8 novembre 2022

Lot 118. A large gilt-lacquered bronze figure of a seated Buddha, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); 40cm (15 6/8in) high. Sold for £35,580 (Estimate £15,000-£20,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The benevolent figure finely cast, the face in a meditative expression with downcast eyes flanked by pendulous earlobes, crowned by tightly curled hair rising to a high chignon, seated cross-legged with both hands held in dhyana mudra, wearing a long layered robe decorated on the hems with delicate foliate scrolls, open... [Lire la suite]

Lot 117. A very rare gold and silver-inlaid bronze tapir-shaped vessel, xizun, Song-Ming Dynasty (960-1644); 18.5cm (7 1/2in) long. Sold for £65,820 (Estimate £30,000-£50,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The stocky, tapir-like mythical beast heavily cast standing foursquare with head facing forward, ears pricked and tail pointed downwards, the body inlaid in silver and gold with geometric scrolls, the head cast in relief with curved brows and a collar encircling the neck, the hollow body fitted with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 116. A very rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze tripod incense burner, ding, 15th century; 21.5cm (8 7/16cm) high. Sold for £88,500 (Estimate £60,000-£80,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The robustly cast body of globular form supported on three short legs, exterior brightly enamelled in yellow, white, red, and dark blue with large lotus blossoms in two registers amidst leafy scrolls, repeated along the neck, the gilt-bronze rim applied with a pair of flaring upright handles with similar design, all... [Lire la suite]

Lot 31. A schist relief panel with scenes of the birth of Buddha, Ancient region of Gandhara, circa 3rd century; 29.5cm (11 3/8in) x 31 cm (12 1/4in). (2). Sold for €138,975 (Estimate 15 000 € - 20 000 €). Courtesy Bonhams. The rare and unusually large scene from the birth of the Buddha shows Maya Devi returning to Kapilavastu holding Prince Siddhartha Gautama, the future Buddha to be introduced to the audience. Given that his mother died seven days after her birth, the maternal figure may indeed be his aunt,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 30. A grey schist relief panel of a bodhisattva making offerings, Ancient region of Gandhara, circa 3rd century; 23cm (9in) x 17.5cm (6 7/8in). (2). Sold for €8,287.50. (Estimate 4 000 € - 6 000 €). Courtesy Bonhams. Here the scene depicts the prince Siddhartha Gautama embracing his Indian wife Yasodhara on a textile covered platform with their feet resting on stools. Leaning at the foot of the platform to their right is an attendant or the future second mother to the Buddha, Mahaprajapati, holding a fly whisk engaged in a... [Lire la suite]

Lie Sang Bong (Korean, b. 1955); Chaekgado jacket, tunic and pants; Korea; 2017. Collection of Lie Sang Bong. WASHINGTON, DC.- As the first exhibition in the United States to offer the full spectrum of fashion from Korea's last royal dynasty to today's Hallyu (Korean wave), Korean Fashion: From Royal Court to Runway has been attracting a wide range of visitors since it opened on August 20 at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.Lee Talbot, the museum's curator who... [Lire la suite]

Lot 12. A rare cloisonné enamel 'lotus scroll' brushpot, bitong, 17th century; 16cm (6 1/4in) high. (2). Sold for £21,675 (Estimate £4,000-£6,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Finely cast of cylindrical form and supported on a flat base, brightly enamelled around the exterior with a broad band of scrolling lotus picked out in blue, green, yellow and white enamels against a turquoise-blue ground, enclosed within chevron and segmented floret borders, the base enamelled with a yin-yang motif to... [Lire la suite]

Lot 11. A rare rock crystal tree-trunk-shaped brushpot, bitong, Mid Qing Dynasty; 14cm (5 1/2in) high. (2). Sold for £7,012.50 (Estimate £4,000-£6,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The transparent crystal smoothly hollowed and crisply carved as a gnarled tree-trunk with swirling knots, the stone with 'pine-needle' inclusions, wood stand.  Provenance: S. Marchant & Son, London, 25 June 2002. Published and Illustrated: S.Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View, Hong Kong, 2020, pp.18-19. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 10. A very rare blue and white and copper-red brushpot, bitong, Early Kangxi period (1662-1722); 16.5cm (6 1/2in) diam. Sold for £31,800 (Estimate £30,000-£40,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The tall straight sides rising from a channelled foot ring to a dry mouth-rim, masterfully painted around the exterior with a scene of a bearded scholar-official riding a horse accompanied by an attendant with a parasol decorated with copper-red, beside a crane and followed by other attendants carrying... [Lire la suite]