24 février 2022

Lot 739. A rare painted marble Buddhist stele, Northern Qi dynasty (AD 550-577); 13 in. (33 cm.) high, padauk stand. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price realised USD 277,200. © Christie's 2022 The stele is carved with a central standing bodhisattva with his right hand raised in abhayamudra and left hand lowered, flanked by a pair of attendants, and a further pair of bodhisattvas, all below two intertwined bodhi trees backing the figures. The stele is... [Lire la suite]

Lot 738. A grey stone Buddhist stele, Eastern Wei dynasty (AD 534-550), dated by inscription to the 4th year of Tianping, corresponding to AD 537; 11 5⁄16 (28.7 cm.) high, Japanese wood box. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Price realised USD 17,640. © Christie's 2022 The stele is carved in high relief with the Buddha standing on a lotus base above two lions, with the right hand held in abhayamudra and the left hand in varadamudra, flanked by two bodhisattvas and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 736. A gilt-bronze figure of a standing attendant bodhisattva, Eastern Wei dynasty (AD 534-550); 4 3⁄4 in. (12 cm.) high, hardwood stand, softwood box. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 20,160. © Christie's 2022 The figure is shown wearing long, loose robes belted at the waist, with the left hand in abhaya mudra. The face has a serene expression and is backed by a petal-shaped nimbus decorated with flames. The figure is shown standing on a lotus base above a coiled... [Lire la suite]

Lot 736. A bronze figure of a standing bodhisattva, Northern Wei dynasty, dated by inscription to AD 530; 5 3⁄4 in. (14.5 cm.) high, Japanese fitted zitan box. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 60,480. © Christie's 2022 The figure is shown standing on a lotus base, with the right hand holding a section of the long, looped necklace gathered by a disk, and the left hand holding the scarf draped over the left arm, while the ends of the robes and the scarves flare... [Lire la suite]

Lot 735. A gilt-bronze head of Buddha, Northern Wei dynasty (AD 386-534); 1 1⁄2 in. (3.9 cm.) high, softwood stand, Japanese wood box. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 20,160. © Christie's 2022 The oval face is cast with a serene expression, flanked by long pendulous ear lobes beneath the hair neatly arranged in tight curls.  Provenance: Important private Japanese collection, prior to 1968, and thence by descent within the family. Literature: Ancient Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 734. A very rare bronze seated figure of Buddha, Northern Wei dynasty (AD 386-534); 7 3⁄8 in. (18.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price realised USD 327,600. © Christie's 2022 The Buddha is shown seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, wearing a simple robe that is wrapped around the body and draped over the left shoulder. His face is sensitively cast with a serene, meditative expression with half-closed eyes framed by large, pendulous ear lobes below the curled hair.... [Lire la suite]

NEW YORK - Regarded in his time as the most important painter in France, Jacques Louis David (1748–1825) produced major canvases that shaped the public’s perceptions of historical events in the years before, during, and after the French Revolution. Drawings were the primary vehicle by which he devised and refined his groundbreaking compositions. Opening February 17, 2022, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jacques Louis David: Radical Draftsman is the first exhibition devoted to works on paper by this celebrated and... [Lire la suite]

Attributed to Gian Marco Cavalli (Italian, ca. 1454–after 1508, activity documented 1475–1508). Mars, Venus and Cupid with Vulcan at his Forge (The Mantuan Roundel), ca. 1500. Parcel-gilt bronze with silver inlay. Integrally cast gilt frame with suspension loop. Diameter: 16 9/16 inches (42 cm); Depth: 11/16 inches (1.7 cm); Height with suspension loop: 18 3/8 inches (46.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase. NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that it has acquired an extremely rare... [Lire la suite]

Lot 732. A rare large pottery tile of a tiger, Han dynasty (220 BC-AD 220); 19 1⁄4 in. (48.6 cm.) wide, softwood frame. Price realised USD 25,200 (Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000). © Christie's 2022 The tile is modeled in relief with a tiger with pronounced stripes emerging from the right side and stretching its forelegs.  Provenance: C.T. Loo (according to label).Christian Humann (d. 1981), Pan Asian Collection, New York. Exhibited: On loan: Denver Art Museum, prior to 1983. Note: A... [Lire la suite]

Lot 730. A magnificent and very rare large gilt-bronze ‘dragon head’ chariot terminal, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 8); 9 1⁄2 in. (24.2 cm.) long, cloth box. Estimate USD 150,000 - USD 250,000. Price realised USD 327,600. © Christie's 2022 The dragon head is cast with an upturned snout and flared nostrils above the mouth which is open to reveal prominent teeth and a long tongue. A single S-shaped horn curves over the back of the head onto the neck. The head is finely incised with... [Lire la suite]