04 octobre 2023

Chinese Ceramics from a New York Private Collection sold at Sotheby's New York, 19 September 2023

Lot 671. From a New York Private Collection. A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 58.5 cm high. Price realised USD 5,080 (Estimate USD 3,000 – USD 5,000) © Sotheby's 2023 Provenance: Frank Caro, successor to C.T. Loo, New York, 18th July 1967. Lot 672. From a New York Private Collection. A 'Jun' purple-splashed handled jar, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Width 16.8 cm. Price... [Lire la suite]

29 mars 2023

An exquisite 'Jian' black-glazed 'hare's fur' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

  Lot 538. An exquisite 'Jian' black-glazed 'hare's fur' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); rim bound in metal, Japanese wood box (3).  Estimate 60,000 - 80,000 USD. Lot Sold 76,200 USD. © 2023 Sotheby's Provenance: Japanese Private Collection. Note: This bowl represents the classic form of tea ware produced during the Song dynasty at the kilns in Jianyang, Fujian province. Made for both imperial and local consumption, as well as for export to Japan, black tea bowls were... [Lire la suite]
22 septembre 2022

A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' 'tenmoku' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Lot 314. A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' 'tenmoku' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 4⅞ in., 12.3 cm, metal-bound rim, Japanese wood box (3). Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 USD. Unsold. © Sotheby's 2022 Property from a Japanese Private Collection. Note: The humble appearance of tea bowls produced at the Jian kilns in Fujian province made them appropriate for use in Buddhist temples. Dramatically contrasting with the white foam of whipped tea, these lustrous black-glazed tea bowls soon gained... [Lire la suite]
17 septembre 2022

A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' 'tenmoku' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Lot 246. A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' 'tenmoku' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 4¾ in., 12 cm; the cover of the wood box with an ink signature of Ennosai (13th generation of Urasenke, 1872-1924), Japanese wood box (3). Lot sold: 20,160 USD (Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from a Japanese Private Collection. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 september 2022
29 juin 2022

A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' bowl, Southern Song dynasty

Lot 28. A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 5⅛ in., 13 cm. Lot sold: 12,600 USD (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 USD). © Sotheby's Property of a California Private Collector. Sotheby's, China - 5000 Years, New York, 17–29 June 2022
22 mars 2022

A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' tenmoku bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Lot 388. A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' tenmoku bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 4¾ in., 12.2 cm, Japanese wood box. Estimate: 15,000 - 25,000 USD. © Sothebys. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 23 March 2022

06 avril 2021

A black-glazed 'ribbed' handled jar, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234)

  Lot 125. A black-glazed 'ribbed' handled jar, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Height 6 ¼ in., 15.8 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD. Lot sold: 25,200 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of ovoid form rising to a short neck with lipped rim, the body with a series of evenly-spaced raised vertical lines of white slip, a pair of ridged and tapering strap handles on the shoulder, covered overall in a black glaze and thinning to cream at the raised ribs and stopping well... [Lire la suite]
05 avril 2021

A 'Jian' black-dotted gray-glazed bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Lot 117. A 'Jian' black-dotted gray-glazed bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 4 ¾ in., 12.2 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 20,000 USD. Lot sold: 27,720 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. potted on a low foot, the steep rounded sides slightly constricted just below the rim, covered with a russet-tinged gray glaze mottled with faint black dots, the glaze stopping above the foot to reveal the dark grayish-brown body, the rim bound with metal, Japanese wood box (3). ... [Lire la suite]
05 avril 2021

A 'Jian' russet-streaked 'nogime tenmoku' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Lot 116. A 'Jian' russet-streaked 'nogime tenmoku' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 4 ⅞ in., 12.6 cm. Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 USD. Lot sold: 75,600 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. potted with deep sides rising from a short straight foot to a thin concave groove below the rim, covered with a glossy black glaze streaked with russet 'hare's fur' running from the rim and pooling within the groove, the glaze stopping neatly above the foot revealing the dark brown body, the... [Lire la suite]
26 septembre 2020

Sotheby's Hong Kong Chinese Works of Art Autumn Sales to feature 'Monochrome II'

Courtesy Sotheby's. HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong presents two carefully curated Chinese Works of Art Sales to be held on 9 October 2020, Monochrome II and Important Chinese Art. Monochrome II is the sequel to the highly successful Monochrome sale held in July. Highlights include a jadeite-green glazed jar and cover from the Ming dynasty, a superb silver-streaked Nogime Temmoku bowl from the Southern Song dynasty and a magnificent huanghuali six-post canopy bed from the Ming dynasty. Important Chinese Art is a tightly... [Lire la suite]