25 septembre 2023

Lot 1052. Property from a Private North American Collection. A rare and massive sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 86cm high. Price realised USD 94,500 (Estimate USD 100,000 – USD 150,000) © Christie's 2023 Provenance: Henry R. Luce (1898-1967) Collection, New York, acquired in Asia in the 1930s.Henry Luce III (1925-2005) Collection, New York, 1967, and thence by descent within the family.Property from the Collection of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1051. From the Collection of Dr. Julius and Joan Jacobson. A large sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 58.5 cm high. Price realised USD 22,680 (Estimate USD 8,000 – USD 12,000) © Christie's 2023 Provenance: T. Y. King & Sons Ltd., Hong Kong, 4 May 1984. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 21 sept. & 22 sept. 2023 

Lot 1050. From the Collection of Dr. Julius and Joan Jacobson. A pair of painted pottery figures of attendants, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220); 40 cm high. Price realised USD 16,380 (Estimate USD 6,000 – USD 8,000) © Christie's 2023 Provenance: One figure: In London by 1998.Roger Keverne, London, 2001. Note: The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C198q91 is consistent with the dating of one figure. Christie's. Important Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Seated Maitreya, Northern Wei dynasty, dated 512. Marble, height 40,3 cm. National Gallery of Prague Vp 3176. Small votive sculptures made of bronze or stone were predominantly made for use in home shrines and facilitated the spread of Buddhist iconography throughout the Chinese territory. In the beginning, they mostly portrayed the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. However, the identity of the statues changed with the developing Buddhist doctrine throughout the 5th and 6th centuries. In this period, the popularity of... [Lire la suite]