05 mars 2023
Northern Song dynasty's Cizhou ware to be sold at Christie's. J. J. Lally& Co., New York, 23.03.2023
Lot 834. A large Cizhou vase, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 15 3/4 in. (40 cm.) high, cloth box. Estimate USD 30,000 – USD 50,000. Price Realised 60,480 USD. © Christie's 2023
The vase has a round body that tapers to the splayed foot, and a tall slender neck rising to the wide, flaring dish-shaped mouth. It is covered with a creamy white slip under a clear glaze suffused with fine crackle, with some areas stained a pale reddish tone opposite a double-stranded arching handle. The ewer is... [Lire la suite]05 mars 2023
A russet-splashed black-glazed dish, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Lot 843. A russet-splashed black-glazed dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) diam., cloth box. Estimate USD 15,000 – USD 25,000. Price Realised 16,380 USD © Christie's 2023
The dish has a flat everted rim and is covered with a lustrous blackish-brown glaze liberally splashed in rust-brown tones with silvery iridescence, and ends in an irregular line on the reverse.
Provenance: J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 3539.
Note: A similar dish with russet splashes, of... [Lire la suite]05 mars 2023
A Yaozhou persimmon-glazed conical bowl, Northern Song dynasty, 11th-12th century
Lot 842. A Yaozhou persimmon-glazed conical bowl, Northern Song dynasty, 11th-12th century; 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) diam., silk pouch and cover, Japanese wood box. Estimate USD 60,000 – USD 80,000. Unsold. © Christie's 2023
The conical bowl is covered overall with a rich persimmon-brown glaze that ends neatly above the foot.
Provenance: George de Menasce (1891-1967) Collection, London, no. 258.Spink & Son, London.Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo.Private Japanese collection.Song: A... [Lire la suite]