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Lot 3770. An Yixing stoneware leaf-shaped 'mallow' ink palette signed Chen Mingyuan, Republican period  (1912-1949); 18.5 cm., 7 1/4  in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot sold 125,000 HKD (14,369 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's the speckled dark brown clay finely modelled as a broad leaf, its undulating edge mildly curled up and bearing a spray of mallow at various stages of bloom in buff coloured clay, the reverse with a network of pronounced pinnate veins and two... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3760. A carved archaistic bamboo-root vessel, zun, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 14.2 cm., 5 5/8  in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot sold 175,000 HKD (20,117 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's carved from a bamboo root, of flattened zun form with a flaring mouth above a compressed body and a tall splayed foot, the midsection divided into two registers and decorated on a ground of geometric angular scrolls, carved in low relief with confronted archaistic... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3797. A white jade 'figure' plaque, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 5.8 cm., 2 1/4  in. Estimate 150,000 — 180,000 HKD. Lot sold 187,500 HKD (21,554 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's the round plaque deftly carved in shallow relief to one side with an elderly man and a young boy seated outdoors drinking tea, the reverse inscribed with a four-line poem followed by an apocryphal signature Zigang, all below confronted stylised beasts, the translucent stone of an even white... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3795. A white jade 'double gourd' pendant, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 6.5 cm., 2 1/2  in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot sold 325,000 HKD  (37,361 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's worked in low relief with the characters daji ('Great Fortune') to one side and sixi ('Happiness from Four Directions') to the other, with a border of leafy vines bearing double-gourds and tendrils curling to form pierced openings at the waist and top, the stone of an even white... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3794. A white jade reticulated 'prunus and bird' pendant, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 6.8 cm., 2 5/8  in. Estimate 150,000 — 180,000 HKD. Lot sold 337,500 HKD  (38,798 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's of circular form, one side finely depicted with a boy steering a raft fashioned from gnarled branches and a crane resting beside him, a flowering peony bough on the reverse, all within a border of cloud scrolls and pierced at the top, the stone of even white colour.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3796. A white jade 'boy on raft' plaque, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 6 cm., 2 3/8  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 462,500 HKD  (53,167 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's of circular form, one side finely depicted with a boy steering a raft fashioned from gnarled branches and a crane resting beside him, a flowering peony bough on the reverse, all within a border of cloud scrolls and pierced at the top, the stone of even white colour.  Provenance: Collection of Raymond... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3228. A superb and very rare painted and sancai-glazed pottery figure of an equestrian hunter, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 15 ¼ in. (38.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 150,000 - USD 250,000. Price realised USD 197,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The rider is exquisitely potted with hands positioned to hold reins, and wearing an amber-glazed coat with turquoise lapels applied at each corner with a rounded button. His face is cold painted with a beard and facial details below the black cloth cap.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3225. A rare large sancai-glazed pottery figure of a caparisoned horse, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 16 in. (40.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 200,000 - USD 300,000. Price realised USD 221,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2015. The horse is superbly modeled standing with the head turned slightly to the left, the ears pricked and the mouth open, and is glazed predominantly in chestnut with a cream-colored blaze running from the poll to the muzzle and with a further large cream splash on the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3224. A rare painted grey pottery figure of a foreign groom, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 16 in. (40.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2015. Depicting a foreigner, the figure is well modeled standing in a dynamic pose on a shaped base, with the body twisted to the left and head turned sharply to the right, and his hands positioned as if pulling on reins. His face is modeled with a textured beard, open mouth beneath a mustache,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3223. A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) high. Estimate USD 25,000 - USD 35,000. Price realised USD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2015. The horse is shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base, the body glazed in rich amber, the mane covered in a cream glaze, the bridle largely unglazed, and the straps molded with foliate appliqués highlighted in green. Provenance: Private collection, in California by 1995. ... [Lire la suite]