11 février 2020
A purple-glazed bowl, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722)
Lot 1789. A purple-glazed bowl, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722); 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 22,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
With deep rounded sides rising to an everted rim, covered inside and out with a deep bluish-purple glaze, wood stand.
Provenance: Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 24-25 May 1979, lot 557.Greenwald Collection no. 45.
Literature: Gerald... [Lire la suite]11 février 2020
Xu Lei (b. 1963), Rock Island, 2012
Lot 3657. Xu Lei (b. 1963), Rock Island, signed Xu Lei, dated Renchen, corresponding to 2012, ink and color on paper, framed, 118 by 131 cm., 46 1/2 by 51 1/2 in. Estimate 2,000,000 — 2,500,000 HKD. Lot sold 3,400,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Exhibited: Shuimo / Water Ink: Chinese Contemporary Ink Paintings, Sotheby's S|2, New York, 2013, pp. 96-97.
Literature: Xu Lei: Veneer of the World, Beijing, 2013, p. 64.HI ART, Issue 03 Special... [Lire la suite]11 février 2020
A flambé-glazed vase, Qianlong incised seal mark and of the period (1736-1795)
Lot 1784. A flambé-glazed vase, Qianlong incised seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 8½ in. (21 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
Of urn form and raised on a spreading foot, with a bow-string border below the shoulder and a pair of trailing scroll handles flanking the neck, the exterior covered with a glaze of crushed strawberry-red color streaked in purple and milky blue and thinning to mushroom on the... [Lire la suite]11 février 2020
A fine iron-red-decorated blue and white 'dragon' dish, Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795)
Lot 1784. A fine iron-red-decorated blue and white 'dragon' dish, Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 7 in. (17.8 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 92,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
With shallow rounded sides flaring towards the rim, the interior painted in the center with an iron-red dragon leaping amidst flames against a background of roiling waves, the exterior similarly painted with a frieze of nine dragons... [Lire la suite]11 février 2020
A flambé-glazed bottle vase, 18th century
Lot 1783. A flambé-glazed bottle vase, 18th century; 14 in. (35.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 11,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
With ovoid body and tapering neck, the exterior and interior of the neck covered with a finely streaked glaze of reddish purple and milky purple tone draining to mushroom color at the rim, the base partially covered with a white-tinted glaze, wood stand.
Provenance: Greenwald Collection no. 55.
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A pair of unusual reverse-decorated blue-ground bowls, Yongzheng period (1723-1735)
Lot 1782. A pair of unusual reverse-decorated blue-ground bowls, Yongzheng period (1723-1735); 4¾ in. (12.1 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 16,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
Each of deep bell shape, the sides reverse-decorated in penciled white line with three four-clawed dragons leaping amidst cruciform clouds against a soft blue ground, the interior white, the bases with apocryphal Chenghua marks, wood stands.
Provenance: Sotheby's,... [Lire la suite]11 février 2020
An unusual copper-red-glazed bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period
Lot 1781. An unusual copper-red-glazed bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 4¾ in. (12.1 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 25,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
With deep rounded sides rising from a tall foot, the exterior covered with a glaze of soft, slightly greyish crushed strawberry-red color thinning to a paler tone in a line around the foot, the interior white, wood stand.... [Lire la suite]11 février 2020
A copper-red-glazed bottle vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Lot 1780. A copper-red-glazed bottle vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 22,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
With bulbous body and tall tapering neck flaring slightly towards the rim, covered inside and out with a crackled glaze of deep, rich, crushed-strawberry color thinning below the rim and falling in an irregular line of heavy droplets atop the unglazed foot where some of the white underglaze is... [Lire la suite]11 février 2020
A peachbloom-glazed brush washer, tangluo xi, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722)
Lot 1779. A peachbloom-glazed brush washer, tangluo xi, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722); 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 70,000 - USD 90,000. Price realised USD 134,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
The compressed globular body covered on the exterior with a glaze shading from soft crushed strawberry red on the shoulder and above the foot to pale greenish taupe with apple-green mottling (pingguo qing) around the middle, with white interior,... [Lire la suite]11 février 2020
A copper-red-decorated bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735
Lot 1777. A copper-red-decorated bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 4¾ in. (12 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 6,875. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
The flared rounded sides decorated on the exterior in copper red of dark crushed strawberry tone with three fruit, sanduo, a peach, a pomegranate and a persimmon reserved on a very pale blue-toned ground, box.
Note: A pair of similar bowls... [Lire la suite]