12 octobre 2021
A soft-paste blue and white 'lotus' dish, 18th-19th century
Lot 858. A soft-paste blue and white 'lotus' dish, 18th-19th century; 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) diam., cloth box. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 4,000. © Christie's 2021
The interior is decorated with a central roundel of two confronted birds, enclosed by a band of lotus scroll and an outer band of the Eight Buddhist Emblems (bajixiang).
Property from The James K. Li Collection.
Provenance: Ambassador Ti-Tsun Li (1901-1981) Collection, and thence by descent to the... [Lire la suite]12 octobre 2021
A famille rose yellow-ground sgraffiato 'medallion' bowl, Xianfeng six-character seal mark in iron-red and of the period
Lot 820. A famille rose yellow-ground sgraffiato 'medallion' bowl, Xianfeng six-character seal mark in iron-red and of the period (1851-1861); 6 ¼ in. (15.9 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 93,750. © Christie's 2021
The bowl is decorated on the exterior with two descending phoenixes between green and iron-red five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming pearls amidst flower sprigs, below a band of Buddhist emblems alternating with ruyi heads joined by a... [Lire la suite]12 octobre 2021
A wucai 'dragon and phoenix' bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850)
Lot 819. A wucai 'dragon and phoenix' bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850); 6 ¼ in. (15.9 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 40,000. © Christie's 2021
The bowl is decorated on the exterior with two descending phoenixes between green and iron-red five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming pearls amidst flower sprigs, below a band of Buddhist emblems alternating with ruyi heads joined by a blue line. The... [Lire la suite]12 octobre 2021
An iron-red-decorated 'bats' bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850)
Lot 818. An iron-red-decorated 'bats' bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850); 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 13,750. © Christie's 2021
The deep sides are decorted on the exterior with five stylized bats with wan emblems, separated by peach sprigs and below a band of ruyi-head scrolls.
Provenance: Acquired in Florida, 1985.
Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and... [Lire la suite]12 octobre 2021
A rare iron-red 'Dragon' dish, Daoguang six-character seal mark and period(1821-1850)
Lot 817. A rare iron-red 'dragon' dish, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850); 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 40,000. © Christie's 2021
The interior is finely decorated with a five-clawed dragon writhing amidst flames in pursuit of a flaming pearl within line borders. The exterior is decorated with two further dragons chasing flaming pearls on a ground of incised waves.
Provenance: Acquired in... [Lire la suite]12 octobre 2021
A green and yellow-glazed 'dragon' dish, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795)
Lot 815. A green and yellow-glazed 'dragon' dish, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) diam.. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 15,000. © Christie's 2021
The interior is decorated in the center with a writhing, front-faced five-clawed dragon leaping toward a flaming pearl, encircled by two further dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst flower sprigs in the well. The exterior is similarly decorated, and the... [Lire la suite]