9 juin 2020

Lot 3201. A bronze figure of Budai, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 14 ½ in. (36.8 cm.) high. Estimate $30,000 - $ 50,000. Price realised $62,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015. The smiling, corpulent figure is seated in rajalalilasana on a double-lotus base holding a sack in his left hand and prayer beads in his right. He is dressed in flowing robes with the left shoulder exposed, and wears an openwork crown. Provenance: Warren Imports, Laguna Beach, California, 1993. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3200. A rare bronze figure of Akshobhya, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 14 in. (35.6 cm.) high. Estimate $12,000 - $ 18,000. Price realised $23,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015. The Buddha is seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands held in bhumisparsha mudra. He is dressed in voluminous robes and wears a foliate tiara. The face is serene with downcast expression. Provenance: Warren Imports, Laguna Beach, California, 1993. Note: Bhumisparsha... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3198. A very rare gilt-lacquered wood figure of multi-armed Avalokiteshvara, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 18 7/8 in. (47.9 cm.) high. Estimate $20,000 - $ 30,000. Price realised $37,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015. The tantric bodhisattva is seated in padmasana with the primary hands held in a tantric mudra and the others outstretched. He is dressed in flowing robes and adorned with jewelry and sashes. The face is downcast with heavy-lidded eyes and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3197. A small gilt-lacquered wood figure of a seated luohan, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high. Estimate $12,000 - $ 18,000. Price realised $30,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015. The emaciated luohan is shown seated with hands held before the body. He wears loose robes draped either side of the bony chest, and a dhoti tied at the waist. His face is crisply carved with prominent cheekbones, short curly beard, mustache and eyebrows, and is... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3194. A small gilt-bronze figure of a seated Daoist immortal, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high. Estimate $7,000 - $ 10,000. Price realised $10,625. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015. The immortal is shown seated holding a peach that rests on his cloth-draped hands. He wears court robes with decorative borders, a shawl, ruyi-toed shoes and a ribbed court hat secured with a hair pin and tied with cords that fall over a lock pendant at his chest. An apocryphal... [Lire la suite]

Lot 352. An inscribed copper-red stemcup, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); h. 8.9 cm, 3 1/2  in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 HKD. Lot sold 275,000 HKD (31,337 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. the rounded sides painted in copper red with an eight-character inscription, all supported on a tall slightly splayed base covered in a transparent glaze with a bluish tinge, Japanese wood box. Provenance: Collection of Sakamoto Gorō (1923-2016).Sotheby's New York, 17th September 2016, lot 920 (part lot).... [Lire la suite]

Lot 351. Two Henan black-glazed jars, Song dynasty (960-1279); 11 and 12.5 cm, 4 3/8  and 4 7/8  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 25,000 HKD (2,849 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. one with a globular body rising from a short foot, surmounted by a cover with flared rim; the other of ovoid shape, both applied with a lustrous black glaze. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 June 2020

Lot 350. A moulded Qingbai 'phoenix' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); d. 28.7 cm, 11 1/4  in. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 HKD. Lot sold 200,000 HKD (22,791 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. the interior decorated with a pair of phoenix, surrounded by floral scrolls and a key-fret band, applied overall with a transparent blue-tinged glaze suffused with crackles. Property from the Estate of Chao Sze Kwong George. Provenance: Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence by descent in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 349. A Longquan celadon 'lotus' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 12.6 cm, 5 in. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Lot sold 43,750 HKD (4,985 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising from a tapered foot, moulded to the exterior with overlapping lappets, covered in a crackled sea-green glaze save for the unglazed footring. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 June 2020

Lot 348. A Longquan celadon square vase, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 15.5 cm, 6 1/8  in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Lot sold 118,750 HKD (13,532 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. the body of square baluster form rising from a short straight foot to a flared rim, covered overall in a sea-green glaze. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 June 2020