10 mars 2022

Lot 1092. A Longquan celadon vase, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century; 10 3⁄8 in. (26.4 cm.) high, Japanese wood box. Estimate USD 20,000 – USD 40,000. © Christie's 2022 The body is molded with peony blossoms borne on curling stems below a series of concentric rings encircling the trumpet-shaped neck. The vase is covered overall with a glaze of even blue-green tone. Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 1980s. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 25... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1083. A small Longquan celadon jar and cover, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty (1127-1368); 5 3⁄8 in. (13.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 8,000 – USD 12,000. © Christie's 2022 The jar is carved with slender, vertical, rib-like petals which are repeated on the domed section of the leaf-form cover with stem finial. The jar and cover are covered in a lustrous, sea-green glaze. Provenance: Christie's New York, 3 June 1993, lot 206. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 25 march 2022

Lot 1106. A Longquan celadon model of a shrine, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 9 3⁄4 in. (24.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 – USD 8,000. © Christie's 2022 The figure of Guanyin is left in the biscuit and shown seated on a cloth-draped ledge within a celadon-glazed grotto framed by leafy stems that rise towards further intertwined stems and the moon above, while two acolytes are shown standing below. Property from the McLendon Collection. Provenance: E. & J. Frankel, New York, September... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1105. A molded Longquan celadon 'fu shou' vase, Yuan-early Ming dynasty, 14th century; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 8,000 – USD 12,000. © Christie's 2022 The pearshaped vase is molded on either side with a ruyi-shaped panel, one containing the character fu (fortune), the other character shou (long life), below the neck flanked by elephant-head handles suspending fixed rings and the lotus blossom-form mouth. Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 124. A carved celadon-glazed 'Longquan' tripod bulb bowl, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Diameter 12⅞ in., 32.8 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold: 4,410 USD. © Sothebys.  Provenance: Property of a Gentleman. Christie's London, 4th November 1963, lot 115. Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.3.27. Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part 1, New York, 22... [Lire la suite]

Lot 123. A carved and molded celadon-glazed 'Longquan' dish, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. Diameter 13⅜ in., 34 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold: 3,780 USD. © Sothebys.  Provenance: Brockington House Collection, no. 3408 (according to label). Sotheby's London, 5th May 1964, lot 80 (part lot). Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.3.22. Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection... [Lire la suite]

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), Woman with a Fan, ca. 1879. Oil on canvas, 65,4 × 54 cm, The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown. Photo: Image courtesy Clark Art Institute. clarkart.ed Pierre-Auguste Renoir is one of the outstanding painters of French Impressionism – and far more than that. From 2 March to 19 July 2022, for the first time the Städel Museum will be addressing the surprising references in his art to Rococo painting in a large-scale special exhibition. Whereas Rococo painting was considered... [Lire la suite]