12th-14th century

Lot 40. A rare bronze square 'Buddha and bodhisattvas' decorated plaque, 12th-14th century; 17.8cm (7in) x 16cm (6 1/4in). Estimate 20 000 € - 30 000 €. Sold for €60,855. Courtesy Bonhams. The surface incised on one side with three large figures, the central Buddha figure flanked by two Bodhisattvas, one holding a lotus bloom extending over the right shoulder, wearing crowns and voluminous flowing robes, tied with sashes and cascading in elaborate folds, each standing upon a lotus petal base, the reverse... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1092. A Longquan celadon vase, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century; 10 3⁄8 in. (26.4 cm.) high, Japanese wood box. Estimate USD 20,000 – USD 40,000. © Christie's 2022 The body is molded with peony blossoms borne on curling stems below a series of concentric rings encircling the trumpet-shaped neck. The vase is covered overall with a glaze of even blue-green tone. Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 1980s. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 25... [Lire la suite]

Lot 769. A polychrome lacquered wood figure of a luohan, Jin-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century; 26 in. (66 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 – USD 30,000. Price realised USD 22,680. © Christie's 2022 The seated figure is shown with the hands held before the chest and wearing simple loose robes painted dark red. His head is turned slightly to the right and his face with strong features are accented by a short curly beard, mustache and brows, and piercing, black-inset eyes. Provenance: Sold for the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 59. Two Longquan celadon 'Twin fish' dishes, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century; 8 1⁄4 and 5 in. (21 and 12.5 cm.) diam. Price realised USD 7,500 (Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 4,000). © Christie's 2021 Provenance: The smaller dish: Warren E. Cox Collection, New York, according to label.One dish: Chadwick Shand Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 1986. Christie's. Art of China and Japan, New York, 1 Dec - 14 Dec 2021

Lot 853. A very rare small Ge censer, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century; 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) wide across handles. Estimate USD 100,000 - USD 150,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2021 The censer has a compressed globular body raised on a short foot and is flanked by a pair of stylized fish-form handles, covered overall in a thick greyish-cream glaze with a network of 'iron' crackle suffused with a tighter network of reddish-gold-tone crackle. Provenance: F. C. Harrison (1863-1938)... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1175. A Jizhou 'tortoiseshell'-glazed shallow dish, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century; 5½ in. (14 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 12,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The dish has shallow rounded sides that flare widely from the flat, unglazed base to the everted rim, and is covered inside and out with a lustrous glaze of dark reddish-brown color decorated on the interior with splashes of golden amber color. Provenance: Raymond A. Bidwell... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1301. A Cizhou-type carved bowl, Jin-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century; 9 1/8 in. (23.1 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 4,000. Price realised USD 6,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The bowl has widely flared, rounded sides and is covered on the exterior and interior with a white slip where it is carved through to the body with a large peony spray reserved on a combed ground below a line border, all under a clear glaze that falls irregularly on the exterior towards the unglazed... [Lire la suite]

  Ewers with lids, stoneware with incised design and celadon glaze, height 20 cm, stoneware with cream and iron underglaze, height 21 cm, stoneware with pale olive-green glaze and iron brown splotches, height 21 cm, Trần dynasty (1225-1400), Vietnam, MacLean Collection. Photography: © MacLean Collection. The ceramics of China have been famous for centuries and clearly influenced ceramic production in nearby Southeast Asian countries. This may be the most apparent in Vietnamese ceramics, as parts of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 758. A Cizhou-type painted ovoid jar, Jin-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century; 13 1/8 in. (33.4 cm.) high. Estimate $8,000 - USD 12,000. Price Realized $16,250. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014 The body is painted in brown on a white ship with two wide bands of flowers and leafy sprays below a classic scroll border encircling the shoulder, all under a clear glaze. Provenance: Frank Caro Gallery, New York. Christie’s. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19 September... [Lire la suite]

Lot 708. A rare gilt-bronze miniature buddhist votive group, Liao-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century; 4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. Price realised USD 4,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014. The central figure of Shakyamuni Buddha is flanked by two bodhisattvas, all on lotus bases supported by the tripartite lotus stem that rises from the central hexagonal base which is attached to two similar flanking bases on which stand disciples. All are backed by openwork aureoles.  Provenance: Anna Ilsley... [Lire la suite]