3 décembre 2022

Lot 13. A bronze food vessel, gui, Western Zhou Dynasty (1050-771 BC); 14.3cm (5 3/4in) high; 24.5cm (9 1/2in) wide. (2). Sold for HKD 255,000 (Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The rounded body raised on a hollow pedestal foot terminating in a straight footrim, cast below the gently everted rim with a border filled with fire and four-petal leaves patterns bisected by animal-masks in high relief on two sides, interrupted on the other sides by two loop... [Lire la suite]

        Lot 7. A blue and sancai-glazed 'mask' pillow, Tang Dynasty (618-907); 12.3cm (4 7/8in) wide. (2). Sold for HKD 204,000  (Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Of rectangular section, the slightly concave top with an impressed design of a leonine earth spirit, qi, mask and two borders of the four-petalled mallow flowers on the sides, all resist-glazed in blue, cream and amber on a green ground flanked by amber and cream borders, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 151. A jade ceremonial blade, Neolithic period; 26.1 by 5.3 cm. Lot sold: 277,200 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the blade with a straight upper edge, the short sides with soft rounded ends and sloping towards a gently curved cutting edge, bevelled on both sides, drilled with two oblong perforations along the upper edge, the softly polished stone of a dark mottled olive-green tone. Provenance: Collection of A.W. Bahr (1877-1959), Weybridge.R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 150. A yellow and russet jade 'tiger' tally, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 4.6 by 3.5 by 1.8 cm. Lot sold: 138,600 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 worked in the shape of a crouching mythical beast, the tail and mane finely incised, the reverse incised with archaistic scrolls surrounding a raised flange inscribed with the characters jian an ('health and tranquility'), the stone of a rich yellow colour with attractive russet inclusions. Provenance: Christie's... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 149. A jade 'animal mask' pendant, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); 4.1 by 4.6 cm. Lot sold: 201,600 HKD (Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the flat plaque intricately incised on both sides with a complex design, centred with an outline of a shield suggesting an archer's ring (she), between an elaborate animal mask with prominent horns, large eyes with striated brows, and a stylised bird in profile, the translucent jade of a pale celadon tone with russet streaks. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 148. Shi Lu (1919-1982), Roses, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, signed, inscribed, with 1 seal of the artist; 122 x 47.8 cm 48 x 18¾ in. Lot sold: 6,048,000 HKD (Estimate: 1,200,000 - 2,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Inscription: Red roses under bright moonlight embody the implicit beauty of Spring.Shi Lu [painted this] to be admired by the venerables. Provenance: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Fine Modern Chinese Paintings, 25 November 1987, lot 12. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 147. Cheng Shifa (1921-2007), Blooming Flowers, ink and colour on paper, framed  signed, dated 1960, inscribed, with 3 seals of the artist; 101 x 66.5 cm 39¾ x 26⅛ in. Lot sold: 3,024,000 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Inscription: On a summer day of jiwei year, I found this hollyhocks painting in an old bamboo chest, which I painted in gengzi year. Twenty years have passed since then, and this painting was executed when I first entered a new phase of stylistic... [Lire la suite]

Lot 146. A pair of marble-inset huanghuali fluted stools, 17th-18th century; h. 41.5 cm. Lot sold: 1,134,000 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 each of barrel-form with twenty elegant lobed ribs, the top inset with a circular marble panel, all raised on five short feet. Provenance: R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 21st December 1987. Note: In form, the present pair of fluted stools draws inspiration from nature. The gracefully lobed seats are enhanced by... [Lire la suite]

Figure of Daoist Immortal He Xiangu (detail), 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Boxwood with colored ivory base; overall: 13.5 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1976.60 CLEVELAND - Objects in miniature have mesmerized people of all cultures throughout the ages. The CMA’s Chinese collection has an extraordinarily large number of high-quality small-scale objects and miniatures from various dynasties. This exhibition focuses on China and explores the role... [Lire la suite]