28 décembre 2020

  Lot 1015. A steatite tripod incense burner and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907); h. 17 cm, d. 17.5 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 151,200 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 2012. Note: A Tang steatite tripod incense burner from the collection of Arthur Sackler was sold at Christie's New York, 18th March 2009, lot 323. See also two Tang steatite vessels of this type from the collection of J.T. Tai,  sold in our New York... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1014. A Qingbai figure of Budai, Song-Ming dynasty (960-1644); h. 25 cm. Estimate: 180,000 - 250,000 HKD. Lot sold: 277,200 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Note: The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication Ltd., sample no. P120e16. A closely related qingbai figure of Budai was sold at Christie's New York, 22nd/23rd March 2012, lot 1974. See also a similar figure from the collection of Benjamin W. Yim, included in the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1012. A 'Longquan' celadon carved vase, yuhuchunping, Ming Dynasty; h. 33.5 cm. Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 HKD. Lot sold: 126,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 14th May 2014, lot 290. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

Lot 1011. A Longquan celadon warming bowl, Early Ming Dynasty; d. 21 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 88,200 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Collection of Clive D. Collins. Christie's London, 14th May 2014, lot 622. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

Lot 1010. A Yaozhou celadon carved 'Floral' bowl, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); d. 21.5 cm. Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 HKD. Lot sold: 478,800 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2002. Christie's New York, 13th-14th September 2012, lot 1390. Note: A similar Yaozhou celadon bowl is illustrated in Mayuyama, Seventy Years, Vol.1, p. 122, no. 350. See also the example illustrated by J. Wirgin in Sung Ceramic Design, B.M.F.E.A., no. 42, Stockholm, 1970,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1009. An archaic bronze ritual food vessel, liding, Early Zhou dynasty; h. 18.3 cm. Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 HKD. Lot sold: 88,200 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Acquired in Tokyo, late 1990s. Note: A closely related late Shang liding vessel from the collection of the Neiraku Bijutsukan, Nara was sold in our London rooms, 16th June 1999, lot 726, and again 9th November 2011, lot 383, from the collection of Sir Peter Moores. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1008. A purple-splashed Junyao dish, Song-Yuan Dynasty (960-1368); d. 18.3 cm. Estimate: 280,000 - 350,000 HKD. Lot sold: 378,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: J.J. Lally & Co., New York, circa 2002. Collection of Nancy Cohn and Allan Katz. Christie's New York, 13th-14th September 2012, lot 1402.   Note: A closely related example from the Qing court collection and still in Beijing is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1007. A miniature archaic bronze bell, Warring States period; h. 14 cm. Estimate: 120,000 - 180,000 HKD. Lot sold: 151,200 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Note: This intricately cast bronze bell would have been one of the smaller bells in a larger set. See for instance the set of seven Western Zhou dynasty archaic bronze ritual bells sold in our New York rooms, 20th March 2019, lot 663. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

  Lot 1006. A Yaozhou celadon bowl and cover, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234);d. 12.7 cm. Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 HKD. Lot sold: 189,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance:J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2005. Christie's New York, 13th/14th September 2012, lot 1389. Note: A closely related Yaozhou celadon bowl and cover of similar form is illustrated in The Masterpieces of Yaozhou Ware, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1997, p. 77, no. 98, designated as an... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1005. An archaic bronze ritual food vessel, ding, Late Shang Dynasty; h. 20.7 cm. Estimate: 280,000 - 350,000 HKD. Lot sold: 882,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: The Muwen Tang collection. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020