4 mai 2020

Lot 1120. A bamboo seal positioner, dated by inscription to jiawu year, corresponding to 1954. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 6,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016. Of L-shape, the positioner is carved with archaistic inscriptions followed by a seal, Liyuan, on the vertical side, and a dated inscription corresponding to 1954 and dedicated to Weigong, followed by a seal, Mutang wu shi er ('Mutang [at age] 52'). Together with a soapstone rectangular seal carved... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1119. A large bamboo root seal, 18th century; 3 ½ in. (8.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 1,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016. Of rhinoceros horn form, the seal is carved from a rhizome with a writhing chilong on one side, and the seal face is carved with four characters, ru ci jiang shan ('river and mountain such as this'). The bamboo is patinated to a reddish-brown tone. Provenance: By repute: David Kidd (1926-1996)... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1118. A large bamboo root seal, 18th-19th century; 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 4,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The naturally formed seal is of irregular shape with protrusions, striations and nodules. The seal-face is carved with a phrase from the The Chinese Code of Success: Maxims by Zhuzi, which may be translated as 'even though the coming generations are of lesser intellect, it is indispensible [for them] to study'. Provenance:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1117. A large shaped gourd, 19th century; 11 in. (27.9 cm.) high. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 2,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The elongated neck of the gourd has been twisted into an elaborate knot. It has a speckled, warm honey-brown patina. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 26 November, 1991. Christie's. THE IAN AND SUSAN WILSON COLLECTION OF SCHOLAR'S OBJECTS, 17 March 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza

Lot 1116. A Longyanmu rectangular tray, 18th century; 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.) wide, 6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) deep. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 2,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The rectangular tray has shallow vertical sides raised on four short feet, with remnants of ink visible on the surface. Provenance: MD Flacks, New York, 1999. Christie's. THE IAN AND SUSAN WILSON COLLECTION OF SCHOLAR'S OBJECTS, 17 March 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza

Lot 1115. A molded and carved gourd brush pot. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 5,625. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The brush pot is molded into six vertical panels and finely decorated in relief with a horse shown rolling on its back with its legs kicking and mane and tail flying, and an inscription, a signature, Zhiyuan, followed by a Xing you heng tang mark. The interior and base are lacquered in black. Together with a gourd brush and cover decorated... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1114. A huanghuali burl-form brush pot, 17th century; 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 43,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The thick sides of the brush pot are carved in imitation of burl root, and are of rich honey-brown color and with an attractive grain. The slightly concave base lacks its plug. Provenance: Ralph M. Chait, New York, 1983. Literature: S. Little, Spirit Stones of China, the Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1113. A stone boat-form water pot, 18th century; 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 6,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The oblong stone, hollowed to use as a water pot, is suggestive of a boat and is supported on an intricately carved hardwood stand of crashing waves. Together with a silver spoon with a mark reading Xiangyuanxin, possibly a silver shop mark; wood stand, Japanese box. Provenance: Arts of Chen, Taipei. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1112. A rootwood brush pot, 18th Century. Brush pot: 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high; fly whisk: 7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) long. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 2,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The brush pot is carved from a natural section of root to accentuate the textured burls and gnarls of one side elegantly juxtaposed with the smooth surface on the reverse. Together with a root-form fly whisk, 19th century, the shaft carved from a section of bamboo root, with the horsehair... [Lire la suite]

Lot 209. An inscribed wood-lacquered archer's cylindrical thumb ring, Dated gengchen year, corresponding to 1820 or 1880; 3.1cm diam. Estimate HK$ 40,000 - 60,000. Sold for HK$ 52,500 (€ 6,188). Photo: Bonhams. The exterior decorated with a finely incised series of kaishu inscription, flanked by a figurative scene of a general and his entourage setting up camp with his steed tied to a tree, with two female deities observing from afar above cloud wisps.  Note: The inscription... [Lire la suite]