16 juin 2020
Verseuse en porcelaine émaillée blanc, sengmaohu, Chine, XVIIe siècle
Lot 112. Verseuse en porcelaine émaillée blanc, sengmaohu, Chine, XVIIe siècle. Hauteur: 18,5 cm. (7 ¼ in.). Estimate EUR 5,000 - EUR 8,000 (USD 5,662 - USD 9,059). Price realised EUR 25,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
La panse globulaire repose sur un pied légèrement évasé. Le long col tubulaire est surmonté d'une bordure étagée imitant la coiffe des moines bouddhistes. Le bec est allongé et l'anse de forme courbe est rehaussée d'une languette en forme de tête de ruyi incisée.
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A Dehua figure of Guanyin, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Lot 516. A Dehua figure of Guanyin, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 22.2 cm, 8 3/4 in. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 687,500 HKD (78,343 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
depicted seated with legs crossed, with arms folded beneath the voluminous folds of a long robe opening at the chest revealing a beaded necklace, the face with a serene expression, with hair piled up into an elaborate chignon under a hood, zitan stand.
Provenance: Collection... [Lire la suite]16 juin 2020
A pair of Dehua 'leaf' cups, 17th century
Lot 515. A pair of Dehua 'leaf' cups, 17th century; 7.5 cm, 3 in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 37,500 HKD (4,273 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
each modelled in the form of a leaf, borne on a stem forming the handle and extended to the base issuing further leaves and flowers, wood stands.
Provenance: The Baoyizhai Collection.Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27th May 2014, lot 620 (part lot).
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 June 2020
16 juin 2020
A blue and white 'Three friends' jar, 17th century
Lot 579. A blue and white 'Three friends' jar, 17th century; 17.7 cm, 7 in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Lot sold 75,000 HKD (8,546 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
of ovoid shape, painted to the exterior with the Three Friends of Winter, below stylised floral sprays around the neck.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 22nd July 1975, lot 207.The Fiorentini Collection, no. AC30.
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 June 2020
16 juin 2020
A yellow-glazed dish, Mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620)
Lot 572. A yellow-glazed dish, Mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620); 17.8 cm, 7 in. Estimate 20,000 -- 0,000 HKD. Lot sold 52,500 HKD (5,983 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
with shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a slightly everted rim, applied overall with a rich straw-yellow glaze, save for the base left white with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double ring.
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 June 202016 juin 2020
A wucai sectionned circular tray, Mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620)
Lot 578. A wucai sectionned circular tray, Mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620); 25.5 cm, 10 in. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Lot sold 68,750 HKD (7,834 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
of shallow rounded form with slightly everted rim, the interior divided into a central flower-shaped section encircled by six radiating sections, painted with various auspicious symbols, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark.
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A large wucai 'dragon' fishbowl, Mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620)
Lot 571. A large wucai 'dragon' fishbowl, Mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620); 61.5 cm, 24 1/4 in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot sold 150,000 HKD (17,093 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
robustly potted with steep rounded sides, painted on the exterior with three sinuous dragons with outstretched claws chasing a flaming pearl amidst stylised clouds, all beneath a keyfret band around the rim, the six-character mark inscribed in a line in underglaze-blue, reserved in a... [Lire la suite]16 juin 2020
A fine blue and white 'lotus' dish, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620)
Lot 568. A blue and white 'lotus' dish, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620); 21 cm, 8 1/4 in. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 HKD. Lot sold 125,000 HKD (5,698 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
the rounded sides rising to an everted rim, painted on the exterior a dragon chasing a flaming pearl, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue.
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 June 2020
16 juin 2020
A blue and white cup, Mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620)
Lot 568. A blue and white cup, Mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620); 6.3 cm, 2 1/2 in. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 HKD. Lot sold 125,000 HKD (14,244 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
the rounded sides rising to an everted rim, painted on the exterior a dragon chasing a flaming pearl, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue.
Provenance: Inoue Collection.Kyoto Bijutsu Club, 21st May 1918, lot 102.
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A fine blue and white 'lotus' dish, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620)
Lot 513. A fine blue and white 'lotus' dish, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620); 18.5 cm, 7 1/4 in. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 HKD. Lot sold 212,500 HKD (24,215 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
the rounded sides supported on a straight foot, boldly painted to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a lotus flower with radiating foliate scrolls, the exterior with an undulating lotus scroll, inscribed to the base with a four-character mark reading Shangpin jiaqi ('high... [Lire la suite]