22 mars 2022
A rare carved 'Cizhou' offering bowl, Jin-Yuan dynasty (1115-1368)
Lot 391. A rare carved 'Cizhou' offering bowl, Jin-Yuan dynasty (1115-1368). Width 12½ in., 31.7 cm. Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 USD. © Sothebys.
Provenance: Hong Kong Private Collection, acquired by the early 1990s.
Note: The octagonal form featuring incurved facets enclosing a central well is extremely rare. The usage of this type of vessel is still unknown. Variously described as mortars, inkstones, washers or offering bowls, related vessels have been historically attributed by... [Lire la suite]22 mars 2022
A large painted 'Cizhou' 'figural' jar, Yuan dynasty, 14th century
Lot 388. A large painted 'Cizhou' 'figural' jar, Yuan dynasty, 14th century. Height 12 in., 30.5 cm. Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 USD. © Sothebys.
Property from a Distinguished New York Private Collection.
Provenance: Property of a Gentleman.
Christie's London, 11th-13th June 1990, lot 81.
Marchant, London.
Christie’s New York, 14th September 2017, lot 731.
Note: A closely related jar decorated with a similar figure of a robed scholar in a cartouche is in the Freer... [Lire la suite]22 mars 2022
A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' tenmoku bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Lot 388. A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' tenmoku bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 4¾ in., 12.2 cm, Japanese wood box. Estimate: 15,000 - 25,000 USD. © Sothebys.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 23 March 202222 mars 2022
Three ceramics from the Collection of Gary and Mary Lea Bandy to be sold at Sotheby's
Lot 386. A 'Cizhou' russet-splashed black-glazed bowl, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Diameter 6¾ in., 17.1 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. © Sothebys.
Property from the Collection of Gary and Mary Lea Bandy.
Lot 387. A black-glazed 'tulu' vase, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Height 8½ in., 21 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. © Sothebys.
Property from the Collection of Gary and Mary Lea Bandy.
Lot 388. A large black-glazed... [Lire la suite]