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Unidentified Artist Chinese, 19th century, Portrait of Yongzheng Empress (1723–1735), Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Image: 85 3/4 × 37 5/8 in. (217.8 × 95.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 85 3/4 x 37 5/8 in. (217.8 x 95.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 85 3/4 × 41 1/2 in. (217.8 × 105.4 cm). Rogers Fund, 1942, 42.141.4 © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Unidentified Artist Chinese, 19th century, Portrait of Yongzheng Emperor (1723–1735), Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Image: 71 1/2 × 41 5/8 in. (181.6 × 105.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 102 1/4 x 47 5/8 in. (259.7 x 121 cm) Overall with knobs: 8 ft. 6 1/4 in. × 51 3/8 in. (259.7 × 130.5 cm). Rogers Fund, 1942, 42.141.3 © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Wine Cup with Bamboo (one of a pair), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng mark and period (1723–35). Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware). H. 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm); Diam. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Diam. of foot 13/16 in. (2 cm). Alfred W. Hoyt Collection, Bequest of Rosina H. Hoppin, 1965; 65.86.62 © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Bowl, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng mark and period (1723–35). Porcelain painted in overglaze famille rose enamels. H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Alfred W. Hoyt Collection, Bequest of Rosina H. Hoppin, 1965; 65.86.12 © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

“Jackie O decides to go to Tokyo to meet the royal Imperial family of Japan and makes a stopover in Kyoto”

Valentin Bousch (fl. 1514-1541), The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise (detail). Church of Saint Firmin at Flavigny-sur-Moselle, Lorraine. Dated 1533. Stained glass, 114 x 30 inches. © THE ARTISTS AND LUHRING AUGUSTINE.  NEW YORK, NY.- Luhring Augustine is presenting Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages, an exhibition of Late Medieval painting, sculpture, stained glass, and goldsmith’s work in association with Sam Fogg, the world’s leading dealer in the art of the Middle Ages. The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 63. A rare large amber-glazed figure of a horse, Han dynasty  (206 BC-220 AD). Height 112cm., 44in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot Sold 11,250 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2009 powerfully modelled standing four-square, the vigorously sculpted head with large alert eyes, flaring nostrils and pricked ears, covered overall in a rich warm amber glaze save for the hooves, forelock and tail, the muscular back adorned with a large detachable unglazed saddle. Quantity:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 62. A sancai-glazed pottery jar and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907); 24cm., 9 3/8 in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot Sold 6,875 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2009 the rounded body rising from a splayed foot to a flared rim, liberally splashed with an amber, green and transparent glaze stopping short of the foot and exposing the buff coloured body, the cover with spots of cream and amber on a green ground. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 31st March 2005, Lot 16. Sotheby's.... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 55. A 'Lingwu' black-glazed sgraffito meiping, Xixia dynasty (1038-1227); 30.5cm., 12in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Lot Sold 23,750 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2009 finely potted of meiping form, the rounded sides rising from the flared foot to the short neck and wedge-shaped flanged mouth, applied all over with a thick lustrous brown slip, deftly carved through in sgraffitotechnique to reveal an underlying design highlighted in a golden-brown tone, a... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 57. A 'Jun' bowl, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 14.5cm., 5 3/4 in. Estimate 3,000—5,000 GBP. Lot Sold 3,125 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2009 the deep U-shaped body rising from a short spreading foot to a slightly incurved mouth rim, covered overall in a rich and thick lavender-blue glaze falling short of the base to reveal the light brown body. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 04 Nov 2009