20 novembre 2022

  This winter the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds will present The Colour of Anxiety: Race, Sexuality and Disorder in Victorian Sculpture, bringing into focus sculpture exhibited and collected in Britain between 1850 and 1900, a rich yet largely overlooked body of work. The exhibition examines objects that introduced colour and new materials into the sculptural process, situating them within the context of the anxiety which often weighed upon Victorian society in the face of social change and scientific advances. In... [Lire la suite]

Lot 367. A teadust-glazed bottle vase, Mark and period of Guangxu (1875-1908). Height 13¼ in., 33.5 cm. Sold for $15,120 (Estimate $10,000 - $15,000). © Sotheby's 2022 the base with a six-character mark. Provenance: Sotheby's Paris, 9th June 2010, lot 254. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 september 2022

Lot 366. A blue-glazed cong-form vase, Mark and period of Guangxu (1875-1908). Height 11⅝ in., 29.4 cm. Sold for $8,190 (Estimate $6,000 - $8,000). © Sotheby's 2022 the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Remy le Fur & Associés, Paris, 17th December 2010, lot 207. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 september 2022

Lot 410. A celadon-glazed 'peony scroll' yenyen vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 17¼ in., 43.8 cm. Sold for $10,080 (Estimate $6,000 - $8,000). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Acquired prior to 1995. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 september 2022

Lot 374. A rare copper-red-glazed bowl, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Diameter 5⅞ in., 14.9 cm. Sold for $15,120 (Estimate $8,000 - $12,000). © Sotheby's 2022 Note: This unique vessel is exceedingly rare for its shape with a domed base terminating in a slightly convex center. Fired upside down in the kilns, the present lot is entirely covered with a lustrous copper-red glaze save for the mouth rim. Compare a Yongzheng blue-glazed covered example, but with a white-glazed base and a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 370. A copper-red-glazed dish, Mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Diameter 7¾ in., 19.2 cm. Sold for $10,080 (Estimate $6,000 - $8,000). © Sotheby's 2022 the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 september 2022

Lot 369. A copper-red-glazed bowl, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Diameter 6⅛ in., 15.6 cm. Sold for $30,240 (Estimate $5,000 - $7,000). © Sotheby's 2022 the base with a six-character seal mark reserved in a square. Provenance: Hong Kong Private Collection.  Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 september 2022

Lot 368. A teadust-glazed bottle vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Height 12½ in., 32 cm. Sold for $37,800 (Estimate $30,000 - $50,000). © Sotheby's 2022 the base with a six-character seal mark reserved in a square. Provenance: Christie's Tokyo, 15th February 1981, lot 319.  Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 september 2022

Lot 329. A silver repoussé 'lotus' box and cover, Five Dynasties-Northern Song dynasty  (907-1127). Diameter 2¼ in., 5.7 cm (2). Sold for $30,240 (Estimate $150,000 - $180,000). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Christie's London, 13th November 2001, lot 79. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 september 2022

Wuzhu coins, Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE). Bronze. Diam. (average) 2.6 cm. Collection of Shandong Provincial Museum.  In tombs of the Han dynasty, we often find either real or imitation coinage.[1] Clearly the purpose of these coins was cosmological as well as monetary.[2] Round coins with a square center hole are viewed as cosmic maps, imaging the relationship between the round heaven and the square earth, whereby the deceased could ascend to paradise. For this reason, bronze trees laden... [Lire la suite]