07 avril 2020
A carved bamboo incense stick container and a cover, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Lot 76. A carved bamboo incense stick container and a cover, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 141⁄4 in. (36.3 cm.) long including cover, box. Estimate: HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000 (EUR 5,115 - EUR 8,184). Price Realised: HKD 62,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
Provenance: The Hakutoro Collection.
Christie’s. Pavilion Online: Chinese Art, 21 - 28 April07 avril 2020
A carved tixi red lacquer circular box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century
Lot 79. A carved tixi red lacquer circular box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 41⁄4 in. (10.9 cm) diam. Estimate: HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000 (EUR 12,276 - EUR 18,414). Price Realised: HKD 162,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
There is an apocryphal signature reading ‘Zhang Cheng zao’ on the base, Japanese wood box.
Christie’s. Pavilion Online: Chinese Art, 21 - 28 April07 avril 2020
A rare white-glazed anhua-decorated 'lotus' stem bowl, Jiajing period (1522-1566)
Lot 56. A rare white-glazed anhua-decorated 'lotus' stem bowl, Jiajing period (1522-1566); 113⁄4 in. (29.7 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 80,000 - HKD 150,000 (EUR 8,184 - EUR 15,345). Price Realised: HKD 137,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
Provenance: Sold at Sotheby's London, 11 June 1996, lot 33A Hong Kong private family collectionSold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 30 November 2017, lot 432.
Christie’s. Pavilion Online: Chinese Art, 21 - 28 April
07 avril 2020
A pair of white-glazed baluster vases, meiping, Ming dynasty, 16th century
Lot 57. A pair of white-glazed baluster vases, meiping, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 113⁄4 in. (29.7 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 20,000 - HKD 30,000 (EUR 2,046 - EUR 3,069). Price Realised: HKD 52,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
Provenance: Collection of Warren E. CoxCollection of Ira and Nancy KogerAn English private collectionSold at Sotheby's London, 10 November 2017, lot 248.
Christie’s. Pavilion Online: Chinese Art, 21 - 28 April07 avril 2020
A finely carved zitan cabinet, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Lot 3305. A finely carved zitan cabinet, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); height 44.5 cm., 17 1/2 in. Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,500,000 HKD. Lot Sold 1,820,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
of rectangular form with chamfered corners, the front with doors finely reticulated with a flowering prunus tree opposite a cassia tree and orchids, further pierced on the side panels with bamboo, chrysanthemum and rocks, and pine and lingzhi, between the stepped top with two drawers... [Lire la suite]07 avril 2020
A mallow-shape zitan box and cover, Qing Dynasty, 18th century
Lot 3333. A mallow-shape zitan box and cover, Qing Dynasty, 18th century; 9.2 cm., 3 5/8 in.. Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 HKD. Lot Sold 500,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
of hexalobed shape carved with low-relief lines forming petals radiating out from a central medallion, the sides with lines forming stylised petals, the base of the box carved in intaglio with an excerpt of a poem written by Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song (r. 1163-1189), followed by an apocryphal date... [Lire la suite]07 avril 2020
A zitan melon-leaf-shape tray, Qing Dynasty, 18th century
Lot 3329. A zitan melon-leaf-shape tray, Qing Dynasty, 18th century; 36 cm., 14 1/4 in. Estimate 120,000 — 180,000 HKD. Lot Sold 200,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
naturalistically carved, made from several smaller pieces of wood and originally covered in lacquer, the large central furled-edge leaf with insect holes set with smaller attendant cup-shaped pods along the side, the reticulated stem attached to a smaller leaf, the underside similarly carved with two branches exposed, the wood of... [Lire la suite]07 avril 2020
A small zitan mallow-shape seal box, Qing Dynasty, 18th century
Lot 3325. A small zitan mallow-shape seal box, Qing Dynasty, 18th century; 6 cm., 2 1/2 in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Lot Sold 68,750 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
of hexalobed shape decorated on the cover with low-relief carved petals radiating from a small circular centre, the base similarly decorated, the wood of dark brown tone.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 april 2011
07 avril 2020
A carved zitan square box and cover, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Lot 3313. A carved zitan square box and cover, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 23 cm, 9 in. Estimate 300,000 -- 400,000 HKD. Lot Sold 350,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
of square section with the top panel of the cover finely carved with a scholar and attendant waiting on a terrace for another scholar arriving on a donkey followed by his attendant, framed in a key-fret border, the sides decorated with quatrefoil panels enclosing deer, all reserved on a wan-diaper... [Lire la suite]07 avril 2020
A Cizhou painted ‘figural’ rectangular pillow, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
Lot 57. A Cizhou painted ‘figural’ rectangular pillow, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 113⁄4 in. (29.7 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 15,000 - HKD 30,000 (EUR 1,534.50 - EUR 3,069). Price Realised: HKD 40,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
The base is stamped with a partially legible mark reading ‘Made by XXX’.
Christie’s. Pavilion Online: Chinese Art, 21 - 28 April