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Lot 3664. A rare and large gilt-decorated doucai 'floral' baluster vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 43.4 cm. Lot Sold 2,540,000 HKD (Estimate 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2023 Provenance: An English private collection, by repute.Bonhams London, 16th May 2013, lot 69. Note: Doucai decoration, where the outline is drawn in underglaze blue and filled with washes of multi-coloured overglaze enamels, is derived from the cloisonne technique of the Ming... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3612. A fine, superb and possibly unique carved celadon-glazed 'dragon' vase, meiping, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 35.3 cm. Lot Sold 47,640,000 HKD (Estimate Upon Request). © Sotheby's 2023 masterfully potted of generous proportions with sides steeply rising from a gently splayed foot to broad prominent shoulders and surmounted by a constricted neck and lipped rim, the exterior of the vessel exceptionally and crisply carved in relief with a continuous scene depicting... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3601. A very rare incised blue and white 'dragon' stem bowl, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); w. 16.8 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot Sold 1,397,000 HKD (Estimate 500,000 - 800,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2023 Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 31st May 1989, lot 127.Suichikudo, Tokyo.Mayuyama & Co., Ltd, Tokyo. Note: 18th-century stem cups of this type are exceedingly rare; the only other known comparables include an example illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty. The Official... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3700. A Ming-style blue and white jarlet, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735);  h. 5.5 cm. Lot Sold 228,600 HKD (Estimate 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2023 Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 9 October 2023

Lot 3699. A fine clair-de-lune-glazed saucer dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 13.2 cm. Lot Sold 406,400 HKD (Estimate 300,000 - 400,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2023 Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 17th November 1975, lot 130 (one of a pair).Eskenazi Ltd, London, 25th November 1975, no. 6776 (one of a pair).Sotheby's London, 7th November 2012, lot 272 (one of a pair).Marchant, London.Christie's New York, 14th September 2017, lot 743. Exhibited: Imperial Chinese Porcelain,... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3633. A rare pistachio-green enamelled vase, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 38 cm. Lot Sold 2,540,000 HKD (Estimate 2,200,000 - 3,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2023 Provenance: Christie's London, 5th November 2013, lot 480. Note: It is extremely rare to find Yongzheng vases of this shape and glaze. Compare two monochrome-glazed examples of similar form, both dated to the Yongzheng period, one covered in a celadon glaze, sold in our London... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3633. A fine pair of doucai 'chrysanthemum' cups, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); d. 7.3 and 7.4 c. Lot Sold 3,048,000 HKD (Estimate 1,800,000 - 2,500,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2023 Note: Meticulously painted with roundels of chrysanthemum flowers separated by lotus sprays, this charming pair of cups testify to the Yongzheng Emperor’s penchant for classic styles of the past. Each cup's fine and thinly potted body, smooth and tactile glaze, and delicate motif were... [Lire la suite]

Bronze Ge-axe, Warring States Period (476-221 B.C.) Unearthed from Huangshantou in Jingzhou, Hubei, China. Collection of Jingzhou Museum.

Head ornament, Song dynasty (960–1279) or later. Gold, rubies, pearls, cat's-eyes, iron. H. 18.4 cm; W 20.3 cm. Fletcher Fund, 34.64.1. © 2000–2023 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Lot 3631. A fine and very rare pair of blue and white 'fishermen' cups, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 5.8 and 5.9 cm. Lot Sold 1,651,000 HKD (Estimate 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2023 Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9th November 1982, lot 153.Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd November 1998, lot 317. Note: This elegant pair of cups is notable for the finely painted landscape on the exterior. Yongzheng blue-and-white cups decorated with a landscape scene are... [Lire la suite]