15 janvier 2023

Kangxi porcelain sold at Sotheby's, Monochrome, London, 2 November 2022

  Lot 236. A wucai 'month' cup, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); Height 5.3 cm, 2¼ in. Lot sold: 63,000 GBP (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the base with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Collection of Carl Gustav Kjellin (1910-1990), acquired in Shanghai in the 1940s. Note: Month cups depicting seasonal flowers accompanied by pertinent two-line poems represent a classic design of the Kangxi period (r.... [Lire la suite]

01 décembre 2022

A blue and white 'dragon' dish, Mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521)

Lot 134. A blue and white 'dragon' dish, Mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521); 19.6 cm. Lot sold: 1,638,000 HKD (Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 well potted with shallow rounded sides resting on a slightly tapered foot, brilliantly painted in the centre with a dragon writhing among a flowering lotus scroll, with scaly body and powerful claws, white horns and a bushy mane, the cavetto and exterior similarly decorated with two dragons pacing among lotus, one... [Lire la suite]
29 août 2022

A blue and white 'windswept' jar, Ming dynasty, 16th century and blue and white 'dragon' dish, Qing dynasty

Lot 637. A blue and white 'windswept' jar, Ming dynasty, 16th century and blue and white 'dragon' dish, Qing dynasty, 18th century. The dish with an apocryphal Xuande mark; Hauteur de la jarre : 22,3 cm. (8 3⁄4 in.). Diamètre du plat : 20,7 cm. (81⁄8 in.). Price Realised EUR 32,760 (Estimate EUR 4,000 - EUR 6,000). © Christie's 2022 Provenance: Collection of Francis Golding (1944-2013). Christie's. Five Private Collections. London, 5 July - 19... [Lire la suite]
23 avril 2022

Kangxi Blue and white porcelains sold at Sotheby's, China / 5000 Years, New York, 29 March 2022

Lot 512. A blue and white 'qilin' yenyen vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 18½ in., 47 cm. Lot sold: 22,680 USD (Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Lot 520. A blue and white 'phoenix' jar, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 7⅝ in., 19.4 cm, wood cover and stand. Lot sold: 4,410 USD (Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from the Collection of Anthony G.... [Lire la suite]
16 janvier 2022

A blue and white 'windswept' jar and blue and white 'dragon' dish jar, Ming dynasty, 16th century; dish, Qing dynasty, 18th cent

Lot 675. A blue and white 'windswept' jar and blue and white 'dragon' dish; jar, Ming dynasty, 16th century; dish, Qing dynasty, 18th century, Apocryphal Xuande mark under the dish; Hauteur de la jarre: 22,3 cm. (8 3⁄4 in.), Diamètre du plat: 20,7 cm. (8 1⁄8 in.). Price Realised USD 5,250 (Estimate USD 4,000 - EUR 6,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 Provenance: Collection of Francis Golding (1944-2013). Christie's. Art of Asia, 25Nov - 10 Dec 2021
04 janvier 2022

A blue and white 'dragon' dish, Qianlong six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795)

Lot 68. A blue and white 'dragon' dish, Qianlong six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 6 7⁄8 in. (17.4 cm.) diam., fitted cloth box. Price Realised USD 16,250 (Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000). © Christie's 2021 Provenance: Acquired in Virginia, 1988. Christie's. Art of China and Japan, New York, 1 Dec - 14 Dec 2021

03 janvier 2022

A small yellow-ground aubergine and green-enameled 'dragon' dish, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

Lot 65. A small yellow-ground aubergine and green-enameled 'dragon' dish, Kangxi six-character mark in aubergine enamel within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722); 41⁄4 in. (10.8 cm.) diam. Price Realised USD 5,000 (Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000). © Christie's 2021 Provenance: Acquired in Ireland, 1999. Christie's. Art of China and Japan, New York, 1 Dec - 14 Dec 2021
17 novembre 2021

A large Longquan celadon 'dragon' dish, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)

Lot 336.  A large Longquan celadon 'dragon' dish, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368); Diameter 35 cm, 13¾ in. Lot sold: 44,100 GBP (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP). (C) 2021 Sotheby's with rounded sides rising to a flat everted rim, the interior carved with a coiling dragon, covered overall with a sea-green glaze. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 6th November 2013, lot 262. Literature: Jean-Paul Desroches, Two Americans in Paris, A Quest for Asian Art, 2016, Paris, no.... [Lire la suite]
31 octobre 2021

A fine green-enamelled 'dragon' dish, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722)

Lot 7. A fine green-enamelled 'dragon' dish, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 25 cm. Lot sold: 1,638,000 HKD (Estimate: 600,000 - 800,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 the interior vibrantly enamelled with a medallion enclosing a ferocious five-clawed dragon writhing amidst flames and cloud scrolls in pursuit of a flaming pearl, surrounded at the cavetto by a pair of striding dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, the exterior similarly decorated, all above a lotus lappet border at the foot, the... [Lire la suite]
12 octobre 2021

A rare iron-red 'Dragon' dish, Daoguang six-character seal mark and period(1821-1850)

Lot 817. A rare iron-red 'dragon' dish, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850); 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 40,000. © Christie's 2021 The interior is finely decorated with a five-clawed dragon writhing amidst flames in pursuit of a flaming pearl within line borders. The exterior is decorated with two further dragons chasing flaming pearls on a ground of incised waves. Provenance: Acquired in... [Lire la suite]