décembre 2020

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

Lot 1004. A russet-splashed black-glazed 'lotus' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); d. 19.1 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 35,280 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 11th June 2013, lot 241. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

  Lot 1003. An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, gu, Late Shang Dynasty; h. 28.6 cm. Estimate: 70,000 - 90,000 HKD. Lot sold: 189,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Estate of Dr and Mrs Richard Eckhardt, acquired in Japan between 1947 and 1952. Sotheby's New York, 11th September 2012, lot 153. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

Lot 1002. A Dingyao carved 'Lotus' foliate bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); d. 21.5 cm. Estimate: 180,000 - 250,000 HKD. Lot sold: 403,200 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: A private family collection, Japan, acquired in the late Meiji to early Taisho period (1867-1925). Christie's New York, 22nd/23rd March 2013, lot 1435. Note: A closely related Dingyao bowl carved with a similar design on the interior, from the Qing Court collection and still in Beijing, is... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1001. An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, jue, Late Shang Dynasty; h. 19.3 cm. Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 HKD. Lot sold: 138,600 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Collection of Dr. L. Carrington Goodrich (1894-1986), former Dean Long Professor Emeritus of Chinese and founder of the East Asian Studies department at Columbia University, New York. Christie's London, 6th November 2012, lot 160. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan,... [Lire la suite]

Mara Schrötter-Malliczky, poster "Mirus Antinikotin", 1919, flat printing on paper, MAK – Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna, Photo: © MAK GRAZ.- The exhibition Ladies First! is the first time that the Neue Galerie Graz has taken a closer look exclusively at the art production of women in Styria. At the heart of the show lie the works and life-stories of some 60 well-known – and a few lesser-known – women artists from the period 1850 to 1950. It was the generation of those born around 1850 for whom it was even... [Lire la suite]