30 décembre 2019
Two wucai petal-lobed dishes, Chongzhen period (1628-1644)
Lot 1304. Two wucai petal-lobed dishes, Chongzhen period (1628-1644); 7 7/8 and 8¼ in. (20 and 21 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 13,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013
One is decorated with a scene of a buffalo and a donkey beneath a tree, and with a hut in the distance. An apocryphal Chenghua mark is on the base. The other is bracket-lobed and decorated with a scholar followed by his attendant carrying a wrapped qin. A four-character potter's mark is on the... [Lire la suite]
30 décembre 2019
Two rare blue and white shonzhui-style serving dishes, Chongzhen period (1628-1644)
Lot 1303. Two rare blue and white shonzhui-style serving dishes, Chongzhen period (1628-1644); 7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 8,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013
Each is heavily potted with shallow rounded sides rising to a brown-dressed, irregularly lobed rim. The interior is decorated with four single characters in a vertical line and two magpies, one perched in a blossoming plum tree, while the other is in flight above, all reserved on... [Lire la suite]
30 décembre 2019
A blue and white bowl, late Ming dynasty, 17th century

30 décembre 2019
A rare and unusual blue and white globular jar, late Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century

30 décembre 2019
An unusual large wucai bowl, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619)

30 décembre 2019
An unusual wucai double-gourd-form vase, Wanli period (1573-1619)
Lot 1294. An unusual wucai double-gourd-form vase, Wanli period (1573-1619); 10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Price realised USD 22,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013
The lower bulb is decorated with scrolling tendrils and wan characters surrounding four blue-ground double gourds enclosing the characters da ji (good fortune), while the upper bulb is similarly decorated with two double gourds that are separated by a ribbon-tied bell and conch shell.... [Lire la suite]
30 décembre 2019
An extremely rare doucai brush washer, Jiajing six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1522-1566)

30 décembre 2019
A dated sancai-glazed stoneware figure of Buddha, dated to mid-autumn of the yimao year of Jiajing, corresponding to 1555
Lot 1284. A dated sancai-glazed stoneware figure of Buddha, dated to mid-autumn of the yimao year of Jiajing, corresponding to 1555, and of the period; 15 in. (38 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 7,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013
The ochre-yellow, green and blackish-brown-glazed figure of Buddha is shown seated in dhyanasana atop a double-lotus base from which issue clouds that encase the bottom of the... [Lire la suite]
30 décembre 2019
A rare pair of small yellow-ground blue and white lobed dishes, Jiajing six-character marks in underglaze blue and of the period

30 décembre 2019
A blue and white 'lotus' jar, Jiajing six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1522-1566)
