the period (1506-1521). 7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 700,000 - HKD 900,000. Price realised HKD 925,000. © Christie's Image Ltd Exquisitely potted with shallow gently flaring sides divided into ten vertical petal-shaped lobes rising from the foliate foot to the wavy rim, surrounding the flat base, covered entirely with a smooth milky-white glaze with a faint bluish tinge,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 607. Emperor Yongzheng (Reigned 1723-1735), Poem in running cursive script calligraphy. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on silk, 155 x 66.7 cm. (61 x 26 1/4 in.). Three seals of the artist: Wei Jun Lan, Zhao Qian Xi Ti, Yong Zheng Chen Han. Dated wushen year of the Yongzheng era (1728). Stated to be written after viewing a waterfall. Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 80,000. Price realised HKD 164,500. © Christie's Image Ltd Christie's. IMPORTANT CHINESE ART,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 602. Emperor Yongzheng (Reigned 1723-1735), Poem in running cursive script calligraphy. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on satin, 122 x 43.8 cm. (48 x 17 in.). Signed: Yong Wang. Three seals of the artist: Yu Ci Lang Yin Ge Bao, He Shi Yong Qing Wang Shang, Qian Zhai. Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 60,000. Price realised HKD 141,000. © Christie's Image Ltd Christie's. IMPORTANT CHINESE ART, Hong Kong, 30 October 2001

Lot 601. Emperor Kangxi (Reigned 1662-1722), Poem in running cursive script calligraphy after Mi Fu. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on silk, 168 x 47 cm. (66 1/8 x 18 1/2 in.). Three seals of the artist: Yuan Jian Zhai, Kang Xi Chen Han, Ci Ji Qing Yan. One collector's seal: Chen Heng Yong Ao Cang Yin. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 120,000. Price realised HKD 646,250. © Christie's Image Ltd Note: Mounted with Qing imperial yellow ground wax paper with the characters Yu... [Lire la suite]

Lot 66. A small blue and white 'Zhong Kui' globular jar, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1619); h. 12.3 cm, 4 7/8  in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot Sold 106,250 HKD (13,569 USD). © Sotheby's. decorated around the body with a continuous composition of adjoined scenes, probably depicting the king of ghosts Zhong Kui engaged in various pursuits, accompanied by demon attendants, all below a band of lappets collaring the rim, the base with a four-character mark reading Wanfu... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5. A rare blue and white 'lotus' meiping, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424); 24.5 cm, 9 5/8  in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Lot Sold 1,000,000 HKD (127,710 USD). © Sotheby's. of baluster form rising to a short everted neck, finely painted in shaded tones of cobalt blue with characteristic ‘heaping and piling’ with three lotus blooms and attendant buds among scrolling foliage, all between a band of detached lotus sprays around the foot and a classic scroll... [Lire la suite]

Lot 86. A Longquan celadon 'Trigram' incense burner, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 26.3 cm, 10 3/8  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot Sold 52,500 HKD (6,705 USD). © Sotheby's. with bulbous body and a ridged rim raised on three feet issuing from animal masks, moulded around the exterior with the eight trigrams and incised with a combed undulating wave under the rim, applied overall with an attractive celadon glaze, the unglazed base burnt orange in the firing, carved wood... [Lire la suite]

Lot 85. A moulded Longquan celadon incense burner, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 30 cm, 11 3/4  in. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Lot Sold 27,500 HKD (3,512 USD).© Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising from three animal mask feet to an incurved rim, the exterior moulded with trigrams below a carved foliate band, encircled with rosette bosses at the rim, covered overall in a sea-green glaze. Sotheby's. Ceramics and Jades from the Collection of Sir Quo-Wei Lee, Hong Kong, 28... [Lire la suite]