20 avril 2020

Karen Knorr, The Journey, Hie Torii, Tokyo, 2012, Monogatari 2012 - 2017. © Karen Knorr. A series started in 2012, imagines animal life and Japanese cultural heritage referencing buddhist Jataka tales and Japanese stories. Photographed in temples, shrines, ryokans and gardens in Kyoto, Nara, Ise and Tokyo, animals and women in traditional kimonos evoke screen art of the Edo period. Knorr, inspired by Japanese art (ukijo-e, screen painting) has produced a series of photographs of Japanese animals which appear in temples and shrines... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3482. A jadeite snuff bottle, Late Qing dynasty-Republic period; 2 in. (5.3 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000. Price realised HKD 125,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014.  The highly polished stone is of a spinach-green tone with mottling and concentrated areas of dark green, wood stand, Japanese wood box. Note: An identification report from Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory Limited confirms that the present lot is natural green jadeite. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3174. A miniature jadeite pendant of a lion on a brocade ball; 7/8 in. (2.1 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000. Price realised HKD 162,500. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014.  The small stone is carved in the form of a lion reclining on top of a large brocade ball. The stone varies from a bright apple-green to milky pale green tone, with a glossy finish. Note: An identification report from Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory Limited confirms that the present lot is... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3478. A jadeite carving of a finger-citron, Qing dynasty, late 19th century-early 20th century; 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000. Price realised HKD 175,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014.  The stone is carved in the form of a finger citron with a cylindrical receptacle borne atop a leafy branch carved in openwork. The semi-translucent stone is of a mottled apple-green tone, wood stand, box. Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3171. A jadeite double-gourd shaped pendant; 2 in. (5 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 200,000. Price realised HKD 212,500. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014.  The pendant is shaped as a double gourd issuing intertwining tendrils, with a small lady bug clambering on top and a cicada crawling on one side. The semi-translucent stone is of a very attractive apple-green tone with a few minute dark specks, polished to a glassy sheen. Note: An identification report from Hong Kong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3175. A small jadeite qilin seal; 1 in. (2.5 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 200,000. Price realised HKD 250,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014.  The trapezoidal seal is incised on four sides with the Four Gentleman, prunus, bamboo, orchid and chrysanthemum, surmounted by a finial in the form of a qilin grasping a stem in its mouth which terminates with a pearl. The stone varies from a brilliant apple green tone to a milky yellowish-green colour, with minor russet... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3173. A miniature jadeite 'ruyi and persimmon' pendant; 1 3/8 in. (3.6 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000. Price realised HKD 300,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014.  The pendant is shaped as a small sceptre, the ruyi-shaped head highlighted by the orange-red part of the stone, the shaft in vivid apple-green, intertwined by a stem bearing two persimmon fruits. Note: An identification report from Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory Limited confirms that the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3177. A pierced jadeite 'Da Ji' double-gourd shaped pendant, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 2 3/8 in. (5.9 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000. Price realised HKD 325,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014.  The pendant is carved and pierced as a large double gourd, on both sides with two characters Da Ji, 'Great Auspiciousness', flanked on each side of the upper bulb with a smaller double gourd issuing from leafy swirling vines. The bright green stone is suffused with milky... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3176. A carved jadeite 'dragon' belt hook, Late Qing dynasty (1644-1911); 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000. Price realised HKD 325,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014.  The stone is finely carved with a characteristic curved shaft terminating in a dragon-head hook, opposite a sinuous chilong in openwork. The reverse side is carved with a tab for attachment. The stone varies from brilliant emerald green to mottled greyish-green tones. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3172. A jadeite pendant of two cats; 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 260,000 - HKD 400,000. Price realised HKD 475,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014.  The pendant is carved and pierced as two interlocking cats, one carved out of the glassy pale apple-green section of the stone, the other cat highlighted by the translucent white part of the stone. Note: An identification report from Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory Limited confirms that the present lot is natural... [Lire la suite]