Chine, Laques /Chinese Lacquers

Lot 53. A 'guri' lacquer box and cover, Yuan dynasty (1279-1366). Diameter 4 1/2  in., 11.4 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot Sold 47,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. of circular section, the cover carved in fluid scrollwork revealing alternating layers of red, black, yellow and green lacquer, the sides similarly carved with scalloped partial scrolls, the countersunk base incised with a three-character mark 'Zhangcheng zao' (2). Provenance: Alice Boney, New York. Ji Zhen Zhai... [Lire la suite]

Lot 52. A black and red lacquer box, cover and tray, Yuan dynasty, 14th century. Height 7 in., 18 cm. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot Sold 8,125 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the black-lacquer exterior of the box and cover lobed and applied with pewter wire to resemble ten lotus petals, the flat foliated top with concentric pewter-wire bands originally holding a mother-of-pearl medallion at the center, fitted with a black-lacquer tray, the interior of the box, cover, and tray lacquered red (3). ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3216. A carved cinnabar lacquer brush, Ming dynasty, 16th century, 22 cm., 8 5/8  in.. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Lot sold 225,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby’s. the slender tubular handle deftly carved in varying levels of relief with a figural scene of scholars and attendants on rocky shores against a ground of waves and floral diapers, one carrying a qin (zither) and another resting next to a plant, their attendants standing nearby, one making tea and another holding a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3876. A finely carved Ming cinnabar lacquer brush and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century, 10 1/8 in. (25.8 cm.) overall. Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000. Price realised HKD 175,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2011 The cylindrical shaft well-carved in high relief with leafy prunus branches bearing blossoms and buds, the cover similarly carved with the addition of a cricket on a stalk of millet, all reserved on intricate diaper framed by keyfret bands, the ends of the cover and shaft with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4188. A carved cinnabar lacquer brush and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century, 9 in. (22.8 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 80,000. Price realised HKD 62,500 © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The cylindrical shaft is carved with four quatrefoil panels enclosing figures including Shoulao relaxing in landscapes, below a band comprising four of the Babao, Eight Treasures, and below a register of upright lappets. The cover is similarly decorated with two landscape panels and a band of four of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4225. A carved black and red tixi lacquer box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century, 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000. Price realised HKD 81,250 © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The cover is well carved through the layers of black and red lacquer with three registers of 'pommel scrolls' surrounding a floral motif. The sides of the box are carved with similar scrolls surrounding the foot, Japanese wood box.  Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4223. A carved cinnabar lacquer square tray, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century, 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm.) square. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000. Price realised HKD 125,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The square tray with flaring sides is carved in the centre depicting a seated aged scholar in voluminous robes resting on the river bank under a willow tree, accompanied by a boy attendant making herbal medicine, and another boy catching fish, a crane with outspread wings flying in the sky.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4228. A deeply carved polychrome lacquer rectangular tray, Jiajing period (1522-1566), 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000. Price realised HKD 175,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The interior of the tray is deeply carved with a rectangular panel depicting an aged gentleman and a boy in a field detailed with wutongtrees, shrubs, rocks and flying goose, a majority of which lacquered red, some lacquered green, all on a yellow diaper-ground. The sides are adorned... [Lire la suite]

Lot 36. A carved cinnabar lacquer stembowl, Ming dynasty, Yongle-Xuande period, 16 cm., 6 1/4  in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Lot sold 937,500 HKD. Photo Sotheby's the bowl with deep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, all supported on a splayed stem with a sealed flat base, deftly and deeply carved through thick layers of rich red lacquer to the ochre ground below with four large lotus blooms wreathed in dense curling foliage, between a border of ‘classic’ scroll collaring the rim and a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4226.  A Yunnan carved cinnabar lacquer stem bowl, Ming dynasty, 16th century, 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000. Price realised HKD 225,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The deep bowl with an everted lip is carved to the exterior with a row of large peony sprays borne on leafy stems between a band of petals and floral pattern, supported on a vertical stem with a splayed foot. The exterior of the stem is decorated with a band of keyfret above plantain... [Lire la suite]