1 septembre 2021

Camel, first half 12th century (possibly 1129–34). Made in Castile-León, Spain. Fresco transferred to canvas, 97 x 53 1/2 in. (246.4 x 135.9 cm) The Cloisters Collection, 1961 (61.219). NEW YORK, NY.- Communities of Christians, Muslims, and Jews lived and worked side by side in medieval Spain for centuries, and the vibrant artistic traditions they created often intersected in ways that transcended religious differences. On view at The Met Cloisters, Spain, 1000–1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1063. Two sancai pottery figures of officials, Tang dynasty (618-907); h. 70.5 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot Sold: 119,700 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's Provenance: Hartman Rare Art, New York. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including Song Ceramics from the Kai-Yin Lo Collection, Hong Kong, 26 August 2021

Lot 1061. A sancai 'mandarin ducks' pillow, Tang dynasty (618-907); 13.2 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 40,000 HKD. Lot Sold: 81,900 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's Provenance: Acquired in Japan in the 1990s. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including Song Ceramics from the Kai-Yin Lo Collection, Hong Kong, 26 August 2021

Lot 1060. Five jade carvings, Qing dynasty; 15.3 by 45.5 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 138,600 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's Comprising: - a white jade figure of a mythical beast, 5 cm; - a white jade carving of a finger citron, 6 cm; - a white jade 'monkey and horse' group, 5.8 cm; - a white jade 'duck and lotus' group, 5.2 cm; and - a yellow and brown jade carving of a Luduan, 4.2 cm. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including Song Ceramics from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1059. An inscribed bronze votive plaque of the five Tathagatas, Early Ming dynasty; 15.3 by 45.5 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 37,800 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including Song Ceramics from the Kai-Yin Lo Collection, Hong Kong, 26 August 2021

  Lot 1055. A pair of brown and green-glazed 'owl' jars and covers, and a brown-glazed pottery figure of an owl, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); 18.5 and 19.8 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 40,000 HKD. Lot sold: 27,720 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's The dating of the pair of 'owl' jars is consistent with the result of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication Ltd, sample no. C103a87. Note: The 'owl' jars in the present lot were once in the collection of Julius Eberhardt... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1055. An amber-glazed marbled washer, Tang dynasty (618-907), and an amber-glazed marbled bowl, Northern Song dynasty  (960-1127); 8.3 and 10.2 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 94,500 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including Song Ceramics from the Kai-Yin Lo Collection, Hong Kong, 26 August 2021  

  Lot 1054. A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a camel, Tang dynasty  (618-907); h. 59.5 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 239,400 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's Provenance: Hartman Rare Art, New York, 2004. The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication Ltd, sample no. C104p33. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including Song Ceramics from the Kai-Yin Lo Collection, Hong Kong, 26 August 2021

Lot 1052. A bronze mountain-form brushrest, Ming dynasty; 9.4 cm, Japanese wood box. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 15,120 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including Song Ceramics from the Kai-Yin Lo Collection, Hong Kong, 26 August 2021

Lot 1050. A jadeite leaf-shape ink palette, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 14.6 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 25,200 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's Provenance: Sotheby's London, 22nd July 1958.Bonhams San Francisco, 22nd June 2010, lot 105. Note: Accompanied by Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory certificate no. KJ 95960, dated 3rd July 2017, stating that it is natural colour jadeite without any resin, known in the trade as 'Type A'. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online,... [Lire la suite]