14 janvier 2020

  Lot 1492. A Cizhou-type brown slip-painted ovoid jar, Jin-Yuan Dynasty (1115-1368); 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 3,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The upper body is freely painted in brown with foliate scroll alternating with clouds between line borders on a white slip and under a clear glaze that also covers the brown slip on the lower body and foot. There are small foliate sprays between the four ribbed strap handles applied... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1488. A Cizhou-type brown slip-painted pear-shaped vase, yuhuchunping,Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 13¾ in. (35 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 27,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The vase is painted in brown with three foliate sprays on the lower body below two birds on the shoulder, all within double-line borders on a white slip and under a clear glaze that falls short of the thick, slightly flared foot. Provenance: J.T. Tai & Co., New York, October... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1178. A Cizhou-type painted meiping,Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 13¾ in. (35 cm.) high. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 52,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The elongated body is fluidly painted in brown on a white slip and under a clear glaze with a broad band of two flower sprays between a band of upright petals below and further foliate decoration on the shoulder. Provenance: Warren E. Cox Collection, New York.Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection .The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1178. A Cizhou-type white-glazed bowl with 'pie crust' rim, Northern Song dynasty, 10th century; Bowl 4¾ in. (12 cm.) diam.; jar 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) high. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 8,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The bowl has deep, flared sides that round upwards to the pinched 'pie crust' rim, and is covered inside and out with a glaze of ivory color that falls irregularly onto the knife-cut foot exposing the granular ware. Together with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1177. A Cizhou-type painted brown-ground pear-shaped vase, yuhuchunping, Jin-Yuan dynasty, 12th-13th century; 12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 12,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The body is painted in somewhat metallic matte brown with three graceful flower sprays reserved on the dark olive-brown glaze that continues over the rim into the interior of the neck. The base is unglazed and carved with an inscription, Li Ho, possibly the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1176. An unusual Longquan celadon ewer, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 5 in. (12.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 25,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The deep, upright sides are vertically ribbed below the canted shoulder which is applied with four small molded flowers between the loop handle, spout and two opposing small applied loops. The vessel is covered overall with a glaze of blue-green color that thins on the raised areas and also covers the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1175. A Jizhou 'tortoiseshell'-glazed shallow dish, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century; 5½ in. (14 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 12,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The dish has shallow rounded sides that flare widely from the flat, unglazed base to the everted rim, and is covered inside and out with a lustrous glaze of dark reddish-brown color decorated on the interior with splashes of golden amber color. Provenance: Raymond A. Bidwell... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1174. A Cizhou-type 'hare's fur'-glazed tea bowl, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century; 5½ in. (14 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 40,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The bowl has deep sides rounding up to the finger-grooved rim and is covered inside and out with a lustrous blackish-brown glaze finely streaked with russet 'hare's fur' markings flowing from the russet band below the rim. The lower body and foot are covered with a brown wash. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1173. A Junyao bud-shaped jar, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) high. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 68,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The jar has a broad, bulbous body that tapers towards the rim and is covered overall with a crackle-suffused glaze of finely mottled, pale, milky blue color that thins to mushroom on the mouth rim and falls in a thick irregular line onto the unglazed foot which has burnt reddish in the firing. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1172. A Cizhou-type black-glazed conical bowl with white rim, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 9,000. Price realised USD 40,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The sides flare widely from the small, unglazed knife-cut foot to the rim which is covered with a neat band of white glaze in contrast to the blackish-brown glaze that covers the interior and exterior. Provenance: Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection.The... [Lire la suite]