septembre 2023

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]

Lot 653. Property from a New York private collection. A 'Dehua' figure of Guanyin, 17th-early 18th century. Height 31.2 cm. Lot sold 17,780 USD (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2023 Provenance: Collection of Carlo Maria Franzero (1892-1986), by 1948.Private Collection, acquired from the above on 8th May 1969. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 19 September 2023

Lot 653. Property from a New York private collection. A wucai 'sanduo' baluster jar, 17th century. Height 14.4 cm. Lot sold 7,620 USD (Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2023 Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London, 30th June 1967. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 19 September 2023

Lot 651. Property from a New York private collection. A rare celadon-glazed quintuple-neck conjoined vase, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Height 28 cm. Lot sold 17,780 USD (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2023 the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Collection of Victor Rienaecker (1887-1957).Sydney L. Moss, London, 25th May 1960. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 19 September 2023

Lot 647. Property from a New York private collection. A celadon-glazed conch shell-form waterpot, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Width 11.4 cm. Lot sold 7,620 USD (Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2023 the underside with an apocryphal Chenghua four-character mark. Provenance: Collection of Bernard Louis Teltscher.Sydney L. Moss, London, 23rd February 1967. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 19 September 2023 

Lot 647. Property from a New York private collection. A celadon-glazed double-gourd vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Height 32.5 cm. Lot sold 57,150 USD (Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2023 the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Collection of Victor Rienaecker (1887-1957).Sydney L. Moss, London, 25th May 1960. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 19 September 2023 

Lot 646. Property from a New York private collection. A large yellow-glazed baluster jar, 17th century. Height 26.8 cm, wood stand (2). Lot sold 17,780 USD (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2023 Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 29th January 1968. Exhibited: Art Treasures Exhibition, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 1967, cat. no. 176. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 19 September 2023 

Buddha Sakyamuni seated on a lotus throne, Sui dynasty, ca 600 AD. Gilded bronze, height 13 cm. National Gallery of Prague, Vp 1821. Small bronze votive sculptures 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 form of the statues changed with the developing Buddhist doctrine and the classic arrangement with a single figure of the seated Buddha was later... [Lire la suite]

Seated Buddha with a Flaming Nimbus, 5th Century. Bronze, gold; height 29 cm. Cast by the lost wax technique. Collection of Kinsky Palace, National Gallery of Prague, Vp 453. Buddhism came to China around the beginning of the Christian era, though the large monastery complexes in which the typically Chinese manner of depicting figures from the Buddhist canon was established were not built until the 4th and 5th centuries. The historical Shakyamuni Buddha is frequently seen as a central figure. Captured in the meditation lotus... [Lire la suite]

Mirror with four marine animals, Six Dynasties period, 3rd–5th century AD. Bronze, depth Ø 10 cm. National Gallery of Prague, Vp 717. The mirror’s physical property of reflecting images seems to be inferior to its magic and ritual roles in ancient China. A bronze mirror interred in a tomb was expected to protect the dead from evil and malignant forces and help guide his or her soul in the afterworld. Decorative motifs and inscriptions on mirrors often reflect cosmological meanings, symbols of the Heaven and Earth and other... [Lire la suite]