25 décembre 2019

Lot 3423. A blue and white barbed rim 'lotus' jardinière, Chenghua-Hongzhi period (1465-1505); 11 3/8 in. (28.8 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 700,000. Price Realized HKD 1,600,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The deep rounded walls of the jardiniere is finely 'pencilled' in dark blue outline and filled with a paler blue wash with four lotus clusters comprising lotus blooms, pods, leaves and millet emerging from rolling waves above a band of upright lappet panels. The barbed rim is decorated with a band... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3421. A very rare small Kinrande facetted double-gourd vase, Jiajing six-character mark and of the period (1522-1566); 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 400,000. Price Realized HKD 525,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The main body of the vase is potted with eight facetted sides below a conforming waisted neck and upper body tapering to a high neck. It is finely decorated in iron red, green, turquoise and yellow enamels with four iron-red circular medallion on the main body,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3420. A white-glazed jar and cover, Chenghua period (1465-1487); 7 in. (17.8 cm.) overall height. Estimate HKD 800,000 - HKD 1,200,000. Price Realized HKD 1,000,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The jar is well potted with an ovoid body raised on a slightly splayed foot rising to broad rounded shoulders underneath a tall tapering neck. The bell-shaped cover is surmounted by a bud finial. The jar and cover are covered overall with a white glaze, the foot rim exposing the white body, box. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3418. An exceedingly rare yellow-enamelled dish, Xuande six-character mark within double circles and of the period (1426-1435); 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 800,000 - HKD 1,000,000. Price Realized HKD 3,400,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The dish is well potted with rounded sides rising from a cylindrical foot to an everted rim, covered inside and out with an iridescent egg-yolk yellow enamel, the base covered with a transparent glaze, box. Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3413. A rare Longquan celadon 'Luduan' censer and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 6 in. (15 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 200,000. Price Realized HKD 187,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The censer is modelled as a luduan, standing foursquare with its tail flicked upwards. Its head is modelled separately as cover with a single horn. Its mouth is left slightly agape exposing its teeth and fangs. It is covered overall in a pale celadon glaze, Japanese wood box. Provenance: The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3411. A large Longquan celadon carved 'peony' charger, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 200,000. Price Realized HKD 187,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. Sturdily potted, the centre is carved with a single peony spray below a band of narrow fluted petals in the cavetto below the sloped, broad mouth rim. The charger is covered overall with a glaze of sea-green tone except for an unglazed ring on the base, Japanese wood box. Provenance: A... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3409. A Longquan celadon brushvasher, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century; 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000. Price Realized HKD 237,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The shallow washer is finely carved to the exterior with a broad band of lotus scrolls and repeated on the interior cavetto, encircling a single floral spray medallion in the centre, below the flaring mouth rim further decorated with a band of scrolling leaves. All covered in a sea-green glaze with exception of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3408. A Longquan celadon bowl, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 200,000. Price Realized HKD 187,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The bowl has deep rounded sides rising to a flaring rim from a short foot ring, and is covered with an even olive-green celadon glaze, with an unglazed circle on the base exposing the body, Japanese wood box. Provenance: Yokoe Manjiro Collection, Kyoto, 19th centuryA Japanese Private Collection. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3407. A rare carved Longquan celadon 'floral' bowl, Yongle-Xuande period (1403-1435); 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000. Price Realized HKD 275,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The sturdily potted bowl with deep rounded sides rising from a cylindrical foot is boldly carved on the exterior with composite floral sprays including lotus, peony and chrysanthemum, repeated on the inner well encircling a lotus spray in the centre. It is covered with a thick glossy glaze of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3406. A carved Longquan celadon temple vase, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century; 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000. Price Realized HKD 237,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The vase is carved on the globular body with a floral scroll above a border of lotus petals encircling the tapering lower body that is interrupted by a raised collar. The tall flared cylindrical neck is carved with a band of upright plantain leaves above a classic scroll, below raised ribs on the trumpet mouth.... [Lire la suite]