28 juin 2020
Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), Pivoines
Lot 97. Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), Pivoines. Encre et couleur sur robe en soie. Signé par l'artiste avec deux cachets, daté du troisième mois de l'année Renchen (1952). Hauteur: 110 cm ; largeur: 49 cm. (43 3/8 x 19 3/8 in.). Estimate EUR 10,000 - EUR 15,000. Price realised EUR 125,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
Provenance: Previously in a South-American private collection.
Note: Hand-painted robes by Zhang Daqian are extremely rare. See a silk lady's mandarin... [Lire la suite]14 juin 2020
A Scholar's Rock, Song-Qing Dynasty
Lot 432. A Scholar's Rock, Song-Qing Dynasty; 15.3 cm, 6 in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 50,000 HKD (5,698 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
horizontally oriented, the dark grey stone with a jagged surface and marked with protrusions and perforations, wood stand.
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 June 2020 13 juin 2020
Ecran de table en marbre et huali, Dynastie Qing, XVIIIème-XIXème siècle
Lot 9. Ecran de table en marbre et huali, Dynastie Qing, XVIIIème-XIXème siècle. Hauteur totale: 80,5 cm. (31 ¾ in.). Estimate EUR 15,000 - EUR 20,000 (USD 17,060 - USD 22,746). © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
L'écran est inscrit d'un poème Tang composé par Du Shenyan (ca. 645-708) louant la grandeur des Palais Penglai, dans le style calligraphique de Du Fu (712-770). Le cadre en huali à décor ajouré est sculpté de dragons archaïsants.
Christie's. Art d'Asie, Paris, 23 June 202013 juin 2020
Pot à pinceaux en zitan et incrustations de pierres dures et nacre, bitong, Dynastie Qing (1644-1911)
Lot 7. Pot à pinceaux en zitan et incrustations de pierres dures et nacre, bitong, Dynastie Qing (1644-1911). Hauteur: 15,5 cm. (6 1/8 in.). Estimate EUR 5,000 - EUR 8,000 (USD 5,686 - USD 9,098). © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
Le pot à pinceaux est finement sculpté et orné d'un perroquet perché sur une branche de magnolia en fleur émergeant d'un rocher en incrustations de nacre, stéatite et os. Le revers est incrusté d'un poème et d'une marque apocryphe de l'Empereur Qianlong.
Note: See an ivory... [Lire la suite]13 juin 2020
Petit rince-pinceaux en ambre, Dynastie Qing, XVIIIème siècle
Lot 43. Petit rince-pinceaux en ambre, Dynastie Qing, XVIIIème siècle. Longueur: 9 cm. (3 ½ in.). Estimate EUR 3,000 - EUR 4,000 (USD 3,412 - USD 4,549). © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
De forme ovale, le réceptacle est délicatement sculpté de chilongs aux corps noueux et de nuages reprenant la forme de lingzhi.
Christie's. Art d'Asie, Paris, 23 June 202003 juin 2020
A large huanghuali and dalishi marble table screen, Late Ming dynasty
Lot 138. A large huanghuali and dalishi marble table screen, Late Ming dynasty; 62 by 56.3 by 32.7 cm., 24 3/8 by 22 1/8 by 12 7/8 in. Estimate 380,000 — 550,000 HKD. Lot Sold 1,375,000 HKD (158,064 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
beautifully modelled, the two base supports edged with drum-shaped and deep curvilinear aprons on each side, flanking a pair of openwork panels inset below a well-figured dalishi marble evoking mountains and clouds.
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A soapstone mountain, Qing dynasty
Lot 5111. A soapstone mountain, Qing dynasty; 12 cm, 4 3/4 in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Sold for 12,500 HKD (1,479 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
skilfully carved in high relief with a seated scholar reading next to his attendant, beside a flowing river sheltered amongst pitted irregular rockwork, the jagged rock faces lightly incised with leafy shrubs, the stone of a golden caramel-brown tone streaked with darker inclusions and reddish brown skin,... [Lire la suite]01 juin 2020
A large root wood sculpture, Qing dynasty
Lot 5095. A large root wood sculpture, Qing dynasty; h. 79 cm, 31 1/8 in. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 HKD. Sold for 12,500 HKD (1,479 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
vertically orientated, the powerful and contorted shape with curving sides, perforated with circular apertures throughout, the matt ridged surface contrasting with the smoothly patinated whorling knots, rectangular stand.
Literature: Marcus Flacks, Contemplating Rocks, London, 2012.
Sotheby's. EYE/EAST, Hong... [Lire la suite]01 juin 2020
A Nanmu sculpture, Qing dynasty
Lot 5076. A Nanmu sculpture, Qing dynasty; 51.5 cm, 20 1/4 in. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Sold for 18,750 HKD (2,219 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
formed to stand on three legs and tapering to support a gnarled and irregular natural form of the wood with openings and protrusions, the patina of a warm slightly variegated brown colour, old stand.
Sotheby's. EYE/EAST, Hong Kong, 22 May 202001 juin 2020
An archaic stone blade, fu, Neolithic period, possibly Eastern China, c. 3500-2500 BC
Lot 5124. An archaic stone blade, fu, Neolithic period, possibly Eastern China, c. 3500-2500 BC; 12.1 cm, 4 3/4 in. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 HKD. Sold for 22,500 HKD (2,662 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
of slightly tapered rectangular form, the straight sides with gently bevelled edges, with a single circular aperture pierced at one end, the stone of a buff colour striated with parallel lines of various grey-green tones.
Provenance: Collection of Prof. Max... [Lire la suite]