16 novembre 2022

Painted pottery horse-riding figurines, Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). Overall height 36 cm. Excavated from the Gongling tomb, Yanshui, Henan, 1998. Yanshi Mall Museum Collection. The terracotta figures are painted throughout, with ink-painted bearded brows and vermilion dotted lips. The head is covered with a red shawl, and the body is covered with a red, wide-sleeved robe, the hood and robe decorated with a white curly grass pattern on a red ground. The lower body is covered in trousers, with black pointed boots,... [Lire la suite]

"Yang Guozhongjin" silver collar, Tang dynasty (618-907 AD), 32 cm long, 5.4 cm wide, 1.2 cm thick. Excavated in 1970 at the site of the Sui and Tang palace cities, Luoyang, Henan. Collection of the Henan Museum. The silver collar is watt-shaped, the upper end slightly curved, the lower end flat and straight. On the obverse is an inscription reading: "For Yang Guozhong, the right minister and minister of the Ministry of Culture, who is the official in charge of collecting silver for the market." The second line... [Lire la suite]

Lot 62. A painting of a court lady and lady-attendant, Probably Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier, Ink and pigment on silk, with apocryphal seal of Song emperor Huizong, reading Neifu tushu zhi yin on the top left, seal of Jin dynasty emperor Zhangzong, reading Mingchang Yulan, collector's seal lower right reading Nanchang wanshi zhencang, framed and glazed. 135cm (53in) long x 56cm (22in) wide. Sold for €504,375 (Estimate 20,000 € - 30,000 €). Photo Fabrice... [Lire la suite]