13 mars 2022

Lot 33. A green jade cong, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture (3300–2300 BC). Diameter 2⅜ in., 5.9 cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold: 264,600 USD. © Sothebys. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 11th July 1967, lot 55. Collection of Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. E.3.3. Note: The present lot represents one of the archetypal jade artefacts from the Liangzhu culture (c. 3300-2300 BC). Cong,... [Lire la suite]

Anton Løvenberg, Study of a Sculptural Male Torso, ca. 1840–1850. RISD Museum, Gift of Frederick Lovenberg. PROVIDNCE, RI.- The RISD Museum announces Drawing Closer: Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum, on view March 12 through September 4, 2022.Drawing Closer brings together 67 works from the RISD Museum’s collection of European drawings produced between the 1500s and the 1800s—some recently acquired, others never before exhibited. The exhibition is conceived as a guide to looking at these works from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 85. Anonymous (14th / 15th century), Buying fish on a snowy day, ink on silk, hanging scroll. Height 51¼ in., 130 cm; Width 31½ in., 80 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD. Lot sold: 30,240 USD. © Sothebys. Provenance: Collection of Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. 197. Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part 1, New York, 22 March 2022

Lot 63. Attributed to Qiu Ying (circa 1494-1552), Boating on the river, ink and color on paper, fan. Width 11¾ in., 29.8 cmm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold: 94,500 USD. © Sothebys. Provenance: Collection of Sir Percival (1892-1964) and Lady David (1914-1995). Sotheby's London, 5th December 1961, lot 142. Collection of Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.4.14. Exhibited: The Arts of the Ming Dynasty, The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 62. Attributed to Dong Qichang (1555-1636),  Calligraphy and landscape, ink on gold-flecked paper (calligraphy), ink and color on silk (painting), album of eight leaves, ink on paper (calligraphy), ink and color on silk (painting), album of eight leaves. Height 9⅝ in., 24.4 cm; Width 8⅞ in., 22.6 cm. Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 USD. Lot sold: 69,300 USD. © Sothebys. Provenance: Collection of Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 133. A small bronze figure of a recumbent ram, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Width 2⅜ in., 6 cm. Diameter 7⅛ in., 18.2 cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. © Sothebys. Provenance: Collection of Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. T.1.3. Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part 1, New York, 22 March 2022

Lot 90. A large turquoise-ground cloisonné enamel 'dragon and phoenix' basin, Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Diameter 16¾ in., 42.7 cm. Diameter 7⅛ in., 18.2 cm. Estimate: 25,000 - 35,000 USD. © Sothebys. the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Christie's London, 4th May 1964, lot 151. Collection of Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.2.23. Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities... [Lire la suite]

Lot 12. A  pair of carved polychrome wood figures of ducks, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Height of taller 12¾ in., 32.5 cm. Estimate: 12,000 - 15,000 USD. Lot sold: 2,520 USD. © Sothebys.  the base cast with a four-character seal mark within a square cartouche. Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. M.2.9. Note: Naturalistically rendered figures of ducks appear in the Ming dynasty in a range of media, but it is extremely... [Lire la suite]

Lot 12. An Arabic-inscribed bronze tripod censer, Mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521). Diameter 6⅛ in., 15.6 cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot sold: 126,000 USD. © Sothebys.  the base cast with a four-character seal mark within a square cartouche. Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. M.4.4. Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part... [Lire la suite]

Lot 9. A gray and celadon jade 'phoenix' inkstone, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Length 8⅜ in., 21.3 cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot sold: 6,930 USD. © Sothebys.  wood cover, inscribed with a couplet translating to 'the most civilized bird in the universe, the most auspicious bird of all times', wood stand. Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. E.6.4. Sotheby's. A Journey Through... [Lire la suite]