4 décembre 2022

Lot 157. A yellowish-celadon jade 'twin-bird' pendant, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-221 BC); 4.3 by 4.5 cm. Lot sold: 403,200 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the flat plaque with a slightly convex surface, carved on both sides in the form of two confronted birds in an upright position, the birds depicted with stylised blade-shape wings, detailed with incised pupils and scrolling motifs to the bodies, vertically perforated at the centre where the beaks, chests and talons... [Lire la suite]

Lot 156. A yellow jade 'bird and flowers' pomander and cover, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 4.8 by 7cm. Lot sold: 756,000 HKD (Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 fashioned in the form of a silk purse with gathered pleats, carved in low relief on one side with a bird in a lotus pond, the other side adorned with sprigs of aster flowers, the neck set with two small apertures for attachment, the smoothly polished stone of a yellowish-celadon tone with russet patches... [Lire la suite]

Lot 155. An archaic copper-inlaid bronze wine vessel, bianhu, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); h. 31.1 cm, w. 31 cm. Lot sold: 945,000 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the flattened oval body raised on a spreading rectangular foot, each side crisply cast in low relief with nineteen panels arranged in five rows and divided by raised borders inlaid with copper sheet, each panel enclosing a dense pattern of interlocking dragons, the shoulder cast... [Lire la suite]

Lot 154. An inscribed bronze spearhead, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, Bashu culture; 30 cm. Lot sold: 138,600 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the elongated leaf-shaped blade set on a slightly flared and hollow shaft, one side cast with a pacing tiger with a striped pelt shown in profile, the other side with an insect with patterned wings, detailed with a jar within an arc above and an arm below, the hollow shaft flanked by two long wavy... [Lire la suite]

Lot 153. A huanghuali waisted corner-leg table, Late Ming dynasty; 164.5 by 53.5 by h. 81.3 cm. Lot sold: 8,820,000 HKD (Estimate: 3,000,000 - 5,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 of high rectangular form, the top of standard mitre, mortise and tenon construction, the single board floating panel framed within double-reeded edges simulating bamboo, resting atop a straight recessed waist, sturdily supported by four cylindrical corner legs joint by humpback stretchers. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 152. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, gu, Shang dynasty (c. 1500-1050 BC); h. 29.7 cm. Lot sold: 882,000 HKD (Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 of slender waisted form supported on a tall footring, cast around the mid-section and splayed foot with pairs of zoomorphic masks centred by notched flanges against a leiwen ground, the registers divided by double bowstrings with two cruciform motifs, all below a tall trumpet neck decorated with a... [Lire la suite]

 Face Mask, 20th century. Probably Ubi; Côte d’Ivoire. Private collection, Belgium. Photo by Hughes Dubois CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago is presenting The Language of Beauty in African Art, an exhibition of more than 250 artworks from dozens of distinct cultures across the African continent. Unlike previous exhibitions that have been guided by Western aesthetic standards, The Language of Beauty in African Art seeks to elevate the local indigenous perspectives on beauty and ugliness of the artworks’... [Lire la suite]