17 novembre 2022

  Lot 65. A sandstone figure of a kneeling Dikpalaka, Cambodia, Baphuon style, 11th century; 35.5cm (14in) high. (2). Sold for €24,225 (Estimate € 15,000-20,000). Photo Fabrice Gousset. Characteristic of Baphuon period the hair is arranged in a rounded sphere of braids and a conforming topknot secured by a string of rudraksha beads. His face with delicate features and fleshy bifid lower lip. He kneels upon a lotus platform wearing a pleated sampot with a fish-tail tie at the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 63. A sandstone head of Avalokiteshvara, Cambodia, Baphuon style, 11th century; 14.5cm (5 3/4in) high. (2). Sold for €24,225 (Estimate € 5,000-8,000). Photo Fabrice Gousset. This sensitively modelled head of the bodhisattva of compassion is identified by a small representation of Amitabha carved at the top of his head. His hair is defined by thin braids that converge to the tall jatamukuta arranged with cascade of braids and five loops around the small adi-Buddha. The eyes are defined by... [Lire la suite]

Belt-hook with auspicious symbol, Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE). Bronze. L. (belt-hook) 6.2 cm, L. (seal) 1.5 cm. Seal legend: chang shou. Collection of Shandong Provincial Museum. This bronze belt-hook is in the shape of an animal, perhaps a dragon. Its small head, cast with indentations to indicate the eyes, forms the hook, while its body forms a raised arc with a rounded end. Garment hooks of this shape are well known from the Eastern Zhou dynasty onward. They are often found in precious materials... [Lire la suite]

Covered ding vessel, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE). Lacquered gray clay. H. 19.2 cm, W. 26.3 cm. Excavated 1972, Tomb M4, Yinqueshan, Linyi County. Collection of Shandong Provincial Museum. Similar in form to the inscribed bronze covered ding (cat. no. 4), this gray clay version has a squat spherical body, three short cabriole legs, two solid square handles, and three solid comma-shaped handles or feet perched on the cover. While the body of the ding was wheel thrown, the... [Lire la suite]

Covered Qi da guan ding vessel, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE). Cast bronze; H. 19 cm. Seven-character inscription: Qi da guan Xu Nan Gong ding. Excavated 1999, Luozhuang, Zhangqiu County. Collection of the Jinan Municipal Museum. This covered ding vessel has a beautifully balanced form. Its flattened spherical body rests on three cabriole legs and is flanked by L-shaped handles attached below the rim; three rings adorn the cover.[1] This shape is characteristic... [Lire la suite]

Gong Kai 龔開 (1222–1307), Noble Horse (Jungutu), Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), handscroll, ink on paper, Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Abe Collection CINCINNATI, OH.- An artwork that was part of the Qing dynasty’s (1644–1911) imperial collection in China will take a rare trip from its current home in Japan to the Cincinnati Art Museum.The Noble Horse, a handscroll work painted by the government official and painter Gong Kai (1222–1307) during the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), will be featured during the second half of the... [Lire la suite]

Paris – In Paris on 14 December Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr is presenting, for the first time, a sale entitled La Modernité Vietnamienne under the direction of Joan Yip. Blending Vietnamese and French traditions, the sale explore not only the Golden Age of Vietnamese art (1930-1945) but also the earlier and post-war period with paintings by Vietnamese artists such as Lê Phổ, Nguyễn Phan Chánh, Hoàng Tích Chù, Diệp Minh Châu, and French artists who have lived in Vietnam such as Henri Mège or... [Lire la suite]

The Fancy Vivid Pink Diamond Ring, 13.15 carat VVS1 clarity, potentially Internally Flawless. Estimate: US $25,000,000 - 35,000,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2022. NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s presents one of the finest fancy vivid pink emerald-cut diamonds ever to be offered at auction which will be part of the Magnificent Jewels sale on 6 December, at Rockefeller Center during Luxury Week. The Fancy Vivid Pink Diamond Ring (estimate: US $25,000,000 - 35,000,000) is set with an impressive 13.15 carat VVS1 clarity,... [Lire la suite]