10 décembre 2022
A jade staff finial, Neolithic period
Lot 184. A jade staff finial, Neolithic period; 13.3 cm. Lot sold: 239,400 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022
the finial with a shaft of oval section, marked with two raised ridges and surmounted by a semicircular head.
Provenance: Pin Chen Tang, Hong Kong, 18th May 1988.
Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl. 10:28.
Exhibited: British Museum, London, on loan, 1995.
Note: A similar... [Lire la suite]10 décembre 2022
A bronze 'animal masks' spearhead, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC)
Lot 183. A bronze 'animal masks' spearhead, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); 19.1 cm. Lot sold: 176,400 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022
the elaborate haft surmounted by stylized masks cast in relief and covered in dense geometric designs, set with a small loop on one side and the remains of another loop on the other side, the short and broad blade rendered with a central ridge flanked by two sunken channels, each channel cast with... [Lire la suite]10 décembre 2022
An Ordos gilt-bronze 'winged horse' plaque, North China or Inner Mongolia, 2nd century BC
Lot 182. An Ordos gilt-bronze 'winged horse' plaque, North China or Inner Mongolia, 2nd century BC; 10.2 by 4.8 by 0.6 cm. Lot sold: 239,400 HKD (Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022
of rectangular form, depicted with two confronting winged horses below a row of interlinked camel heads in two groups of four, all framed within double rope-twist borders, with a small aperture on the left side, the reverse set with a vertical attachment loop.
Provenance: P.C.... [Lire la suite]10 décembre 2022
A rare inscribed gilt-bronze figure of Avalokitesvara, Sui dynasty (581-618)
Lot 41. A rare inscribed gilt-bronze figure of Avalokitesvara, Sui dynasty (581-618); 17cm (6 3/4in) high. (4). Sold for HKD 985,800 (Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022
The slender bodhisattva shown seated with both legs pendent and resting on a waisted lotus pedestal further raised on a faceted lotus throne centred by a cintamani, with a pearl held in the right hand, the left hand resting atop the knee in varada mudra, the face cast with a... [Lire la suite]10 décembre 2022
A rare and massive famille rose charger, Chuxiugong four-character seal mark, Late Qing Dynasty
Lot 60. A rare and massive famille rose charger, Chuxiugong four-character seal mark, Late Qing Dynasty; 47.8cm (18 7/8in) diam. (2). Sold for HKD 444,000 (Estimate HKD 250,000 - HKD 300,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022
With rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, the interior finely enamelled with a central flower bouquet accompanied by overhanging leafy flowers flowing in the air, all enamelled in delicate pastel shades, the rim gilt and border with key-fret... [Lire la suite]10 décembre 2022
A doucai 'phoenix and lotus' saucer dish, Jiaqing seal mark and of the period (1796-1820)
Lot 51. A doucai 'phoenix and lotus' saucer dish, Jiaqing seal mark and of the period (1796-1820); 19cm (7 5/8in) diam. (2). Sold for HKD 114,750 (Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 80,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022
Finely potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a straight foot to an everted rim, decorated on the interior with three archaistic phoenix encircling an Indian lotus spray, all within a double-line border repeated at the rim, the exterior painted and enamelled with four Indian... [Lire la suite]10 décembre 2022
An imperial polychrome lacquer carved 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Wanli mark cyclically dated Yiwei year, corresponding to 1595,
Lot 27. An imperial polychrome lacquer carved 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Wanli mark cyclically dated Yiwei year, corresponding to 1595, and of the period; 20.9cm (8 1/4in) diam. (2). Sold for HKD 2,271,000 (Estimate HKD 1,800,000- HKD 2,000,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022
The shallow dish superbly carved on the interior through the cinnabar red top layer to the yellow and black layers with a large central medallion depicting a pair of powerful dragon and phoenix, one ascending, one descending... [Lire la suite]10 décembre 2022
A fine and rare famille rose blue-ground 'Medallion' vase, Qianlong blue-enamel four-character mark, Republic Period
Lot 39. A fine and rare famille rose blue-ground 'Medallion' vase, Qianlong blue-enamel four-character mark, Republic Period (1912-1949); 31cm (12 1/4in) high. (2). Sold for HKD 948,000 (Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 1,800,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022
Of tall baluster form with flared mouth and a slightly splayed foot, decorated to the body with two gilt medallion on blue ground, on one side depicting the two Daoist immortals He Xiangu riding in a boat... [Lire la suite]10 décembre 2022
A doucai 'Sanduo' bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (1723-1735)
Lot 28. A doucai 'Sanduo' bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (1723-1735); 16.2cm (6 3/8in) diam. (2). Sold for HKD 784,200 (Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022
Well potted with deep rounded sides rising from a gently tapered foot to a flared rim, the exterior finely painted in bright enamels within an underglaze-blue outline, depicting three detached branches of flowering and fruiting sanduo including pomegranate, finger citron and lychee, the... [Lire la suite]10 décembre 2022
A superb and rare imperial Beijing enamel circular dish, Kangxi red enamel yuzhi four-character mark and of the period
Lot 27. A superb and rare imperial Beijing enamel circular dish, Kangxi red enamel yuzhi four-character mark and of the period (1662-1722); 9.5cm (3 3/4in) diam. (2). Sold for HKD 885,000 (Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022
Of shallow circular form with a slightly convex centre on a short foot, exquisitely painted with a pair of butterflies flying amidst stylised floral scrolls on yellow ground, the exterior with a band of continuous foliate branches on a brown ground,... [Lire la suite]