7 novembre 2020

Nature morte de pêches et poires (Still life with Peaches and Pears), about 1885-87, by Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906) Oil on canvas. Private Collection/Bridgeman Images. Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Cézanne: In and Out of Time (November 11, 2020–February 28, 2021) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), places 12 paintings by Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906)—five from the MFA’s collection and seven from private collections—in dialogue with eight works by his peers and forebears, highlighting aspects of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 72. A gilt-bronze figure of Tara, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 7 in. (18 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000. Price realised GBP 22,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The figure is shown seated in lalitasana with hands held in vitarkamudra, each holding the ends of a lotus stem that extends up the arms to flank the shoulders. The figure is dressed in an elegantly draped dhoti secured with a beaded, festoon-hung sash, beaded necklaces, armlets, large... [Lire la suite]

Lot 72. A small gilt-bronze 'bodhisattva' group, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 5 ½ in. (14.2 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 10,000. Price realised GBP 15,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The bodhisattva is cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base supported on a lotus stem rising from a shaped base incised with waves, and with hands held in dharmachakramudra. The bejewelled figure wears a dhotii and a scarf draped in loose folds over the shoulders. The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 71. A gilt-bronze figure of Manjusri, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 10 in. (25 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000. Price realised GBP 50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The bodhisattva is finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, his hands in gesture of dharmachakra mudra holding the tips of lotus stems bearing his attributes of a sword and a book. The deity wears a flowing dhoti that is gathered in folds around his knees and a sash... [Lire la suite]

Lot 58. An archaistic agate huang, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) wide. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000. Price realised GBP 7,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The ornament is incised to each side with stylised scroll motifs and is pierced at either end with a circular aperture. The stone is of a rich dark orange tone with some streaked inclusions. Christie's. Important Chinese Art. London, 3 November 2020

Lot 23. A monumental pair of marble Buddhist lions, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 50 ¼ in. high, 26 ¼ in wide, 27 in. deep (127.5 cm. x 66.5 cm. x 68.5 cm.). Estimate GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000. Price realised GBP 193,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. Each lion is carved seated on its haunches on a waisted lotus plinth with drapings, wearing a tasselled collar carved in relief that is hung with a bell suspended above the chest. One beast has its right paw resting on a cub, the other has its... [Lire la suite]

Lot 33. An archaistic bronze tripod censer, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) high excluding hongmu cover; 18 7/8 in. (48 cm.) high overall. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000. Price realised GBP 12,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The vessel is decorated to the bulbous sides with taotie masks set against a leiwen ground, below two curved upright handles and supported on three animal-form feet. The later wood cover is pierced with a prunus design,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 33. A rare pair of underglaze blue and gilt-decorated kinrande 'chilong' bowls, Jiajing six-character marks in underglaze blue and of the period (1522-1566); 4 ¾ in. (12.1 cm.). Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000. Price realised GBP 7,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. Each bowl is decorated to the exterior with two pairs of confronting chilong, one in underglaze blue, the other in reserve with iron-red enamel highlights, interspersed with underglaze blue sprigs of lingzhi fungus and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 28. A large blue and white 'kraak' dish, Wanli period (1573-1619); 18 ¾ in. (47.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000. Price realised GBP 3,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The dish has a foliate rim and is decorated to the centre with a frog crouching on a riverbank below leafy stems of lotus flowers and lotus buds and by overhanging rocks. The cavetto is further decorated with panels of stylised peach stems and precious objects. Provenance: Private Japanese Collection. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 28. A rare blue and white 'dragon' jar, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000. Price realised GBP 81,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The exterior of the jar is painted in shades of cobalt blue to depict a band of two dragons amidst stylised clouds, below a peony scroll encircling the shoulder. Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong before 1990. Note: Blue and white jars decorated with dragons as the principle motif are rare to find.... [Lire la suite]