07 décembre 2021
First century Roman bust joins Getty Villa collection
Bust of Germanicus, 20-40 AD. Marble, 20 1/2 × 15 × 8 1/2 in. Getty Museum, 2021.66.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Getty Museum has acquired an early first-century marble bust of the Roman general Germanicus, adopted son of Tiberius and father of Caligula.“This stunning portrait bust adds an extraordinary sculpture to the Villa’s collection of Roman portraits,” says Timothy Potts, Maria Hummer-Tuttle and Robert Tuttle Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum. “It is among the finest and best-preserved portraits of the young... [Lire la suite]07 décembre 2021
A rare and large blue and white ‘boys’ bowl Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period
Lot 2942. A rare and large blue and white ‘boys’ bowl, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1620): 14 5⁄8 in. (37 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box. Price realised HKD 1,875,000 (Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - HKD 1,800,000).
The bowl is painted in bright blue of purplish tone with a continuous scene of sixteen boys at play in a garden with peonies and plantain trees emerging from ornamental rocks, all above a band of conjoined ruyi heads around... [Lire la suite]07 décembre 2021
An important and very rare early-Ming blue and white pear-shaped bottle vase, yuhuchunping, Yongle period
Lot 2941. An important and very rare early-Ming blue and white pear-shaped bottle vase, yuhuchunping, Yongle period (1403-1425); 11 1⁄16 in. (28 cm.) high, Japanese double wood boxes. Price realised HKD 21,850,000 (Estimate HKD 20,000,000 - HKD 30,000,000). © Christie's 2021
The rounded body finely painted with bold strokes to depict a continuous scroll of four large lotus blooms borne on an undulating vine growing leaves to the sides, above cresting waves around the base, below borders enclosing... [Lire la suite]