'Longquan'

Lot 1043. A pair of 'Longquan' conical bowls, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 5 in., 12.7 cm. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Sold: $21,250. © Sotheby's each delicately potted, the wide shallow sides evenly glazed in a satin-textured sea-green glaze, all supported on a tapered foot, the foot ring unglazed revealing the buff-colored body fired orange (2). Property from the White Gull Studio Collection, Michigan. Provenance: C.K. Chen, Hong Kong, 1970-80. Sotheby's. Saturday at... [Lire la suite]

Lot 247. A 'Longquan' tripod censer, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Height 6 1/8 in., 15.6 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. © Sotheby's the lobed globular body raised on three tapering feet, the everted rim supporting two 'rope twist' loop handles, each lobe freely carved with a floral spray below a cloud scroll at the rim, applied overall with a rich sea-green glaze stopping irregularly above the base of the feet to reveal the body burnt orange in the firing. Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29th October 1991, lot 24. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 232. A 'Longquan' 'Guan'-type 'Lotus' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 5 1/2  in., 13.9 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. © Sotheby's 2018. the steep, rounded sides molded to the exterior with lotus petals extending from the low foot to the slightly flaring rim, covered allover in a sage-green glaze suffused with craquelure. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 12 sept. 2018, 10:30 AM

Lot 233. A small 'Longquan' 'Guan'-type mallet vase, Song dynasty (960-1279). Height 5 5/8  in., 14.2 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. © Sotheby's 2018. the cylindrical body tapering slightly towards the recessed base and surmounted by a tall columnar neck set with a wide everted rim, covered overall in an even grayish-celadon glaze, save for the foot ring left unglazed revealing the dark gray body. Note: See a closely related 'Longquan' Guan-type mallet vase of slightly larger size,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 237. A 'Longquan' 'Lotus' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 6 1/2  in., 16.6 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. © Sotheby's 2018. finely potted, the deep rounded sides rising from a short slightly tapered foot, the exterior subtly molded with overlapping lotus petals, covered overall with a sea-green glaze, save for the unglazed footring revealing the gray stoneware body . Provenance: Collection of Hans Popper (1903-1988). Eskenazi Ltd., London. Exhibited: Center for... [Lire la suite]

Lot 547. A 'Longquan' 'Lotus' bowl, Song dynasty (960–1279); 15cm., 5 7/8 in. Estimate 200 — 300 GBP. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2008 the deep rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a slightly everted rim, carved around the exterior with overlapping lotus leaves and covered overall with a bluish-green glaze. Exhibited: Helsingfors, Helsinki, 1956, cat. no.141 (according to label). Literature: Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 529. A 'Longquan' 'guan-type' bottle vase, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 18cm., 7 1/8 in. Estimate 500 — 750 GBP. Lot sold 12,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2008 the globular body rising from a short tapering foot to a tall cylindrical neck with everted rim, flanked by a pair of tubular handles, covered overall in a bluish-green glaze suffused with a matrix of golden crackles. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 05 Nov 2008

Lot 577. A rare 'Longquan' octogonal dish, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 21.5cm., 8 1/2 in. Estimate 750 — 1,000 GBP. Lot sold 2,250 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's 2008.  the flaring sides rising from an angled base and short tapering foot, moulded to the interior with a trellis-diaper medallion and encircled with a freely carved floral spray in each of the eight lobes, covered overall with a soft bluish-green glaze . Literature: Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl... [Lire la suite]

Lot 205. A 'Longquan' celadon-glazed tripod censer, Song dynasty (960-1279); 13.2cm., 5 1/4 in. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 GBP. Lot sold 30,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s the compressed globular body rising from three short tapering legs to a short straight neck and broad everted rim, each leg with a narrow flange running up to a band at the shoulder, covered overall with a soft blue-green glaze. Sotheby’s. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of... [Lire la suite]