1 janvier 2020

Lot 1346. A rare large Guan-type moon flask, Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 19 in. (48 cm.) high. Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Price realised USD 62,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013  The sturdily potted body is of flattened, circular shape with convex sides, and the slightly waisted neck is flanked by a pair of leaf-scroll handles below the everted rim. The vase is covered all over in a thick glaze of greyish-blue tone suffused with a network of brown... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1340. A very rare large Guan-type 'Five Sacred Peaks' moon flask, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735); 20½ in. (52 cm.) high. Estimate USD 600,000 - USD 800,000. Price realised USD 723,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013  The sturdily potted body of flattened circular form is finely molded on each convex side with five Daoist emblems, the Five Sacred Peaks, all below the three conjoined cylindrical necks flanked by a pair of scrolled leaf-form... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1345. A small soft-paste porcelain moon flask, 18th-19th century; 8 in. (20.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 16,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013  Each convex side is filled with the incised, twisting body of a three-clawed scaly dragon, and the narrow sides are incised with clouds below the arched handles that flank the bulbous neck. The vase is covered overall with a crackle-suffused, opaque glaze of ivory color. An apocryphal six-character mark, Da Song... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1344. An unusual white-glazed incised 'dragon' dish, 17th-18th century; 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 8,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013  The dish has shallow sides that are angled above the foot and then flare towards the everted, flat rim, and is carved in the bottom of the interior with the coiled body of a five-clawed dragon. The dish is covered overall with a slightly blue-toned white glaze., cloth box. Provenance: J.M. Hu... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1316. A very rare pair of small iron-red decorated blue and white dishes, Jiajing iron-red six-character marks within double-circles and of the period (1522-1566); 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 25,000 - USD 35,000. Price realised USD 32,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013  The small dishes are of shallow form resting on a short foot. The dishes are finely decorated in iron-red of rich reddish-brown tone with a central roundel of four ducks swimming amidst lotus sprays and waterweeds,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1263. A green-glazed and iron-red-decorated underglaze blue-ground 'dragon' bowl, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722); 5½ in. (14 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 43,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013  The exterior is decorated with two dragons, one green, the other in iron red, striding amidst flames in pursuit of flaming pearls reserved on a blue wash ground above a band of overlapping petal tips. A related... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1263. A large powder-blue-glazed 'phoenix-tail' vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 18 in. (45.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 27,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013  The baluster body rises to the tall, trumpet-shaped neck, and the exterior is covered with an even, vibrant, powder-blue glaze in contrast to the white rim, interior, and foot rim. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 19 March 1997, lot 243. Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1261. A pair of 'mirror-black'-glazed bottle vases, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 17 in. (43.1 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 52,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013  Each bottle is well potted with a globular body and a tall, tapered slender neck. Each is covered in a lustrous black glaze that thins to a blue-green tone at the mouth rim, and shows traces of gilt decoration. Provenance: Estate of Frederic Mueller; Christie's New York, 1 June 1990, lot 223. Note: The lustrous... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1260. A rare copper-red-glazed gu-form beaker vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013  The gu-form vase is covered on the exterior with a deep, raspberry-red glaze that fades to pale green at the edges of the mid-section and beneath the rim. The base is inscribed with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 19 March 1997, lot 296. Christie's. Fine Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 406. A pair of large famille verte dishes, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 15½ in. (39.4 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 40,000 - GBP 60,000. Price realised USD 55,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012  Each dish is decorated to the centre of the interior with a depiction of the Goddess of Longevity, Magu. She is finely painted in long flowing iron-red and green robes, standing beside a spotted deer pulling a cart with a vat of longevity wine. A female attendant carrying scrolls follows behind them. The exterior of the dishes are... [Lire la suite]