'Dragon and Phoenix' dish

Lot 27. An imperial polychrome lacquer carved 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Wanli mark cyclically dated Yiwei year, corresponding to 1595, and of the period; 20.9cm (8 1/4in) diam. (2). Sold for HKD 2,271,000 (Estimate HKD 1,800,000- HKD 2,000,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The shallow dish superbly carved on the interior through the cinnabar red top layer to the yellow and black layers with a large central medallion depicting a pair of powerful dragon and phoenix, one ascending, one descending... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3321. A wucai 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Wanli period (1573-1620). D 17.5cm. Sold for HKD 1,200,000 (Estimate 1,000,000 - 1,500,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022. Provenance: Provenance: 1. Collection of Edward T. Chow2. Collection of C. C. Wang3. An Asian private collection4. Christie's New York, 19 March 2009, no. 7205. The Ten-views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, no. EK358. Exhibited: Exalted Beings: Imperial Porcelain with Dragon Decorations from the Yuan, Ming and Qing... [Lire la suite]

Portrait of Umehara Ryuzaburo at his easel. Lots 322-329 are from the collection of Umehara Ryuzaburo (1888-1986). Umehara Ryuzaburo was a renowned Japanese painter, he was one of the first Japanese artists to work in the Western style. Characterised by vibrant colours and expressive brushstrokes, his work had perpetual influences on the younger generation of Japanese painters. Born to a family of textile merchants in Kyoto, Umehara Ryuzaburo’s surroundings honed his keen sensitivity to beauty and devotion to art. He was... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1567. A rare large wucai 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619); 15 ¼ in. (38.7 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 175,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. The dish is decorated in the center with a dragon and phoenix reserved on a ground of leafy floral scroll. The cavetto is similarly decorated with two pairs of dragons and phoenixes and the reverse is decorated with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3114. A wucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' dish, mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 20.1 cm, 7 7/8  in. Estimate 800,000 — 1,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 875,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's the shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a gilt everted rim, the centre of interior depicting a green-enamelled five-clawed writhing dragon reaching for a flaming pearl amidst iron-red flames and doucai ruyi-head cloud scrolls, encircled by a border of five striding... [Lire la suite]

Lot New York, 24 June 2020. A large polychrome-enameled 'Swatow' 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Ming dynasty, 16th century. Diameter 15¼ in., 38.7 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold: 3,250 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's Provenance: Robert McPherson, London, 2006. Collection of Roy Louis Byrnes (1924-2019), and thence by descent. Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art, New York, 24 June 2020

Lot 3114. A pair of blue and white 'dragon and phoenix' dishes, Kangxi six-character marks in underglaze blue within double circles and of the period (1662-1722); 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price Realized USD 15,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Each rounded dish is painted in deep blue with a central medallion of an ascending five-clawed dragon and a descending phoenix amidst cloud scrolls, the exterior similarly decorated with a dragon and a phoenix amidst... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1533. A fine famille verte 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Kangxi six-character mark within double-circles and of the period (1662-1722); 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 700,000 - HKD 900,000. Price realised HKD 1,440,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2006 Well painted on the interior in underglaze-blue and enamelled in vibrant tones of green, iron-red, yellow and aubergine, with a pair of five-clawed dragons and a pair of phoenixes arranged around a central peony blossom amidst... [Lire la suite]

Lot 615. A large wucai 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Diameter 12 3/4  in., 32.3 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 27,500 USD. © Sotheby's the shallow rounded sides supported on a gently tapered foot, brightly enameled to the center with a pair of confronting dragons divided by a pair of swooping phoenix, against a dense ground of leafy peony stems, the cavetto and exterior similarly decorated with the creatures in profile, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 612. A doucai 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Diameter 8 5/8  in., 21.8 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot sold 50,000 USD. © Sotheby's well potted with wide rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot, brightly painted on the interior with a large green-enameled five-clawed dragon writhing among clouds beside a 'flaming pearl', all saturated in vivid colors within a double-line border and below a single line at the... [Lire la suite]