Chine, Blue & White Porcelains

Lot 15. A small blue and white 'figural' jar, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. Height 10.4 cm. Lot Sold 3,810 GBP (Estimate 2,000 - 3,000 GBP). © 2023 Sotheby's. Provenance: Christie's London, 26th June 1972, lot 130.Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1972-present, coll. no. M.C.110. Lot 16. A small blue and white tripod censer, Ming dynasty, 16th century. Diameter 15.8 cm. Lot Sold 4,445 GBP (Estimate 5,000 - 7,000 GBP). ©... [Lire la suite]

Lot 116. A rare blue and white 'magic fountain' ewer, Four-character Fu Shou Kang Ning mark, Jiajing period (1522-1566); 32cm high. Sold for £10,200 (Estimate £10,000 - 15,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Of pear-shape with a long waisted neck below a galleried rim, painted in vivid tones of blue on each side of the body with an elaborate water fountain supported on a mythical qilin, the neck with upright plantain leaves, applied with an elegantly curved spout and arched strap-handle further decorated... [Lire la suite]

* Lot 202. A blue and white 'figural' dish, Mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620). Diameter 29 cm. Lot Sold 27,940 GBP (Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 GBP). © 2023 Sotheby's. Provenance: Mallié & Co., Paris (according to label).Sotheby's Paris, 11th December 2020, lot 19. Lot 201. A blue and white vase, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period (1627-1644). Height 45.4 cm. Lot Sold 15,240 GBP (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 GBP). © 2023 Sotheby's. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 196. A blue and white 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' sleeve vase, Chongzhen period (1627-1644); 41.5cm high (2). Sold for £40,620. © Bonhams 2001-2023 Of cylindrical form tapering slightly towards the unglazed foot and rising to a waisted neck with everted rim, painted to depict the equestrian warrior Zhao Yun beside two standard bearers, conversing with an elderly man, Gongsun Zan, in a landscape of pine and rockwork, all below a border of pendent leaves, wood stand. Note: For a vase... [Lire la suite]

Lot 136. Property from a French Private Collection. A blue and white 'qilin and phoenix' jar, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620); H. 26.5 cm. Lot Sold 12,700 EUR (Estimate 2,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's Provenance: Collection Madeleine Le Genissel, and thence by family descent. Note: Madeleine Le Genissel was the personal French teacher to the Emeritus Emperor Aki Hito during the 1950s. Sotheby's. Asian Arts / 5000 Years, Paris, 18 April 2023

Lot 85. Property from a Scandinavian Private Collection. A blue and white ‘lotus’ dish, Mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566). D. 12.1 cm. Lot Sold 4,826 EUR (Estimate 1,000 - 1,500 EUR). © Sotheby's Provenance: Collection of Dr J.H. Zeeman, chargé d'affaires at the embassy of the Netherlands in Beijing between 1954 and 1957. Sotheby's. Asian Arts / 5000 Years, Paris, 18 April 2023

Lot 84. Property from a Scandinavian Private Collection. A blue and white ‘melon’ dish, Mark and period of Jiajing, and a Ko-Sometsuke 'chrysanthemum' dish, Mark and period of Tianqi. D. 16.8 cm D. 15.2 cm. Lot Sold 8,890 EUR (Estimate 1,500 - 2,500 EUR). © Sotheby's Provenance: Collection of Dr J.H. Zeeman, chargé d'affaires at the embassy of the Netherlands in Beijing between 1954 and 1957. Sotheby's. Asian Arts / 5000 Years, Paris, 18 April 2023

Lot 83. Property from a Scandinavian Private Collection. A small blue and white octagonal ‘dragon and phoenix’ dish, Mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566). D. 9.5 cm. Lot Sold 3,556 EUR (Estimate 2,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's Provenance: Collection of Dr J.H. Zeeman, chargé d'affaires at the embassy of the Netherlands in Beijing between 1954 and 1957. Sotheby's. Asian Arts / 5000 Years, Paris, 18 April 2023

Lot 82. Property from a Scandinavian Private Collection. A blue and white 'buddhist lion' stem cup, Ming dynasty, 16th century. D. 18.5 cm. Lot Sold 2,794 EUR (Estimate 800 - 1,200 EUR). © Sotheby's Provenance: Collection of Dr J.H. Zeeman, chargé d'affaires at the embassy of the Netherlands in Beijing between 1954 and 1957. Sotheby's. Asian Arts / 5000 Years, Paris, 18 April 2023

Lot 16. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A powder-blue glazed bowl and a blue and white ‘floral’ kendi, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). D. 18 cm (bowl); H. 21 cm (kendi). Lot Sold 3,048 EUR (Estimate 2,000 - 3,000 EUR). © Sotheby's Provenance: Fair, 1985 (bowl).Portobello Road, W v Halm, London, 1985 (kendi).  Lot 17. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A group of five blue... [Lire la suite]