18 mars 2021
A bronze ritual wine vessel, pou, Late Shang Dynasty, 13th-12th century BC
Lot 503. A bronze ritual wine vessel, pou, Late Shang Dynasty, 13th-12th century BC; 13 in. (33 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 200,000 - USD 300,000. Price realised USD 237,500. © Christie's 2021
The bulbous body is flat cast around the sides with a wide frieze of three large taotie masks formed by pairs of dragons with large eyes, scroll-filled bodies and raised tails confronted on a narrow flange, each mask bordered by slender descending dragons, below a band of nine dragons... [Lire la suite]08 octobre 2020
A pair of bronze ritual tripod wine vessels, jue, Late Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC
Lot 1503. A pair of bronze ritual tripod wine vessels, jue, Late Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC; 7 5/8 in. (19.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Price realised USD 118,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
Each is raised on tall, graceful, blade-shaped legs and cast with a band of taotie masks formed by confronted dragons with bird-form tails, one mask centered by a flange, the other by the handle and a single clan sign, cast on the body beneath the handle., cloth... [Lire la suite]06 octobre 2020
A large archaic bronze ritual food vessel, ding, Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC
Lot 74. A large archaic bronze ritual food vessel, ding, Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC; h. 35.5 cm, 14 in. Estimate: 3,500,000 - 4,000,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
the deep U-shaped body cast below the everted rim and a pair of upright loop handles with a single wide register of three taotie masks bisected by flanges, and comprised of a pair of protuberant eyes and hooked ribbons cast with C-scrolls indicating horns and jaws, all above three slightly tapered legs, each with a further taotie mask... [Lire la suite]07 juin 2020
A small bronze ritual wine vessel, gu, Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC
Lot 3180. A small bronze ritual wine vessel, gu, Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC; 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high. Estimate $15,000 - USD 20,000. Price realised $20,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015.
The trumpet-shaped neck is undecorated while the middle section, which is set between double bow-string borders, is flat-cast with taotie masks formed by pairs of downward-facing birds with prominent pupils and quills stacked below the coiled tail. Four birds of similar type,... [Lire la suite]07 juin 2020
Two bronze ritual wine vessels, gu, Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC from Anna Charlotte Rice Cooke Collection
'Portrait of Anna Rice Cooke (1853-1934)', oil on canvas painting by Frederic Yates (1854-1919), 1910, Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Mrs. Cooke was born into a prominent missionary family in Hawaii, where she spent the majority of her life. She and her husband, Charles Montague Cooke, were well known amongst the societal elite in Hawaii, and were eventually responsible for the establishment of the Honolulu Academy of the Arts, now called the Honolulu Museum of Art. In the early 1880s, the Cookes built their family home on... [Lire la suite]04 avril 2020
A rare large bronze ritual tripod wine vessel, jia Late Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC
Lot 2034. A rare large bronze ritual tripod wine vessel, jia Late Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC; 11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 25,000 - USD 35,000. Price Realized USD 149,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.
The vessel is raised on three tapering blade supports and is flat-cast on the body and the base of the flared neck with bands of taotie masks with rounded eyes centered on narrow flanges. A loop handle projects from one side, and a pair of capped... [Lire la suite]26 mars 2020
An unusual bronze ritual wine vessel, jue, late Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC
Lot 2017. An unusual bronze ritual wine vessel, jue, late Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC; 9 in. (22.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price Realized USD 112,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.
The deep body is raised on three tall blade-form supports, and the sides are finely cast with two taotie masks formed by pairs of addorsed birds facing and separated by narrow flanges. One mask is flanked by small descending birds and centered on a further flange,... [Lire la suite]26 mars 2020
A bronze ritual wine vessel, jue, Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC
Lot 2008. A bronze ritual wine vessel, jue, Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC; 8 1/8 in. (20.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price Realized USD 11,875. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.
The deep body is raised on three tall blade-form supports and is cast on the sides with three bow-string bands interrupted under the handle by a two-character inscription, bing ding. A pair of posts with conical caps rises from the rim either side of the long spout. The bronze has a... [Lire la suite]24 janvier 2020
An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (gu), Late Shang Dynasty, 13th - 12th century BC
Lot 102. An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (gu), Late Shang Dynasty, 13th - 12th century BC. Height 10 3/4 in., 27.2 cm. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 USD. Lot sold 74,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's
of slender, waisted form, crisply cast around the mid-section and splayed foot with pairs of taotie masks with raised eyes on a fine leiwen ground, centered by notched flanges and divided by a pair of bowstrings interrupted by two cruciform and two vertical... [Lire la suite]18 janvier 2020
An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, gu, Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC
Lot 1217. An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, gu, Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC; 11½ in. (29.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 60,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013
The tall slender vessel is divided into three sections. The trumpet-shaped upper body is crisply cast with four upright cicada blades, and the central section and spreading foot are decorated with a dense leiwen and taotie-pattern band divided by four vertical ribbed flanges, and... [Lire la suite]