5 novembre 2022

Murase Myōdō 村瀬明道 (1924–2013), Breaking Waves in the Pines (Shōtō), late 1900s. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Drs. John Fong and Colin Johnstone, 2018.155. Photo © Denver Art Museum. Denver—The Denver Art Museum (DAM) presents Her Brush: Japanese Women Artists from the Fong-Johnstone Collection. The exhibition takes a nuanced approach to questions of artistic voice, gender and agency through more than 100 works of painting, calligraphy, and ceramics from 1600s to 1900s Japan. Many of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 109. An imperial chestnut-ground silk 'bats and shou symbols' brocade rectangular panel, Wanli period (1573-1620); 110cm (43 2/8in) high x 52cm (20 1/2in) wide. Sold for £11,475 (Estimate  £4,000-6,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Finely woven in a repeating pattern with six rows of large bats in flights, each carrying a vaporous lingzhi cloud supporting a golden Shou character, all interspersed with cruciform clusters of wispy clouds and reversed wan symbols on a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 108. A rare black-ground 'boys and rams' brocade panel, 15th-16th century; 59cm (23 2/8in) long x 23.5cm (9 2/8in) wide. Sold for £5,100 (Estimate  £5,000-8,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The silk satin panel finely woven with repeating patterns of boys riding white goats or rams, each figure elegantly dressed in fur-trimmed red and green winter robes, carrying a flowering prunus branch suspending a bird cage over the shoulders, all surrounded by camelias and the Precious Objects including... [Lire la suite]

Lot 104. An amber-glazed candlestick, Tang dynasty (618-907); 34cm (13 3/8in) high. Sold for £7,650 (Estimate  £6,000-8,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The vessel fitted with a cylindrical candle holder centring a circular drip pan raised on a ribbed stem rising from a larger drip pan, all raised on a spreading foot and covered overall with a rich amber glaze.  The result of Oxford thermolumniscence test no.C199j17, dated 6 April 1999, is consistent with the dating of this lot. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6. A rare famille verte biscuit openwork brushpot, bitong, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 13.8cm (5 3/8in) high. Sold for £6,375 (Estimate £6,000-£8,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The cylindrical vessel finely pierced around the exterior with a diaper-pattern and roundels containing double-head flowers, all glazed yellow, green, aubergine-purple and white, all between green incised borders.  Provenance: John R. Berwald Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 10 July 1995. Note:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5. A rare turquoise-glazed hexagonal biscuit brushpot, bitong, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 14.6cm (5 3/4in) high. Sold for £7,650 (Estimate £3,000-£5,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Elegantly potted with six straight sides rising from a stepped foot with six bracket-feet, rising to a flat-lipped mouth rim, covered with a lustrous turquoise-blue glaze with a 'fish-roe' crackle, save the base.  Provenance: Heliot Fils, Rue de Berlin, Paris (label)S. Marchant & Son, London, 12 June 1996. ... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 4. A rare blue and white 'mythical beasts' brushpot, bitong, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 19.3cm (7 1/2in) diam. Sold for £40,620 (Estimate £15,000-£20,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The cylindrical vessel boldly painted around the exterior in vibrant tones of cobalt-blue with sinuous archaistic chilong, with bifurcated tails and long scaly bodies, all writhing amidst scallop-shaped ruyi-clouds.  Provenance: Berwald Oriental Art Ltd., London, June 1996. Note: Chilong or... [Lire la suite]

Judith Leyster, Boy Holding Grapes and a Hat, around 1630. Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire. MANCHESTER, NH.- Judith Leyster was the first woman to be admitted to a professional artistic guild. She was also one of the most expressive and innovative painters of the 17th century. Alan Chong, director of the Currier Museum, states: “The acquisition of this innovative painting by Judith Leyster fulfills our wish to highlight an important woman artist in our historical collection. The Currier Museum owns... [Lire la suite]

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842), Portrait of Joseph Hyacinthe François-de-Paule de Rigaud, comte de Vaudreuil (1740–1817), ca. 1784. Oil on canvas, 51 x 38 in. Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. SAN MARINO, CALIF.- The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens has acquired a major painting by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842), the most important female artist of 18th-century France. Portrait of Joseph Hyacinthe François-de-Paule de... [Lire la suite]

Lot 17. A pair of archaic bronze openwork 'eagle, tiger and ram' plaques, Ordos, circa 2nd-1st century BC; 12.3cm (4 7/8in) wide x 7.3cm (2 7/8in) high. (2). Sold for 2,167.50 € (Estimate 400-600 €). Photo Fabrice Gousset. Each cast with reticulated designs of a raptor and a tiger attacking a ram, the bird vividly portrayed wildly flapping its wings and tail, the tiger biting the neck of the ram and fitted with two small hoops for suspension on its back. Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981).Jean-Pierre... [Lire la suite]