9 novembre 2023

Lot 319. A rare yellow-glazed dish, Wanli six-character mark and of the period (1573-1620); 21cm diam. Sold for £6,400. © Bonhams 2023 The shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a gently everted rim, overall covered with a warm yellow glaze contrasting with the white base bearing a six-character mark within a double-circle in underglaze blue. Provenance: a Swiss private collection, and thence by descent. Note: In the Ming dynasty, yellow glazed wares, such as the present lot,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 313. A rare gilt-bronze figure of a luohan, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368); 10.3cm high. Sold for £6,400. © Bonhams 2023 The adept finely cast seated with his right leg raised to his left knee, clad in long flowing robes revealing his chest and bare right shoulder, his right arm raised holding a sphere, the shaved head with arched brows and serene expression, the reverse with two tabs, wood stand.  Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd., London (label)A French private collection. Note: Luohan, also known as Arhats... [Lire la suite]

Lot 309. A rare miniature copper-red vase, meiping, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368); 9.5cm high. Sold for £2,304. © Bonhams 2023 The body well-potted with rounded shoulder and a tapering baluster body on a gently flaring foot, decorated with branches of bamboo under a band of classic scrolls encircling the neck, covered in a soft, white glaze displaying a bluish tinge save from the foot and base which are burnt orange.  Note: Notable for the freely-applied strokes of copper on a bluish-tinged glaze, this... [Lire la suite]