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A carved 'Ding' 'lotus' dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234)
Lot 126. A carved 'Ding' 'lotus' dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 6¾ in., 17.2 cm. Lot sold: 4,410 USD (Estimate: 2,500 - 3,500 USD). © Sothebys.
with a metal-mounted rim.
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 molded 'Ding' 'cranes' saucer dish, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
Lot 125. A molded 'Ding' 'cranes' saucer dish, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Diameter 5½ in., 14 cm. Lot sold: 10,080 USD (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 USD). © Sothebys.
with a metal-mounted rim.
Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. T.6.15.
Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part 1, New York, 22 March 202229 mars 2022
A wucai 'dragon and phoenix' bowl, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795)
Lot 120. A wucai 'dragon and phoenix' bowl, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Diameter 6 in., 15.4 cm. Lot sold: 17,640 USD (Estimate: 2,500 - 3,500 USD). © Sothebys.
the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue.
Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. Q.C.186.
Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part 1, New York, 22 March 202229 mars 2022
An inscribed bronze ram-form lamp, Song - Qing dynasty
Lot 110. An inscribed bronze ram-form lamp, Song-Qing dynasty. Length 6¼ in., 16 cm. Lot sold: 15,120 USD (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD). © Sothebys.
the base inscribed with a fourteen-character inscription in two different seal scripts reading Jianchu liunian wuyue zao zizi sunsun yongbaoyong, translating to 'made in the 5th month of Jianchu 6th year (corresponding to 81 AD), to be treasured and for the eternal use of the sons and grandsons', wood stand.
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An inscribed silver-inlaid bronze ruler, Song-Qing dynasty
Lot 109. An inscribed silver-inlaid bronze ruler, Song-Qing dynasty. Length 9⅛ in., 23.1 cm. Lot sold: 18,900 USD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD). © Sothebys.
the reverse inscribed with a nineteen-character inscription reading Zhouchi hanzhiliu xintongchi houhanjianwutongchi jinqianchi bingtong (Zhou dynasty bronze ruler, Han dynasty Liu Xin bronze ruler, Jin dynasty Jianwu reign bronze ruler, all the same).
Provenance: Collection of Professor D.M.S. Watson FSA (1886-1973).Sotheby's... [Lire la suite]29 mars 2022
A massive archaic bronze ritual food vessel and cover (Ding), Early Warring States period
Lot 105. A massive archaic bronze ritual food vessel and cover (Ding), Early Warring States period. Width 22⅞ in., 58 cm. Lot sold: 69,300 USD (Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 USD). © Sothebys.
Provenance: A.G. Langlois, Jersey, 8th November 1965, lot 291.Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. E.6.7.
Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection. Wou Lien-Pai Museum, Hong Kong, 2011, pl. 20.
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A large pale green jade archaistic phoenix-form archaistic (Guang), Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Lot 82. A large pale green jade archaistic phoenix-form vessel (Guang), Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Height 9½ in., 24 cm. Lot sold: 277,200 USD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 USD). © Sothebys.
Provenance: Maître Etienne Ader, Commissaire Priseur, Hôtel Drouot,Paris, 13th October 1969, lot 192.Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1969-present, coll. no. Q.9.8.
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