22 décembre 2021

Lot 386. A moulded Yaozhou moon-white glazed 'fish' bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 9 cm. Lot sold: 18,900 HKD (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Note: Bowls of this shape and fragments with similar applied motifs have been excavated at the Huangpu kiln sites in Tongchuan, Shaanxi province, and are illustrated in Wudai Huangpu Yaozhi [The remains of the Five Dynasties Huangpu Kiln], Beijing, 1997, pp. 38 and 54-62, pls 21-4. These kilns, predecessors of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 385. A Longquan celadon 'twin fish' dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); 13 cm. Lot sold: 37,800 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 30 November 2021

Lot 384. A rare Xingyao white-glazed bowl, Tang dynasty - Five dynasties (618-960); 11.5 cm. Lot sold: 163,800 HKD (Estimate: 24,000 - 32,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 30 November 2021

Lot 383. A rare Xingyao white-glazed spittoon, zhadou, Tang dynasty - Five dynasties (618-960); w. 15.6 cm. Lot sold: 189,000 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Note: Xingyao wares from Hebei province were amongst the finest ceramic wares during the Tang and Five Dynasties period. The kilns were best known for their pure white body and highly glossy glaze, and renowned for their production of tea bowls and bowl stands. Xingyao vessels of this form are... [Lire la suite]

Lot 382. A Longquan Guan-type 'lotus' cup, Song dynasty (960-1279); 9.2 cm. Lot sold: 56,700 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Property of a Gentleman. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 30 November 2021

Lot 381. A moulded Dingyao 'garden' saucer, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 12.5 cm. Lot sold: 37,800 HKD (Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 30 November 2021  

Lot 374. A Jizhou 'leaf' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 14.6 cm. Lot sold: 37,800 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Property of a Gentleman. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 30 November 2021

Lot 373. A Longquan celadon 'dragon' jar and a cover, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 24.5 cm. Lot sold: 75,600 HKD (Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Property from an English private collection. Provenance: Christie's London, 15th February 1971, lot 6. Note: Funerary jars of this type usually occur in pairs, one adorned with the 'Green Dragon of the East' and the other the 'White Tiger of the West'. Compare a similar jar in the Indianapolis Museum of Art,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 370. A Longquan celadon 'chrysanthemum' bowl,  Song dynasty (960-1279); 13.8 cm. Lot sold: 88,200 HKD (Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Provenance: Zetterquist Galleries, New York, 2017. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 30 November 2021

Lot 369. A carved Yaozhou celadon 'lotus petal' bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 13.2 cm. Lot sold: 63,000 HKD (Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 30 November 2021