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A parcel-gilt copper alloy 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' incense burner, by Hu Wenming, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Lot 1023. A parcel-gilt copper alloy 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' incense burner, by Hu Wenming, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 18.5 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 81,900 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Property from the collection of Cheng Huan.
Provenance: Susan Chen, Hong Kong.
Note: Hu Wenming from Songjiang, Jiangsu province, was one of the most accomplished master metalworkers of the late Ming period, who specialised in the production of gilt metal vessels for the scholar's desk. For... [Lire la suite]29 décembre 2020
A large bronze drum, chunyu, Warring States period-Qin dynasty
Lot 1022. A large bronze drum, chunyu, Warring States period-Qin dynasty; h. 41cm. Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HKD. Lot sold: 81,900 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Provenance: Collection of The Honorable Parker T. Hart (1910-1997) and thence by descent.
A private Florida collection.
Sotheby's New York, 18th-19th March 2014, lot 111.
Note: The drum was presented as a gift to the Honorable Parker T. Hart while he was serving in the United States foreign service... [Lire la suite]29 décembre 2020
A reticulated stoneware incense burner, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Lot 1021. A reticulated stoneware incense burner, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); h. 10.8 cm. Estimate: 35,000 - 45,000 HKD. Lot sold: 69,300 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 2012.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020
29 décembre 2020
An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, 'fu yi' jiao, Late Shang dynasty
Lot 1020. An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, 'fu yi' jiao, Late Shang dynasty; h. 20 cm. Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 HKD. Lot sold: 119,700 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Provenance: Acquired in Japan in the 1990s, by repute.
Note: The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of a scientific report, Ciram, no. 0920-OA-45N.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020
29 décembre 2020
A marble-glazed dish and three sancai vessels, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Lot 1019. A marble-glazed dish and three sancai vessels, Tang dynasty (618-907); the marbled dish d. 14 cm, the larger pouring vessel d. 15.5cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 69,300 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020
29 décembre 2020
A large inscribed Longquan celadon 'jinyu mantang' meiping, Ming dynasty
Lot 1018. A large inscribed Longquan celadon 'jinyu mantang' meiping, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 53.5 cm. Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 HKD. Lot sold: 252,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Provenance: Hartman Rare Art, New York.
Asiantiques, Florida.
Note: The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication Ltd., sample no. P120e64.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong... [Lire la suite]29 décembre 2020
A bronze turtle-form ink stone, Eastern Han dynasty – Six Dynasties
Lot 1076. A bronze turtle-form ink stone, Eastern Han dynasty – Six Dynasties; l. 13.8 cm. Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 HKD. Lot sold: 17,640 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Provenance: Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020
29 décembre 2020
A sancai 'mandarin duck' ewer, Liao Dynasty (907-1125)
Lot 1016. A sancai 'mandarin duck' ewer, Liao Dynasty (907-1125); h. 17 cm, d. 17.5 cm. Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HKD. Lot sold: 107,100 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Note: The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication Ltd., sample no. C120e62.
A closely related sancai ewer, excavated at Lingyuanxian, Liaoning, is now in the Liaoning Provincial Museum and illustrated in A Selection of the Treasures of... [Lire la suite]