Chine, Art contemporain

Peng Wei (Chinese, born 1974). Landscape of Mount Putuo, 2007. Ink and colors on silk, 57 7/8 x 82 11/16 in. (147 x 210 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Roscoe C.E. Brown, Dr. Martin E. Frankel, Mr. and Mrs. Maxime L. Hermanos, and Chi Tiew-lui, by exchange, 2014.55. © Peng Wei. Peng Wei has painted a ghostly image of a Buddhist pilgrimage site within the unconventional frame of an ancient robe of an elite Han Chinese woman. The painting, swept with images both religious and secular, visually transports us on a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3301. A gold bowl with a dragon handle, yi, Song dynasty (960-1279). W 12.1cm 95g. Sold for HKD 144,000 (Estimate 120,000 - 180,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022. Provenance: An American private collection. Literature : Michael C. Teller IV, Royal Chinese Treasures: Tang and Song Dynasties, Willamsburg, Virginia, 1991, p. 40-41, pl.20. Poly Auction. Colours Beyond Landscapes: Important Chinese Art including European and American Collections, Hong Kong, 14 July 2022

Lot 47: Guanyin, Chine, Fujian, Dehua, Dynastie Qing, ca 18° siècle. Porcelaine monochrome « blanc de Chine », H. 45,5 cm. Est: €2,500 - €3,500. Sold: 6 500 €. Courtesy Cornette de Saint Cyr. La divinité est traditionnellement représentée parée, se tenant les mains, debout sur un nuage. Restaurations visibles aux mains. Provenance : Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes (Paris) (Inv.17182 Acquise à Londres en 1956). Cornette de Saint-Cyr, Collections de la Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes (1ère vente).... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5118. Hong Lei (B.1960), Taihu Rock (set of four); each signed in English, dated 2006, numbered 2/25 and marked with two artist's seals. Executed in 2006, these works are number 2 from an edition of 25; inkjet printing on Chinese rice paper. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 HKD. Sold for 32,500 HKD (3,845 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. i. image: 72.3 by 50 cm.   28½ by 19⅝ in.; sheet: 89 by 59 cm.   35¼ by 23¼... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5084. Cai Xiaosong (B.1964), Admiring Rock 1/16, signed and titled in Chinese and dated 2011.10 on the backing board, ink on silk laid on paper, overall: 75 by 141.2 cm. 29½ by 55⅝ in. Estimate 80,000 — 160,000 HKD. Sold for 100,000 HKD (16,269 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist). Sotheby's. EYE/EAST, Hong Kong, 22 May 2020

Lot 3695. Peng Kanglong (B.1962), Verdure Traces No.1; signed Kanglong, ink and color on paper, framed, 78 by 145 cm., 30 2/3  by 57 in. Executed in 2013. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot sold 300,000  HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Michael Hemsley collection. Sotheby's. Contemporary Literati — A Gathering, Hong Kong, 07  april 2014

Lot 3690. Xu Lei (B. 1963), Untitled, signed Xulei Zhitu ('painted by Xu Lei'), ink and color on paper, framed, 64 by 84 cm., 25 1/8  by 33 in. Executed in 2008. Estimate 800,000 — 1,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,840,000 HKD . Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in 2008.Sotheby's. Contemporary Literati — A Gathering, Hong Kong, 07  april 2014 

Lot 3687. Master of the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat (B. 1943), Into the Void, title panel: signed the Master of the Water Pine and Stone Retreat, titled, dated Spring of 2013, inscribed, and with six seals of the artists in total, ink on cotton paper, handscroll, title panel: 12.5 by 42 cm., 5 by 16 1/2  in. middle panel: 12.5 by 68 cm., 5 by 26 2/3  in. colophon: 12.5 by 44 cm., 5 by 17 1/3  in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3685. Liu Dan (B. 1953), Untitled Poppy flower, signed Liu Dan, with one seal of the artist, ink on paper, framed, 107.5 by 77.5 cm., 42 1/4  by 30 1/2  in. Executed in 2000. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,960,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance:  Acquired from the Chinese Porcelain Company in March, 2000. Sotheby's. Contemporary Literati — A Gathering, Hong Kong, 07  april 2014

Lot 3672. Master of the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat. Only snow visits in the winter,signed the Master of the Water Pine and Stone Retreat, titled on the front and the reverse, dated winter 2012, inscribed and with seven seals of the artist;ink on cloud-dragon paper, 95.5 by 420 cm., 37 1/2  by 165 1/3  in. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 HKD. Lot sold 237,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Note: Artist's inscription: Ancient pines cling to snow-clad peaks; the moon shines on... [Lire la suite]