16 octobre 2022

  Dish, Porcelain with design of peony spray in reserve against cobalt blue ground, Ming dynasty, Xuande mark and period (1426-1435), Jingdezhen ware, China, w38.7 x h7.0 cm. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka ; Gift of SUMITOMO Group (The ATAKA Collection). Important Cultural Property of Japan. Photo Kazuyoshi Miyoshi

  Dish, Blue-and-white with design of a bird eating a loquat, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424), Jingdezhen ware, China, w50.5 x h10.0 cm. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka ; Gift of SUMITOMO Group (The ATAKA Collection).Important Cultural Property of Japan. Photo Kazuyoshi Miyoshi

Dish, Blue-and-white with peony scroll design, Yuan dynasty, 14th century, Jingdezhen ware, w44.5 x h8.3 cm. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka ; Gift of Mr. TOHATA Kenzo. Important Cultural Property of Japan. Photo Kazuyoshi Miyoshi

Stem Cup with Dragon Pursuing Flaming Jewel, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and molded decoration. Diameter: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); Overall: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.169. The stem cup as a porcelain vessel shape was introduced to China by the Mongols from Northeast Asia when they ruled the country in the 14th century.

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 22. A bronze rider on a chimera, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); h. 16.9 cm. Lot sold: 1,512,000 HKD (Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the rider depicted with long rabbit ears, thick lips, almond-shaped eyes framed by bushy brows and a bulbous nose, his hair neatly combed and detailed with striation, balancing a cylinder on the top of his head, his slim body bare save for a wide belt,... [Lire la suite]

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 21. A rare carved cinnabar lacquer 'bird and flower' tray, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368); d. 26.3 cm. Lot sold: 2,772,000 HKD (Estimate: 1,500,000 - 2,500,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 of circular form, the interior carved through layers of red lacquer to the ochre ground with a pair of birds soaring with outstretched wings amidst chrysanthemum blooms wreathed in profuse foliage, the underside carved with a floral scroll, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 28. A very rare stone head of a bodhisattva, Longmen, Northern Wei Dynasty (386-535 AD); 24.4cm (9 1/2in) high. (2). Estimate 20 000 € - 30 000 €. Sold for €113,775. Photo Fabrice Gousset. Exquisitely carved with eyes downcast in a serene expression, with high arched brown and well defined facial features flanked by a pair of pendulous ears, below the incised hair, plaited and parted in the centre above the high forehead, adorned with a tall tiara set with a floral medallion flanked by palmettes and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 95. A painted album after Southern Song court artists, 18th-19th century; The album, 45.5cm (18in) long x 42cm (16 1/2in) wide, the largest painting 34.5cm (13 1/2in) long x 33cm (13in) wide. Estimate 40 000 € - 60 000 €. Courtesy Bonhams. Containing six paintings after Song dynasty artists including Xiao Zhao, Li Song, Yan Ciping, Ma Yuan, Xia Gui, and Fan Long, and six leaves of calligraphy, with apocryphal seals and signatures, inscription dated to 1813 by Mianning. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. A very rare pale green and russet jade carving of a bixie, Six Dynasties (265-589); 10.5cm (4 1/8in) long. Estimate 40 000 € - 60 000 €. Sold for €44,475. Photo Fabrice Gousset. The creature resting on its front paws, the rear right haunch tucked underneath the body and the rear left extended to reach the bifurcated tail, the powerful face carved with wide bulging eyes below a pair of thick curling eyebrows and horns directed back across the head, with part open mouth and beard issuing from the lower jaw, the... [Lire la suite]