29 avril 2021

Lot 3040. A ‘Seated Shakyamuni’ Kesi, Ming Dynasty, 14th-17th Century. L 18.7cm. Estimate HKD 120,000 - 180,000 (USD 15,385 - 23,077). Sold Price: 144,000 HKD  (USD 18,462). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Poly Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 21 April 2021

  Lot 246. A polychrome stucco fresco fragment, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644). Height 32 ¾ in., 83.1 cm; Width 20 ⅝ in., 52.5 cm. Estimate: 15,000 -25,000 USD. Lot sold: 15,120 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the rectangular panel painted with three celestial maidens, each adorned in flowing robes with their hair arranged in elaborate chignons, two also wearing crowns, reserved on a ground of swirling waves, painted in polychrome pigments highlighting the gilded ornamentation with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3664. A large cloisonné enamel incense burner, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 22.6 cm. Estimate: 260,000 - 320,000 HKD. Lot sold: 277,200 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. resting on three gilt-bronze feet rendered with cloud scrolls echoed on the handles, the exterior enamelled with leafy scrolls issuing lotus blooms of various sizes, the interior of the flaring rim with a frieze depicting clusters of grapes, the underside with a double vajra centred with a yinyang symbol... [Lire la suite]

Lots 3661-3663 are being sold by the Kaisendo Museum, located in Yamagata Prefecture. The items were collected by Mr Kenzo Hasegawa (1886-1957), owner of the famous silk workshop in Kaminoyama. He began collecting knives and swords before his interest expanded to include lacquer, which he acquired between 1948 and 1950. Lot 3661. A cinnabar lacquer lobed box and cover Qing dynasty, 18th century; 18,4 cm. Estimate: 120,000 - 150,000 HKD. Lot sold: 151,200 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3657. A silver wire-inlaid zitan inkstone and cover, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 9.2 cm. Estimate: 120,000 - 150,000 HKD. Lot sold: 403,200 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the inkstone bordered along the upper edges and sides with silver wire-inlaid bands of stylised scrolls, chilong and taotie masks, the underside with a signature reading Xuansu zhi ('made by Xuansu') and a silver wire-inlaid keyfret border enclosing a carved panel of flowering... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3641. A blue and white 'figural' baluster vase, Mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566); 25.4 cm. Estimate: 240,000 - 350,000 HKD. Lot sold: 302,400 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the neck flanked by a pair of elephant-head handles, the main baluster body with a continuous scene of eight walking figures, all between floral and lappet borders, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle. Property from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3627. A yellow-glazed dish, Mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521); 15 cm. Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 HKD. Lot sold: 252,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. with rounded sides rising form a gently tapering foot to a flared rim, covered overall with a bright yellow glaze, the base left white and inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a double circle, Japanese wood box. Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London. Collection of Dr Arthur Spriggs (1919-2015),... [Lire la suite]