2 janvier 2022

Lot 5053. A rare Yixing 'chrysanthemum' teapot and a wood cover, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng-Qianlong period (1723-1795); w. 17.4 cm.  Lot sold: 94,500 HKD (Estimate: 5,000 - 8,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Note: In the 7th year of Yongzheng period (corresponding to 1729), the Qing imperial workshop records Gezuo chengzuo huoji qingdang [Records of the edicts of the various handiwork workshops] recorded that, "On the seventh day of the eighth month, according to a notice from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5049. A rare iron-red 'crane' cup, Mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566); 6.6 cm.  Lot sold: 214,200 HKD (Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Note: Small vessels decorated entirely in the iron red palette from the Jiajing reign are rare and exquisite gems of the period. A Jiajing iron-red cup of a slightly different shape, but similarly decorated with cranes within cartouches, was sold in our London rooms 13th December 1977, lot 45. Compare also an iron-red and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5048. An inscribed wucai tea caddy, Qing dynasty, Shunzhi-Kangxi period  (1644-1722); 8.8 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot sold: 94,500 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 inscribed with a poem which can be translated as, Clouds float by, where the verdant cliffs meets the sky. Build a reed hut, with not a penny spent. Draw water straight from the bucket, and simmer it for tea. And wake up to plum blossoms before my bed. Note: A... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5047. A wucai 'phoenix' square dish, Qing dynasty, Shunzhi period  (1644-1661); 19.5 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot sold: 44,100 HKD (Estimate: 35,000 - 40,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Note: Compare a similar square dish from the Chongzhen period (16.4 cm) from the Meiyintang collection, illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994-2010, vol. 2, no. 731. Sotheby's. Echoes of Fragrance – Evolution of Tea Culture... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5046. A superb kinrande 'longevity' dish, Mark and period of Longqing  (1567-1572); 14.7 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot sold: 63,000 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 40,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Sotheby's. Echoes of Fragrance – Evolution of Tea Culture from the Tang to the Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 16 December 2021

Lot 5045. A pair of ge-type chilong-handled cups, Qing dynasty; h. 6.6 cm, w. 9.1 cm. Lot sold: 27,720 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Provenance: Collection of Carl Kempe (1884-1967).Sotheby’s Paris, 18th December 2008, lot 224 (part lot). Sotheby's. Echoes of Fragrance – Evolution of Tea Culture from the Tang to the Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 16 December 2021

Lot 5031. A moulded gourd tea spoon and spinach-green jade stand, Qing dynasty; 15.3 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot sold: 25,200 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Property from the Aoyama Studio Collection. Sotheby's. Echoes of Fragrance – Evolution of Tea Culture from the Tang to the Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 16 December 2021

Lot 5031. A large burlwood tea tray, Qing dynasty; w. 78.3 cm. Lot sold: 20,160 HKD (Estimate: 15,000 - 25,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Property from the Aoyama Studio Collection. Sotheby's. Echoes of Fragrance – Evolution of Tea Culture from the Tang to the Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 16 December 2021

  Lot 5039. A carved Longquan celadon pail, Ming dynasty, early 15th century; w. 18.8 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot sold: 50,400 HKD (Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Sotheby's. Echoes of Fragrance – Evolution of Tea Culture from the Tang to the Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 16 December 2021

Lot 5038. A qingbai 'chrysanthemum' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 10.5 cm. Lot sold: 21,420 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 20,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Property from a Hong Kong private collection. Sotheby's. Echoes of Fragrance – Evolution of Tea Culture from the Tang to the Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 16 December 2021