10 janvier 2023

Japanese Kimono from The Khalili Collection

Outer Kimono for a Young Woman (Uchikake), Japan, 1840-1870, silk, satin weave (shusu); embroidered in silk and metallic threads, 173.5 x 123 cm. Courtesy The Khalili Collection, KX 145. Kimono for a Girl (Furisode), Japan, 1920-1940, silk crepe (chirimen); stencil-printed on fabric surface (kata-yūzen), 133 x 116 cm. Courtesy The Khalili Collection, K 17.  Outer Kimono for a Woman (Uchikake), Japan, 1920-1930; silk, figured satin weave (rinzu); freehand paste-resist dyed (yūzen) and hand-painted with applied... [Lire la suite]

10 janvier 2023

Ming dynasty jades sold at Sotheby's, Monochrome, London, 2 November 2022

Lot 255. A grey and black jade 'dragon' plaque, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); Length 11.4 cm, 4½ in. Lot sold: 5,040 GBP (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. Lot 256. A set of eighteen white jade 'dragon' belt plaques, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); Width of the largest 5.6 cm, 2¼ in. Lot sold: 37,800 GBP (Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. During the Ming dynasty, only officials of the first rank were entitled to wear belts... [Lire la suite]
10 janvier 2023

A Longquan celadon gu-shaped vase, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Lot 445. A Longquan celadon gu-shaped vase, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368); h. 22.6 cm. Lot sold: 478,800 HKD (Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 HKD). © 2022 Sotheby's. Note: See a similar vase in the collection of Zhejiang Museum, illustrated in Zhu Boqian, ed., Celadon from Longquan Kilns, Taipei, 1998, pl. 150, and online at https://www.zhejiangmuseum.com/Collection/ExcellentCollection/1722zonghepingtaiexhibit/1722zonghepingtaiexhibit. A Longquan celadon gu-shaped... [Lire la suite]
10 janvier 2023

A blue-and-white ‘mandarin ducks’ waterpot, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

    Lot 322. A blue-and-white ‘mandarin ducks’ waterpot, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368); 11.8 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot sold: 75,600 HKD (Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 HKD). © 2022 Sotheby's. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 2 November 2022