11th century

  Lot 65. A sandstone figure of a kneeling Dikpalaka, Cambodia, Baphuon style, 11th century; 35.5cm (14in) high. (2). Sold for €24,225 (Estimate € 15,000-20,000). Photo Fabrice Gousset. Characteristic of Baphuon period the hair is arranged in a rounded sphere of braids and a conforming topknot secured by a string of rudraksha beads. His face with delicate features and fleshy bifid lower lip. He kneels upon a lotus platform wearing a pleated sampot with a fish-tail tie at the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 63. A sandstone head of Avalokiteshvara, Cambodia, Baphuon style, 11th century; 14.5cm (5 3/4in) high. (2). Sold for €24,225 (Estimate € 5,000-8,000). Photo Fabrice Gousset. This sensitively modelled head of the bodhisattva of compassion is identified by a small representation of Amitabha carved at the top of his head. His hair is defined by thin braids that converge to the tall jatamukuta arranged with cascade of braids and five loops around the small adi-Buddha. The eyes are defined by... [Lire la suite]

Basin, Porcelain with carved lotus design, Northern Song dynasty, 11th century, Ding ware,  w24.5 x h12.1 cm. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka ; Gift of SUMITOMO Group (The ATAKA Collection). Important Cultural Property of Japan. Photo Photo Kazuyoshi Miyoshi  

Lot 66. A sandstone torso of a male deity, Cambodia, Baphuon style, 11th century; 98cm (38 5/8in) high. (2). Estimate 50 000 € - 80 000. Sold for €69,675. photo Fabrice Gousset. The elegant elongated torso with a sampot rendered in narrow vertical pleats around the right leg and spreading across the left in broader fan-like manner. The fabric is drawn between the thighs and arranged on the verso in a fan-like fold that rises from beneath the belt. The observation of the garment... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1344. A Yaozhou celadon carved petal-rimmed bowl, Northern Song dynasty, 11th century; 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 9,375. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.  With widely flared sides, the interior freely carved with a leafy stem bearing a large peony blossom, with combed details, covered inside and out with a bubble-suffused glaze of greyish-green color pooling in the recesses and thinning to mushroom at petal-notched the rim.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 200. A Khorassan bronze openwork incense burner in the form of a bird, Iran, 11th century; 19cm high. Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000. Sold: £19,000. © Roseberys standing on three-pronged feet, the body with openwork holes to back and head, chest with sliding tray, head with moulded comb and beak and turquoise inlaid eyes, decorated either side with an engraved roundel containing floriated cross design, and engraved feather design to wings. Provenance: Acquired in 2017, previously part of a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3094. A Goryeo Celadon-Glazed Lobed Bowl, 11th Century. H 5.4cm D 12.6cm. Estimate HKD 30,000 - 50,000 (USD 3,821 - 6,369). Lot sold HKD 35,400 (USD 4,509). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited. Poly Auction Hong Kong. Imperial Curiosity – Art of Interior Decoration, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 2 april 2019

Lot 1108. A sandstone figure of a female deity, Khmer, Baphuon style, 11th century; 28 1/8 in. (71.4 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Dressed in a long sampot with pendent fish-tail pleat secured with a simple belt tied at the waist, the face with wide mouth and heavy-lidded eyes, the hair finely delineated with the locks arranged in a bun and secured with a headband. Provenance: William H. Wolff, New York, 7 January 1984.The Irving Collection,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 726. A russet-glazed Yaozhou bowl, Northern Song Dynasty, 11th century; 4 5/8 in. (11.9 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 13,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The bowl has rounded sides which rise to the everted foliate rim, and is covered inside and out with a glaze of russet color thinning on the foot to expose the pale buff ware, Japanese wood box.  Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 2006. Note: Two very similar russet-glazed bowls with foliate rims are... [Lire la suite]

Lot 179. A copper and silver inlaid copper alloy figure of Hevajra, Northeastern India, Pala period, 11th century. Himalayan Art Resources item no.61770; 6 cm (2 1/2 in.) high. Estimate HK$ 250,000 - 350,000 (€ 27,000 - 38,000). Sold for HK$ 400,000 (€ 44,227). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Provenance: Mimi Lipton, London, 1995. Note: Hevajra is one of the earliest Vajrayana yidams. He is the principal meditational deity of the high Anuttarayoga Tantras. The present work depicts Hevajra in... [Lire la suite]