25 mars 2022
A rare pair of bronze 'dragon' tripod censers, Marks and period of Qianlong (1736-1795)
Lot 15. A rare pair of bronze 'dragon' tripod censers, Marks and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Width across handles 15¾ in., 40 cm. Lot sold: 504,000 USD (Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 USD). © Sothebys.
each cast with a six-character mark at the rim within a rectangular cartouche.
Provenance: Christie's London, 16th November 1959, lot 102.
Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. Q.7.40.
Note: This... [Lire la suite]25 mars 2022
A rare archaistic parcel-gilt bronze tripod censer, Mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795)
Lot 14. A rare archaistic parcel-gilt bronze tripod censer, Mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Diameter 5¾ in., 14.6 cm. Lot sold: 163,800 USD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD). © Sothebys.
the base cast with a six-character mark within a rectangular cartouche.
Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. Q.11.27.
Note: This finely cast censer epitomizes the reverence for antiquity during the Qianlong period (1736-95).... [Lire la suite]25 mars 2022
A parcel-gilt bronze luduan-form censer, 17th century
Lot 13. A parcel-gilt bronze luduan-form censer, 17th century. Height 10⅛ in., 25.7 cm. Lot sold: 27,720 USD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD). © Sothebys.
Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. M.7.7.
Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection. Wou Lien-Pai Museum, Hong Kong, 2011, pl. 166.
Note: Luduan are mythical and auspicious creatures with leonine... [Lire la suite]25 mars 2022
An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (Jue), Late Shang dynasty
Lot 3. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (Jue), Late Shang dynasty. Height 7⅝ in., 19.3 cm. Lot sold: 63,000 USD (Estimate: 12,000 - 15,000 USD). © Sothebys.
with a two-character inscription beneath the handle reading Fu Wu.
Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Toeg.
Sotheby's London, 3rd December 1963, lot 180.
Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. E.4.2.
Literature: Rose Kerr... [Lire la suite]25 mars 2022
An inscribed archaic bronze ritual food vessel cover, Late Western Zhou dynasty
Lot 1. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual food vessel cover, Late Western Zhou dynasty. Diameter 8⅞ in., 22.6 cm. Lot sold: 264,600 USD. (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD). © Sothebys.
the interior case with a twelve-character inscription reading Shi X Fu zuo zungui qi wannian yongbaoyong (Shi X Fu made this precious gui, to be treasured and for the eternal use of ten thousand years).
Provenance: Collection of His Excellency Hugues Le Gallais (1896-1964).
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