13th-14th century

Lot 35. An important and rare gilt-copper alloy figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Khasa Malla, 13th-14th century; 32.3cm (12 3/4in) high. Sold for €508,400 inc. premium. Photo Bonhams. Heavily cast and richly gilt, seated cross-legged in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra touching the ground, wearing a diaphanous robe with rice grain-patterned borders, elegantly draped over the left shoulder with fish-tail ends and gathering in fan-shaped folds between... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1025. A rare pale cream-glazed tortoise-form water dropper, Song-Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century; 4 1⁄2 in. (11.5 cm.) long, cloth box. Estimate USD 8,000 – USD 12,000. Price realised USD 27,720. © Christie's 2022 The vessel is modeled in the form of a tortoise with its open mouth forming the spout. The shell is set with a rope-twist handle, and the vessel is covered in a pale beigish-cream glaze. Provenance: The J. M. Hu (1911-1995), Zande Lou Collection. Literature: Helen D. Ling... [Lire la suite]

Lot 566. A rare bronze figure of Kannon Bosatsu (Bodhisattva) in Zenkôji-style, Japan, Kamakura period, 13th-14th century. H. 34,3 cm. Sold: €88,000 (Est: €40,000 - €60,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions The hands held in front of the navel, the left hand covering the right hand, the head adorned by a six-leaved crown with a central Amida Nyorai figure, the hexagonal base of lacquered wood, probably 19th century.  Provenance: German private collection, purchased from Gregg Bake London. An... [Lire la suite]

Lot 44. A Jun bud-form water pot, Jin-Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century; 4 3⁄8 in. (11 cm) high. Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. Price Realised USD 3,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2021 Provenance: Samuel T. Peters (1854-1921) Collection, New York.Warren E. Cox Associates, Inc., New York, 1975. Christie's. Art of China| Including Property from the Junkunc Collection, New York, 11 Jun - 29 Jun 2021

Lot 3098. A Small Tea-Dust Glazed Jar And Cover, 13th-14th Century. H 10cm. Estimate HKD 10,000 - 20,000 (USD 1,282 - 2,564). Sold Price: 28,800 HKD  (USD 3,692). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance: 1. A New England private collection2. The Ten-views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, purchased from J.J. Lally & Co., no. LL100. Poly Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 21 April 2021

Lot 3040. A Bronze Double Dragons-Form Brush-Rest, Yuan Dynasty, 13th-14th Century. L 18.7cm. Estimate HKD 15,000 - 10,000 (USD 641 - 1,282). Sold Price: 6,000 HKD  (USD 769). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Poly Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 21 April 2021

Lot 20. A gilt copper alloy figure of Shakyamuni, Khasa Malla, 13th-14th century. Himalayan Art Resources item no.61907; 26 cm (10 1/4 in.), height including tangs; 25 cm (9 7/8 in.), height excluding tangs. Est: HK$ 500,000 - HK$ 700,000. Sold for HK$ 2,065,000 (€ 220,737). © Bonhams 2001-2021. Of impressive figural volume and quality, this gilt bronze figure of Shakyamuni stems from the Khasa Malla Kingdom, which ruled over the Karnali Basin in western Nepal and parts of western Tibet between... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 708. A Cizhou sgraffiato ovoid vase, Jin-Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century; 11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 40,000. © Christie's 2021 The vase is boldly carved through the brown glaze to the buff body with two bands of leafy scroll between two further bands carved with leaves, all below a narrow, stepped neck.  Note: A similar carved Cizhou vase, formerly in the collection of George Crofts, is illustrated in Royal Ontario Museum, The T. T.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 239. A celadon glaze ceramic bowl, Vietnam, Trân dynasty, 13th-14th century; 6.6 x 16.7 cm. Estimate: 400.00-500.00. Courtesy Bertolami Fine Art. Circular foot and rounded walls, the entire surface covered with céladon glazing, the interior with a relief decoration of floral corollas and geometric bands. Provenance: Ambassador Francesco Rausi. Note: For a pair of bowls of the same type, see Art ancien du Viêt Nam. Bronze set Céramiques, exhibition catalog (Geneva), Milan 2008,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 238. A celadon glaze ceramic bowl, Vietnam, Trân dynasty, 13th-14th century; 5.5 x 12 cm. Estimate: 200.00-300.00 EUR. Courtesy Bertolami Fine Art. Circular foot, the entire surface covered with céladon glazing except for the inner bottom. Provenance: Ambassador Francesco Rausi. Bertolami Fine Art. Live Auction, starts 18 October 2020 from 11:00 CEST (lots 1-202) and from 15:00 CEST (lots 203-470).