28 juin 2020
Success for the Asian Art sale with €7,1 million at Christie's Paris
Lot 93. Provenant d'une collection privée allemande. Qi Baishi (1863-1957), Pivoines, Inscrit, signé, et avec un cachet de l’artiste. Rouleau, monté et encadré, encre et couleur sur papier. Dimensions: 51 x 31,5 cm. (20 ⅛ x 12 ⅜ in.). Estimate EUR 30,000 - EUR 50,000 (USD 33,927 - USD 56,545). Price realised: €778,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
PARIS - The top lot of the sale was a scroll by Qi Baishi depicting Peonies which sold for €778,000 against a pre-sale estimate of... [Lire la suite]21 juin 2020
My Chinese Art personnal choice in Catawiki Prestige Asian Art Auction - Curated with Alain R. Truong
Lot 38317259. A porcelain ink rest and paper weight in the form of a miniature album from the Qing dynasty, China, 18th century, 1.9×5.4×3.6 cm, estimate € 2,000 - € 3,000.
https://www.catawiki.com/l/38277373-paper-weight-porcelain-a-porcelain-ink-rest-and-paper-weight-in-the-form-of-a-miniature-album-from-the-qing-dynasty-china-18th-century
Lot 38284821. A ‘Duan’ stone scholar’s studio amongst mountains brushrest from the Qing dynasty, China, 19th century, 6×3.8×17.5 cm, estimate € 2,000 - € 2,500.
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Fibule en cuivre et argent repoussé incrusté de turquoise, Dynastie Song (960-1279)
Lot 106. Fibule en cuivre et argent repoussé incrusté de turquoise, Dynastie Song (960-1279). Longueur: 19 cm. (7 ½ in.). Estimate EUR 10,000 - EUR 15,000 (USD 11,323 - USD 16,985). © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
Elle représente deux poissons accolés. Les écailles finement ciselées, les yeux incrustés de turquoise.
Provenance: Previously in the collection of M. Emile Vignier, brother of M. Charles Vignier (1863-1934), dealer and expert in Asian art.
Literature: Revue des Arts Asiatiques,... [Lire la suite]13 juin 2020
Plateau en ivoire partiellement teinté, Dynastie Qing, XVIIIème siècle
Lot 6. Plateau en ivoire partiellement teinté, Dynastie Qing, XVIIIème siècle. Longueur : 18,5 cm. (7 ¼ in.) ; largeur: 13 cm. (5 1/8 in.). Estimate EUR 5,000 - EUR 7,000 (USD 5,686 - USD 7,961). © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
Sa forme évoque celle du citron digité sur sa tige noueuse ajourée formant l'anse, parcourue de boutons, fleurs et têtes de ruyi, une chauve-souris rouge se pose délicatement ; petits accidents.
Note: See an ivory tray illustrated in Spink & Son, Ivories of... [Lire la suite]11 juin 2020
Les Arts d'Asie à l'honneur le 23 juin 2020 chez Christie's Paris
© Christie's Image Ltd 2020
Paris – Le 23 juin prochain, Christie's Paris aura le plaisir de présenter sa vente d’Art d’Asie composée de 223 lots, des œuvres d'art d'une provenance et d'une qualité exceptionnelles sélectionnées avec soin par le département Art d’Asie. L’estimation globale est comprise entre 3 millions et 4,500,000 millions d’euros.
Parmi les pièces phares de la vente, mentionnons une rare et importante statue de Marichi en bronze doré d’une taille remarquable datant de l’époque de l’empereur Kangxi... [Lire la suite]08 juin 2020
Two gold mask-form fittings, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BC)
Lot 3191. Two gold mask-form fittings, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BC); 1 7/8 and 1 in. (4.8 and 2.5 cm.) wide, 19 g. Estimate $10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised $12,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015.
The fittings are of different size and shape, and each is cast in the shape of a stylized taotie mask, box.
Provenance: Acquired in New York in 1982.
Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 15 - 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza08 juin 2020
A set of four miniature gold mask-form handles, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BC)
Lot 3190. A set of four miniature gold mask-form handles, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BC); ¾ in. (2 cm.) long, 17 g. Estimate $10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised $30,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015.
Each is cast in the form of a stylized bull-like mask with two horns and rounded eyes, and suspends a loose ring, box.
Provenance: Acquired in New York in 1982.
Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 15 - 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza08 juin 2020
A pair of gold mask-form fittings, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BC)
Lot 3189. A pair of gold mask-form fittings, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BC); 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) wide, 59 g. Estimate $10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised $32,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015.
The trumpet-shaped neck is undecorated while the middle section, which is set between double bow-string borders, is flat-cast with taotie masks formed by pairs of downward-facing birds with prominent pupils and quills stacked below the coiled tail. Four birds of similar type, all shown... [Lire la suite]04 juin 2020
A Chinese soapstone carving, 18th century
Lot 54. A Chinese soapstone carving, 18th century; 9.5cm high. Sold for £5,000. © 2020 Sworders.
of a luohan wearing a long robe with cloud and wave borders, seated on a rock with his right hand resting on the right knee, his left hand holding a hoop teasing a Buddhist lion by his feet, with 'Stodel Amsterdam C4' label.
Provenance: Acquired from Jacques Aalderink, Amsterdam, in the 1930s.
Sworders. Asian Art - Live Online, 28 may 202025 mai 2020
A set of four kingfisher-feather and ivory embellished panels, Late Qing Dynasty
Lot 276. A set of four kingfisher-feather and ivory embellished panels, Late Qing Dynasty. Each 44cm (17 3/8in) wide x 62.5cm (24 5/8in) high. Estimate £ 6,000-10,000. Sold for £ 22,500 (€ 25,135). Photo: Bonhams.
Each composed of kingfisher-lined and painted enamel appliqués sewn onto a black velvet ground, depicting scenes of officials and elegant ladies conversing in a luxuriant fenced garden overlooking a lake, the faces and hands of the figures carved out of ivory, some architectural... [Lire la suite]