22 octobre 2022

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 27 A large carved and polychrome wood seated figure of Avalokiteshvara, Guanyin, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 112 cm. Lot sold: 945,000 HKD (Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 naturalistically modelled seated in  lalitasana on a rock pedestal, with one leg pendant resting on a lotus pod, the right hand held in abhaya mudra , the gesture of fearlessness, and the left hand gently resting... [Lire la suite]

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 26. A possibly unique bronze figure of a standing man, Southwest China, Late Shang-Zhou dynasty; 11.7 cm, overall 14.8 cm. Lot sold: 693,000 HKD (Estimate: 500,000 - 800,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 modelled with his hands held together in front of the chest, dressed in a high-waisted and belted robe with a slit at the hem above the feet, the well-sculpted face portrayed with almond-shaped eyes below thick brows, a... [Lire la suite]

Celadon vase with phoenix handles, Southern Song dynasty, 12th century, Longquan ware,  w12.8 x h28.8 cm. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka ; Gift of Sumitomo Group (The Ataka Collection). Important Cultural Property of Japan. Photo Kazuyoshi Miyoshi  

Tea bowl, Tenmoku glaze with silvery spots, Southern Song dynasty, 12th century, Jian ware, w12.2 x h7.5 cm. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka ; Gift of Sumitomo Group (The Ataka Collection). Important Cultural Property of Japan. Photo Kazuyoshi Miyoshi

Tea bowl, Tenmoku glaze with leaf design, Southern Song dynasty, 12th century, Jizhou ware, w14.7 x h5.3 cm. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka ; Gift of Sumitomo Group (The Ataka Collection). Important Cultural Property of Japan. Photo Kazuyoshi Miyoshi

Lot 258. A large tianqi and qiangjin 'dragon and young' lacquer stand, 18th century; 68.1cm (26 3/4in) wide x 66.2cm (26 1/16in) deep x 50.6cm (19 15/16in) high. Estimate 4 000 € - 6 000 €. Photo Fabrice Gousset. Of near square section, the top colourfully decorated with a central medallion of an adult dragon and young pursuing the flaming pearl above crashing waves and a gourd emanating lingzhi fungus shaped clouds with a bat in flight, framed by peony, lingzhi and lotus foliate and key-fret... [Lire la suite]

Lot 248. A huanghuali and burlwood, openwork stool, 18th-19th century; 49.8cm (19 5/8in) high x 39cm (15 3/8in) diam. Estimate 4 000 € - 6 000 €. Photo Fabrice Gousset. Of barrel-shaped ovoid form, the top set with a circular burr wood panel framed by a spreading stepped and beaded frame, supported on six shaped elongated and curved openwork frames, rising from an inverted beaded circular foot on six short supports. Provenance: Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021), acquired in the 1980's. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 247. A huanghuali low table, kang, 17th-18th century; 96.5cm (38in) wide x 59cm (23 2/8in) deep x 29.5cm (11 5/8in) high. Estimate 12 000 € - 15 000 €. Photo Fabrice Gousset. The rectangular panel top set within a rectangular frame carved with a beaded, 'ice-plate' edge above a plain narrow waist surrounded by a shaped, beaded, cusped apron, all raised on elegant cabriole legs carved at the corners with lion masks and terminating in claw feet. Provenance: Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021),... [Lire la suite]