20 avril 2021

Lot 195. A bronze ritual food vessel (Gui), Late Shang - early Western Zhou dynasty. Diameter 8 ⅞ in., 22.5 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD. Lot sold: 50,400 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the deep rounded body with an everted rim all raised on a tall splayed foot, the band below the rim cast with kuilong in profile against a leiwen ground and punctuated by three taotie masks in high relief, the body with a... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 193. An important documentary archaic bronze ritual food vessel (Gui), Late Shang dynasty, probably c. 1072 BC. Width 11 ⅛ in., 28.3 cm. Estimate: 600,000 - 800,000 USD. Lot sold: 5,434,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. finely cast below the rim with a kuilong band centered by beast masks and interrupted by a pair of loop handles with pendent tabs, the foot with a further kuilong band, the interior cast with an inscription translating to ‘On... [Lire la suite]

Lot 192. A rare archaic bronze ritual food vessel (Gui), Late Shang dynasty. Width 14 ¾ in., 37.5 cm. Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 USD. Lot sold: 504,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. well cast with the deep rounded sides rising from a splayed foot to a flared rim, flanked by a pair of upturned U-shaped handles, the exterior finely decorated under the rim with a band of formalized kuilong alternating with whorled medallions, the foot further encircled by a band of... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 191. A Liangzhu- jade crescent-shaped pendant, Neolithic period or later. Width 2 ¼ in., 5.7 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold: 7,560 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of semi-circular form, one side finely carved and incised in low relief with a stylized human mask design, the reverse with four apertures for suspension, the beige stone with attractive gray veins. Provenance: Acquired from a private collection, New York, March 1993. Sotheby's. Important Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 190. A Liangzhu-style jade pendant, Neolithic period or later. Length 2 ¾ in., 7 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold: 10,080 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the curved tapering body finely carved to one side with a stylized face mask on top of a mythical beast design, the opaque stone of russet tone with gray and white patches. Provenance: Acquired from a private collection, New York, 1995. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 17 march 2021

Lot 189. A Liangzhu-style jade blade, Neolithic - Shang dynasty. Length 6 in., 15.2 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold: 11,340 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of elongated oval shape terminating in a point at one end and at a narrow tang at the other, the broad surface thinning to gently beveled edges, pierced with a small aperture near the center of the body, the stone of a mottled caramel-brown color. Provenance: Christie's East, New York, 2nd Feburary 1986. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 188. Two archaic jade fish-form pendants, Shang - Western Zhou dynasty. Length of larger 3 ⅜ in., 8.6 cm. Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 USD. Lot sold: 22,680 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. each of elongated rectangular form depicting a fish in profile, the head with large incised circular eyes and curved gill, the body detailed with fins and terminating in a bifurcated tail, the mouth pierced with a small aperture, the stone of a variegated celadon color (2). Provenance: Collection of John... [Lire la suite]