6 novembre 2023

Lot 48. Jan Davidsz. de Heem (Utrecht 1606-1684 Antwerpt), A pewter flagon with a small roemer hanging from its spout and a Chinese Wan-li dish with fruit on a high stone ledge, a heap of pears, apples, plums, grapes and citrus fruit on a parallel low stone ledge, signed and dated ‘J.D.Heem Fecit 1627’ (lower centre), oil on panel, 61.4 x 63.3 cm. Price Realised EUR 119,700 (Estimate EUR 40,000 - EUR 60,000). © Christies 2023 Provenance: with Frieda Hinze, Berlin, 1965.Private... [Lire la suite]

Rhinocerous Horn-Shaped Cup with Figures by a Tree, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Dehua ware (blanc de chine); glazed porcelain, 9.6 × 14 × 12.8 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Henry C. Schwab, 1941.542.

Yao Shou (Chinese, 1423-1495), Pillars of the Country, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 1494. Handscroll; ink and color on paper. Art Institute of Chicago, Buckingham Fund, 1953.281. Together with those of a riverscape, rocks, flowers, and branches of cedar and bamboo, the magpie is one of six images painted by Yao Shou along the length of this handscroll. Its portrayal represents a venerable genre of painting known as “bird-and-flower,” whose finest artists had achieved extraordinary refinement and realism by the eleventh century. Yao... [Lire la suite]

Tang Yin (Chinese, 1470-1523), Drinking at Night, Ming dynasty (1368–1644); c. 1520/23. Handscroll; ink on paper, 30.5 × 139.2 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation, 1955.761. Artist’s inscription: One year, 365 days, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, each has 90 days. Cold winter and hot summer are the most difficult time; when it gets cold as if cutting with a knife, hot as if roasting. In spring and autumn, the weather is good, but it gets lots of rain and wind. Through... [Lire la suite]

Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) Holding Lotus-Form Cup, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), 14th century. Gilt copper alloy, 25.5 × 19 × 14.2 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Guy H. Mitchell, 1926.267.

Seated Buddha Shakyamuni in Meditation with Hands in Dhyana-Mudra and with Flaming Shoulders, Eastern Wei, 534-550. Gilt bronze; Gandhara type, H. 32 x W. 24 x D. 13 cm. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop, 1943.53.80.A. This gilt-bronze sculpture depicts the historical Buddha Shakyamuni seated on a rectangular throne flanked by a pair of small lions and two donor figures. The Buddha’s hands form the dhyana mudra, a gesture of meditation; the eight triangular points emanating from... [Lire la suite]