26 février 2023

 Lot 822. A carved walnut figure of a luohan, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm.) high, fitted composite stand. Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000. Price realised USD 15,120. © Christie's 2023 The luohan is shown seated in dhyanasana and wearing long robes gathered over one shoulder with a ring clasp and falling in pleated folds over the legs. The face is set in a contemplative gaze with heavily lidded eyes. The dark brown wood has an attractive... [Lire la suite]

Lot 822. A pair of polychrome and gilt-decorated stucco figures of luohan, Yuan-Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century; Each: 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm.) high, composite stands. Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000. Unsold. © Christie's 2023 Each luohan is shown seated in three-quarters profile on a rocky base and wearing layered robes painted in red, green, black and white with gilt borders. The faces are detailed in black and red pigment and the heads are encircled by red-painted wire halos. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 821. A large red sandstone head of Vairocana, Song dynasty (960-1279); 24 in. (60.1 cm.) high, composite stand. Estimate USD 18,000 – USD 20,000. Price realised USD 37,800. © Christie's 2023 The full face is carved with a small mouth and hooded eyes below gracefully curved brows. The hair is delineated with rows of tight curls and is surmounted by a crown carved in relief with three figures representing the Buddhas of the past, present and future, each seated on a lotus throne. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 820. An inscribed and dated red sandstone Buddhist stele, Northern Wei dynasty (AD 386-534), dated by inscription to AD 500; 10 1/4 in. (26 cm.) high. Estimate USD 5,000 – USD 7,000. Price realised USD 13,860. © Christie's 2023 The main side of the stele is carved in high relief with a figure of Buddha shown seated in dhyanasana and right hand held open in abhaya mudra. The adjacent sides are carved in more shallow relief, with one showing the Buddha standing between... [Lire la suite]

Lot 819. A silvery-bronze square mirror, Song-Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century; 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.) square, cloth box. Estimate USD 7,000 – USD 9,000. Price realised USD 32,760. © Christie's 2023 One side is cast with a scholar playing the flute opposite a seated tiger holding a wine cup, with a gourd-shaped wine jar between them, all below a five-character inscription reading jie shi ming ru jing (the regional military governor is honorable and incorruptable). The reverse is plain and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 818. A bronze octafoil mirror, Song dynasty (960-1279); 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam., composite stand. Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000. Price realised USD 11,340. © Christie's 2023 The mirror is cast with a central knob and a scene of Bodhidharma standing on a reed while navigating wind-blown waves and holding his hat, opposite a temple which emerges from a water spout that rises from a dragon’s mouth, all enclosed by the barbed and lobed edge. The reverse is plain and the silvery-grey surface has... [Lire la suite]

Lot 817. A very rare gold cup with chase decoration, Song dynasty (960-1279); 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) wide, cloth box. Estimate USD 200,000 – USD 300,000. Price realised USD 428,400.  © Christie's 2023 The shallow cup is of slightly irregular, circular form, and is finely chased in the center of the interior with a delicate leafy spray bearing a lotus bud and two lotus flowers. The rim of the cup is set on one side with a flat, crescent-shaped, lobed flange chased with a single... [Lire la suite]

HONG KONG.- The Hong Kong Palace Museum, Hong Kong’s new cultural landmark in the West Kowloon Cultural District, unveiled “Radiance: Ancient Gold from the Hong Kong Palace Museum Collection and the Mengdiexuan Collection”, the first special exhibition curated from the Museum’s own permanent collection. The exhibition offers an incredible display of 220 sets of ancient gold artefacts, with the oldest dating back to the 18th century BCE. The majority of items on display are specially selected from a donation made to the HKPM by... [Lire la suite]