24 mai 2021

Lot 2983. An Exceptional And Rare Red And Yellow Enamelled ‘Dragon’ Jar, Jiajing Six-Character Mark In Underglaze Blue And Of The Period (1522-1566); 5 1/8 in. (13.5 cm.) high, double Japanese wood boxes with Mayuyama ribbons. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,000,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 The jar is decorated with a pair of five-clawed dragons striding amidst lingzhi sprays above a band of waves crashing against rocks and below a register of eight ruyi-shaped clouds, all brightly... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2982. A Rare And Superbly Painted Blue And White ‘Mandarin Duck’ Vase, yuhuchunping, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368); 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,500,000. Price realised HKD 1,250,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 The vase is freely painted in cobalt blue around the body with pairs of mandarin ducks swimming amid lotus flowers and aquatic plants, between narrow bands of classic scroll and larger lotus panels. The slender trumpet neck is decorated with upright... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2981. A Longquan Celadon Carved ‘Floral Scroll’ Bowl, Early Ming Dynasty, Early 15th Century; 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm.) diam., box. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 150,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 The bowl is fluidly carved on the exterior with two rows of lotus petals below a classic scroll around the mouth, the interior with a composite floral scroll surrounding a central medallion with a flowerhead, covered overall with a thick glaze of sea-green tone, with the exception of a ring on the base revealing the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2980. An Extremely Rare Pale Celadon-Glazed Compressed Globular Jar, Yongle Period (1403-1425); 6 ¼ in. (15.8 cm.) wide, box. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 1,062,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 Of broad, compressed form, the jar is covered all over, and on the base, with an attractive pale 'winter-green' glaze thinning on the short neck and pooling slightly in darker tears beneath three modified biscuit florettes on the sloping shoulders, the interior covered with a crackled white... [Lire la suite]

Le château de Versailles présente la première rétrospective consacrée au peintre Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743), auteur du plus célèbre des portraits de Louis XIV. Fils de tailleur devenu peintre des rois, la figure de cet artiste brillant au parcours jalonné de succès a été injustement éclipsée par son chef-d’oeuvre. Rigaud a dominé pendant plus d’un demi-siècle le genre du portrait, auquel il a contribué à donner une importance nouvelle. À travers 150 oeuvres, l’exposition propose de découvrir cet artiste, éblouissant ambassadeur de... [Lire la suite]

Lot 370. A blue and white 'figural' stemcup, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); Japanese wood box, 7.6 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 25,200 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Exhibited: Shuki-ten [Exhibition of Cups], Hiranokotoken, Tokyo, 1989, cat. no. 37. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 26 May 2021

Lot 350. A blue and white 'fu' seal paste box and cover, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); Japanese wood box, 8.1 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 25,200 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 26 May 2021

  Lot 336. A pair of blue and white 'phoenix' saucer dishes, Marks and period of Wanli (1573-1619); 13.8 cm. Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 HKD. Lot sold: 18,900 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 26 May 2021 

    Lot 337. A blue and white 'Wang Xizhi' brushpot, 17th century; 15.7 cm. Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 HKD. Lot sold: 126,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 26 May 2021