08 décembre 2021

A rare Yulinting gilt-decorated black-glazed tea bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)

Lot 2832. A rare Yulinting gilt-decorated black-glazed tea bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279); 4 7⁄8 in. (12.5 cm.) diam., box. Price realised HKD 1,000,000 (Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 400,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The interior is decorated in gilt with cartouches enclosing the characters ‘shoushan fuhai', ‘mountain of longevity and sea of fortune’ against a ground of delicate lines above a florette in the centre. Exhibited: University Museum and Art... [Lire la suite]

08 décembre 2021

Jizhou ware from The Songde Tang Collection sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 3 december 2021

Lot 2831. A Jizhou leaf-decorated tea bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279); 6 1⁄8 in. (15.5 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box. Price realised HKD 787,500 (Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 400,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The bowl is delicately potted with wide flared sides. The interior is decorated near the centre with the gossamer imprint of a brownish-buff leaf against a dark-brown glaze that thins to an amber colour at the rim and ends above the shallow ring foot exposing the... [Lire la suite]
08 décembre 2021

Yaozhou ware from The Songde Tang Collection sold at Hong Kong, 3 december 2021

Lot 2827. A very rare Yaozhou floral-form stem cup and cup stand, Five dynasties-Northern Song dynasty (907-1127); Cupstand: 5 7⁄8 in. (15 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box. Price realised HKD 475,000 (Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 250,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The cup is potted with lobed sides rising to the rim of conforming form. The cup stand with a raised centre encircled by moulded lotus petals. Provenance: A Japanese private collection. Lot 2828. A fine large moulded Yaozhou ‘peony’... [Lire la suite]
08 décembre 2021

Christie's France Post War and Contemporary Art Live and Online Sales total €19,4 million

  Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002), La sombreuse (Il y a une couleur qui se promène et des gens cachés dans cette couleur), signé et daté 'Riopelle 54' (en bas à gauche); signé et daté 'Riopelle 54' (au dos), huile sur toile, 280 x 200.6 cm. Peint en 1954. Price realised EUR 3,740,000 (Estimate EUR 2,500,000 - EUR 4,000,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. PARIS.- The Post War and Contemporary art live and online sales achieved a combined total of €19,373,500, doubling the global... [Lire la suite]