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PARIS - La nature morte retrouve enfin les honneurs d’une grande exposition parisienne, 70 ans après la dernière rétrospective à l’Orangerie en 1952.Conçue par Laurence Bertrand Dorléac, cette exposition d’auteure propose une vision nouvelle de ce genre longtemps considéré comme mineur et dont l’intitulé français, né tardivement au XVIIe siècle, n’a jamais satisfait personne. L’expression « nature morte » rend mal compte d’un genre très vivant, qui est, au fond, un agencement de choses en un certain ordre assemblées... [Lire la suite]

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 12. An exceptional Junyao purple and blue-glazed tripod narcissus bowl, Early Ming dynasty; w. 20.7 cm. Lot sold: 14,895,000 HKD (Estimate: 4,000,000 - 6,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 with shallow rounded sides curving down to a flat base supported on three gently flaring ruyi-shaped feet, bordered by a band of evenly spaced rounded studs between two raised ribs around the rim, and another band of studs... [Lire la suite]

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 11. A very rare and outstanding huanghuali folding horseshoe-back armchair, jiaoyi, Late Ming dynasty; 71.2 by 67.2 by h. 102.8 cm. Lot sold: 124,609,000 HKD (Estimate: 10,000,000 - 15,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 of elegant and generous proportions, the horseshoe back surmounting a plain splat flanked by cusped and beaded spandrels, the arm supported on S-curved and circular-section arm posts which continue through... [Lire la suite]

Lot 68. An important and exceptionally rare imperial polychrome lacquer 'thirty-two-dragons' guqin table, Late Ming Dynasty (first half 17th century); 101.2cm (39 7/8in) wide x 73.5cm (28 15/16in) high x 34.3cm (13 1/2in) deep; the inset brick, 64cm wide x 20.3cm deep x 6.2cm high (2). Estimate upon request. Sold for €1,482,375. Courtesy Bonhams. The top inset in the centre with a highly polished grey pottery rectangular brick moulded with a pair of five-clawed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 53. An important and extremely rare large stone head of a bodhisattva, Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577 AD); 43.5cm (17in) high. (2). Estimate 200 000 € - 300 000 €. Sold for €1,482,375. Courtesy Bonhams.. The serene face with full lidded eyes downcast below high arched brows set with a central urna, with well-defined nose, sensuous bud mouth and set chin, with full rounded cheeks, flanked by the pendulous ears, below the arched centrally-parted black-pigmented hair, surmounted by a tall tri-foliate... [Lire la suite]

Lot 53. An Important and Exceptionally Rare Large Wood Figure of a Bodhisattva, Jin Dynasty (1115 – 1234 AD); 82cm (32 1/4in) high x 71.5cm (28 1/8in) wide x 66.5cm (26 3/16in) deep. Estimate upon request. Sold for €3,342,375. Photo Fabrice Gousset. Powerfully poised with the right leg crossed in front of the left in vajrasana, with the right hand resting on its knee in avakashamudra and the left arm raised, the full upright torso with well-defined chest and slightly rounded... [Lire la suite]

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 10. A highly important gilt-bronze seated figure of Avalokiteshvara, Acuoye Guanyin, Dali Kingdom, 11th - 12th century; h. 37.8 cm, overall 41.9 cm. Lot sold: 48,775,000 HKD (Estimate: 15,000,000 - 20,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 elegantly seated in lalitasana with one leg pendant, the right hand raised in vitarka mudra, the gesture of teaching, the left arm lowered in varada... [Lire la suite]

   The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 9. Qi Baishi (1864 - 1957), Flowers and Fruits, ink and colour on paper, set of four, hanging scroll, signed, inscribed, with 9 seals of the artist; each 283.8 x 54.2 cm 111 3/4 x 21 3/8 in. (4). Lot sold: 78,649,000 HKD (Estimate: 18,000,000 - 30,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Inscription: Peaches: When you paint meticulously, your brushwork will be restrained and your colour application is... [Lire la suite]

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 8. A limestone seated figure of a Buddhist lion, Tang dynasty (618-907); 34 cm. Lot sold: 2,268,000 HKD (Estimate: 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 shown seated on its taut haunches with both forelegs extended and head facing forward on a rectangular plinth, the ferocious beast portrayed with its mouth open in a roar and baring its teeth, depicted with bulging eyes with incised pupils set in an intense... [Lire la suite]

  The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 7. A large huanghuali recessed-leg altar table, Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 215 by 50.5 by h. 84 cm. Lot sold: 3,024,000 HKD (Estimate: 3,000,000 - 4,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the long rectangular top set with a single floating panel in a moulded frame, above the beaded apron and shaped spandrels elegantly carved with stylised ruyi-cloud scrolls, all supported on subtly splayed legs of circular... [Lire la suite]