19 septembre 2023
Han dynasty Bronze to be sold at Sotheby's New York, 19 September 2023
Lot 221. An inscribed bronze 'phoenix' mirror, Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25-220). Diameter 12.8 cm. Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold 3,810 USD. © Sotheby's 2023
with a four-character inscription reading jun yi gao guan (wish you achieve success and prosperity).
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. H.8.13.Sotheby's New York, 22nd March 2022, lot 108.
Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection. Wou... [Lire la suite]19 septembre 2023
Archaic Jade from Han dynasty to be sold at Sotheby's New York, 19 September 2023
Lot 208. Property from a distinguish private collection. An archaic white jade 'phoenix' pendant (Xi), Western Han dynasty (206 BC-9 AD). Length 10.2 cm. Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 USD. Lot sold 31,750 USD. © Sotheby's 2023
Provenance: Acquired prior to 2000.
Note: Compare a closely related pair of pendants excavated in Dabaotai, Fengtai district, Beijing, now housed in the Dabaotai Museum of Western Han Tombs, Beijing, illustrated in Gu Fang, Zhongguo chutu yuqi quanji... [Lire la suite]