avril 2020

Lot 30. A pair of grey jade pigs and a pair of grey jade cicadas, Han Dynasty or later. Each pig 11.8cm (4 5/8in) long; each cicada 6.8cm (2 5/8in) high. Estimate HK$ 20,000-30,000. Sold for HK$ 350,000 (€ 41,518). Photo: Bonhams. Each recumbent pig of long tubular form, with legs tucked at the sides, carved with a flat snout, incised eyes, and a small pierced tail, the stone of a grey tone with calcified chalky white areas; each cicada carved with protruding eyes and folded pointed wings, the calcified stone of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 29. A pale green jade turtledove, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC–9 AD); 6cm (2 3/4in) wide. Estimate HK$ 80,000-120,000. Sold for HK$ 1,720,000 (€ 204,033). Photo: Bonhams. The recumbent bird with legs tucked under its body and feathers carefully carved in low relief on the wings and tail, its head detailed with incised small eyes and beak issuing a single long feather, the stone of a pale tone with russet coloured stains. Note: In Chinese legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han dynasty, was once... [Lire la suite]

Lot 27. A yellow and brown jade double disc, bi, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC–9 AD); 10.1cm (4in) diam. Estimate HK$ 60,000-80,000. Sold for HK$ 1,240,000 (€ 147,093). Photo: Bonhams. The disc with both sides meticulously carved with evenly spaced raised spiral bosses, with a pierced narrow inner ring held in place by three rectangular struts, the mottled stone of brownish-yellow tone with dark brown inclusions. Note: During the Warring States period and Han dynasty, a great variety of carved... [Lire la suite]

Lot 26. A small archaic pale green and buff jade square seal, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC–9 AD); 1.8cm (3/4in) square. Estimate HK$ 60,000-80,000. Sold for HK$ 125,000 (€ 14,827). Photo: Bonhams. Rising to a sloped and faceted finial drilled with a hole near the top, the seal face carved with two characters in zhuanshu reading yang bi, the stone of an even pale green tone with opaque buff-coloured inclusions. Bonhams. The Sze Yuan Tang Collection of Chinese Jades, Hong Kong, 5... [Lire la suite]

Lot 23. A rare jade 'chi' dragon openwork plaque, Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 AD);10.1cm (4in) long. Estimate HK$ 150,000-200,000. Sold for HK$ 1,480,000 (€ 175,563). Photo: Bonhams. Carved in openwork with a chi dragon wrapped around a thumb-ring derived shield-shaped panel with a circular aperture, its long sinuous body with scrolling limbs detailed with finely incised lines, the stone of an opaque buff tone with grey speckles. Published and Illustrated: Art and Imitation in China,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 232. A large bamboo finger citron, 17th-18th century; 21.2cm., 8 1/4 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000. Lot sold 5,000 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's. carved fully in the round as a large citron issuing from a gnarled leafy stem, its hook-like tendrils curling inward, the patina of rich reddish-brown tone. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 13 may 2015

Lot 231. A bamboo 'Tiger hunt' brushpot, bitong, 17th-early 18th century; 15.2cm., 6 in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's. of cylindrical form, deftly carved and pierced with an evocative landscape in which six equestrian figures give chase and encircle a tiger, five of the horsemen armed with bows and arrows, with the sixth brandishing a swirling mace, all supported on three integral low tab feet. Sotheby's. Important Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 229. An ivory wrist rest, dated 1903; 28cm., 11in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000. Lot sold 17,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's. of rectangular form, the concave side carved in high relief with two birds perched amongst flowering chrysanthemum branches, the reverse engraved with distant figures in a sampan boat amongst a mountainous landscape with trees, accompanied by an inscription dated guimao year (corresponding to 1903). Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 13... [Lire la suite]

Lot 226. A rare grey pottery arrow vase, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368); 20.4cm., 8in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000. Lot sold 3,750 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's. of archaic form, the globular body rising from a splayed foot, with a tall cylindrical neck set to each side with solid lug handles, the body moulded with four chilong reserved against a ground of S-shaped spirals, below a key-fret border, the neck with two wide friezes of S-shaped spirals above a lappet band, the base... [Lire la suite]

Lot 226. A miniature ivory 'Double gourd and monkey' play thing, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 6cm., 2 3/8 in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's. intricately carved in the form of a hollowed double gourd, with a monkey and further gourds growing from vines in low relief around the exterior, the domed cover similarly carved with a monkey and vine, opening to reveal a long chain with a basket of flowers and a third monkey, with a later metal ring around the... [Lire la suite]