22 juillet 2020

Lot 2853. A rare spinach green jade ‘peach’ vase, meiping, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - HKD 2,000,000. Price realised HKD 1,250,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.  The vase is superbly carved on the exterior with a broad band of peach fruits and leaves borne on gnarled branches on the body. The shoulder is carved with four of the Bajixiang ‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’ enclosed within ruyi heads, separated by plantain... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2852. An archaistic white and russet jade fanggu-form vase, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 8.¾ in. (22.3 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000. Price realised HKD 500,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.  The vase is based on the archaic bronze form, carved in low relief with archaistic animal taotie masks on each side. The neck with slender upright leaves, and pendent leaves around the foot. The stone is of a white tone with occasional russet inclusions, box. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2851. A white jade pouch-form vase, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 3 in. (7.7 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 180,000 - HKD 250,000. Price realised HKD 375,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.  The vase is carved in the form of a pouch supported on cresting waves. It is tied around the opening with a ribbon, bundled together with stalks of millet and flowers, with a jagged rock flanked to one side., zitan stand. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2849. A  carved white jade ‘landscape’ boulder, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 6.½ in. (16.7 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 937,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.  The carver skilfully created the idealised landscape scenes from natural stone. The boulder is of rounded triangular form resembling a mythical rocky landscape. It is finely carved in relief with two bearded immortals holding baskets of lingzhi fungus and peaches walking through... [Lire la suite]

Jusqu'au 3 janvier 2021, Le musée Marmottan Monet propose une exposition intitulée « Cezanne et les maîtres. Rêve d’Italie ». Pour la première fois, le travail de l’Aixois sera mis en regard de chefs-d’œuvre des grands maîtres italiens, du XVIIe au XIXe siècle. Ainsi une remarquable sélection de toiles de Cezanne, parmi lesquelles l’iconique Montagne Sainte-Victoire, les incontournables Pastorale et natures-mortes, fera face à un rare ensemble de peintures anciennes signées Tintoret, Bassano, le Greco,... [Lire la suite]