09 mars 2022
A Qingbai Hu-form vase, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
Lot 128. A Qingbai Hu-form vase, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Height 6 1/4 in., 16.1 cm. Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 USD. Lot sold: 11,340 USD. © Sothebys.
Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.2.12.
Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection. Wou Lien-Pai Museum, Hong Kong, 2011, pl. 103.
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A rare painted 'Cizhou' square-form jardinière, Jin-Yuan dynasty (1115-1368)
Lot 129. A rare painted 'Cizhou' square-form jardinière, Jin-Yuan dynasty (1115-1368). Height 9¼ in., 23.4cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold: 8,190 USD. © Sothebys.
Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. T.7.38.
Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection. Wou Lien-Pai Museum, Hong Kong, 2011, pl. 103.
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An unusual miniature 'Jun' ear cup, Northern Song-Yuan dynasty (960-1368)
Lot 131. An unusual miniature 'Jun' ear cup, Northern Song-Yuan dynasty (960-1368). Length 2⅞ in., 7.4 cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot sold: 151,200 USD. © Sothebys.
Provenance: Property of a Gentleman.
Christie's London, 24th June 1964, lot 146.
Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.2.14.
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A small 'oil spot' bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234)
Lot 131. A small 'oil spot' bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 3⅛ in., 8cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot sold: 40,320 USD. © Sothebys.
Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. T.5.25.
Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part 1, New York, 22 March 2022
09 mars 2022
A carved 'Ding' 'lotus' dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234)
Lot 130. A carved 'Ding' 'lotus' dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 6¾ in., 17.2 cm. Estimate: 2,500 - 3,500 USD. © Sothebys.
Provenance: Bluett & Sons Ltd. (according to label).
Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff (1887-1969).
Sotheby's London 16th May 1967, lot 71.
Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. T.6.14.
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A 'Cizhou' sgraffiato 'peony' pillow, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Lot 130. A 'Cizhou' sgraffiato 'peony' pillow, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Width 10⅞ in., 27.7 cm. Estimate: 2,500 - 3,500 USD. Lot sold: 4,032 USD. © Sothebys.
Provenance: L. Wannieck, Paris.
Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 22nd March 1961, lot 116.
Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. T.5.25.
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A 'qiangjin' and 'tianqi' lacquer 'dragon' box and cover, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1619)
Lot 88. A 'qiangjin' and 'tianqi' lacquer 'dragon' box and cover, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1619). Width 12⅜ in., 31.7 cm. Estimate: 12,000 - 15,000 USD. Lot sold: 4,032 USD. © Sothebys.
Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. M.7.6.
Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection. Wou Lien-Pai Museum, Hong Kong, 2011, pl. 185.
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A carved cinnabar lacquer octagonal box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century
Lot 10. A carved cinnabar lacquer octagonal box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century. Width 11¼ in., 28.5 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD. Lot sold: 27,720 USD. © Sothebys.
Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. M.4.26.
Note: A closely related box in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is illustrated in Catalogue of Chinese Lacquer, London, 1925, pl. 46. See also a box of this form with the sides carved... [Lire la suite]09 mars 2022
A magnificent carved cinnabar lacquer 'hibiscus' dish, Yuan-Early Ming dynasty, 14th century
Lot 61. A magnificent carved cinnabar lacquer 'hibiscus' dish, Yuan-Early Ming dynasty, 14th century. Diameter 10⅝ in., 27 cm. Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 USD. Lot sold: 453,600 USD. © Sothebys.
Provenance: Christie's London, 19th July 1965, lot 151.
Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.4.25.
Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection. Wou Lien-Pai Museum, Hong Kong, 2011,... [Lire la suite]09 mars 2022
Gagosian to exhibit Francis Bacon's first Pope in London
Francis Bacon, ‘Landscape with Pope/Dictator’, c. 1946, oil on canvas, 55 1/8 × 43 1/4 inches (140 × 110 cm) © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS 2022
LONDON.- Gagosian announced the exhibition of Francis Bacon’s first treatment of the papal image—a subject that would preoccupy the artist on and off for at least two decades. Executed circa 1946, this highly important picture in Bacon’s oeuvre has never before been exhibited publicly. The canvas entered a private collection in 1967 and was only... [Lire la suite]