04 janvier 2023
Brush Rest, China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Brush Rest, China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Glazed stoneware, Guan ware. Diameter: 2.8 x 7.6 cm; Overall: 6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1957.42.
There are twelve "hills" on this mountain-shaped brush rest.
In China, access to political power was granted to those who passed the civil service examinations, a system that offered official service only at a high level of education. Chinese literati-officials, whose daily routine involved administrative work in an office, enjoyed precious... [Lire la suite]04 janvier 2023
One Hundred Children at Play, tradition of Su Hanchen, tradition of Wang Juzhen, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
One Hundred Children at Play, tradition of Su Hanchen (Chinese, active c. 1101–1125), tradition of Wang Juzhen (Chinese), China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album leaf; ink and color on silk. Image: 28.7 x 31.2 cm; with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1961.261.04 janvier 2023
Standing Guanyin, China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Standing Guanyin, China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Wood with traces of gesso, polychromy and gilding, 162.9 x 55.9 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1980.80.04 janvier 2023
Landscape with Figures, China, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Landscape with Figures, China, Song dynasty (960-1279). Album leaf, ink and color on silk, 25.7 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.702.04 janvier 2023
A pair of gold makara earrings, Liao dynasty
Lot 544. A pair of gold makara earrings, Liao dynasty (907-1125); l. 5.2 cm and 5.5 cm; weight 16.8g and 18.4g. Lot sold: 69,300 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - 40,000 HKD). © 2022 Sotheby's.
Provenance: The Sze Yuan Tang Collection.
Sotheby's. China/5000 Years, Hong Kong, 25 November 202204 janvier 2023
A white and russet jade figure of two deers, Liao dynasty
Lot 479. A white and russet jade figure of two deers, Liao dynasty (907-1125); l. 5.8 cm. Lot sold: 35,280 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © 2022 Sotheby's.
Sotheby's. China/5000 Years, Hong Kong, 25 November 202204 janvier 2023
Liao dynasty ceramics sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 November 2022
Lot 405. An amber-glazed cup, Liao dynasty (907-1125); d. 8.1 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot sold: 32,760 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © 2022 Sotheby's.
Provenance: Kunryudo Co. Ltd, Tokyo, by repute.Kochukyo Co. Ltd, Tokyo.Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo.
Lot 418. A moulded green-glazed pottery dish, Liao dynasty (907-1125); d. 14.7 cm. Lot sold: 32,760 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © 2022 Sotheby's.
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