Chine, Blue & White Porcelains

Stem Cup with Design of Four Ladies in Garden Landscapes, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Chenghua period (1465–1487) or Hongzhi period (1487–1505). Jingdezhen ware; porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration; 11.4 x 15.4 cm. William K. Bixby Trust for Asian Art. Saint Louis Art Museum, 1731:1981

Stem Bowl with Design of Flowering Branches of Tree Peony, Pomegranate, Chrysanthemum, and Camellia, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1426–1435). Jingdezhen ware; porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration; 18.7 x 15.6 cm. Spink Asian Art Collection, Bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink, Saint Louis Art Museum, 69:2014.

Lot 5. A large blue and white and copper-red 'Huansha ji' saucer dish, Chenghua six-character mark, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 35.5cm diam. Sold for £44,800. © Bonhams 2001-2023 Finely painted with a single lady clad in long flowing robes, the skirt with cloud-pattern in copper-red, her long sleeves and scarves trailing in the air, with high chignon bun above serene face gazing at a calligraphic inscription to the left with leaf and seal reading Mu shi ju, all supported on a... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 4. A blue and white and copper-red 'Master of the Rocks' saucer dish, Early Kangxi period (1662-1722); 33cm diam. Sold for £23,040. © Bonhams 2001-2023 Potted with deep rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, supported on a channelled foot, meticulously painted in vibrant tones of cobalt-blue with a rocky cliff on the left leading to a hut and gnarled wutong trees issuing copper-red leaves, the mountain range painted with characteristic 'hemp-fibre' strokes, curling around... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2. A rare blue and white 'dragon' brushrest, Wanli six-character mark and of the period (1573-1620); 17.5cm wide. Sold for £57,550. © Bonhams 2001-2023 Provenance: T.Y.Chao (1911-1999), Hong KongS.Marchant & Son, London, 12 June 1996. Note: T.Y.Chao was a renowned shipping tycoon in Hong Kong and a world-famous collector of Chinese antiquities. He was born in a well-off family in Shanghai and practiced as a lawyer there between 1934 and 1941, but later became involved in import/export and... [Lire la suite]

Jar and lid, China, Ming dynasty, Hongzhi period (1488-1505). Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue. Height: 12.4cm. Bequeathed by F. E. Colthurst, C.40&A-1946. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Ovoid jar, with domed and knobbed lid. Recessed foot, unglazed beneath, where the paste shows pinkish discolouration. Painted on the lid, a row of radiating formal leaves, this repeated on the shoulder. Round the base, painted gadroons. Main frieze painted with human figures and landscapes.

Jar and cover, China, Ming dynasty, Hongzhi period (1488-1505). Porcelain painted in underground cobalt blue (Jingdezhen). Height: 12.4cm, Diameter: 9.2cm. Given by Sir Leigh Ashton, C.13&A-1923. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Jar and cover of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Globular with short neck and domed cover. Round the body, two sages in a landscape; above, a band of plantain-leaves.

Jar and lid, China, Ming dynasty, Hongzhi period (1488-1505). Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue. Height: 12.1cm, Diameter: 9.5cm. Given by Sir Leigh Ashton, C.926&A-1922. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Lidded jar of porcelain, pear-shaped, with domed cover, painted with scrolls and blue conical knob. Painted in underglaze blue on the sides with two clusters of peony flowers and foliage, on the shoulder with a border of radiating formal pointed leaves, and at the foot with a band of irregular vertical stroke.

Ewer with motif of grapes in cartouches, Ming dynasty, early 15th century. Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, height 29,5 cm. National Gallery of Prague, Vu 2707. The ewer with the motif of grapes in cartouches, painted in underglaze cobalt blue, is one of the most precious types of Chinese porcelain. In the Yongle (1402–1424) and Xuande (1425–1435) periods of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), the pigment known as Mohammedan blue was used to paint porcelain; this pigment was obtained in central Asia by Chinese explorers... [Lire la suite]

Stem bowl with dragon in underglaze blue, Ming Dynasty. Collected in Hubei Museum.