08 avril 2016
A wucai ‘dragon and phoenix’ fan-shaped box, mark and period of Wanli (1573-1619)
Lot 50. A wucai ‘dragon and phoenix’ fan-shaped box, mark and period of Wanli (1573-1619). Estimate HKD 100,000 — 150,000 (11,289 - 16,934 EUR). Lot Sold 325,000 HKD (36,690 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's.
with straight sides rising from a knife-pared foot, each facet deftly enamelled with a leaping five-clawed dragon pursuing a flaming pearl beside a swooping phoenix, all amidst leafy sprays issuing stylised flower heads and within underglaze-blue... [Lire la suite]