14th-15th Century

Lot 883. A Longquan celadon charger, 14th-15th century. Diameter 30 cm. Estimated price €3.000 - €5.000. Result: €4.000. © Lempertz. With foliate rim, decorated to the centre with incised flower and leaf motif and scrolling foliage and floral pattern around the lobed cavetto, all covered with a green glaze except for an unglazed ring to base burnt reddish during firing. Lempertz. Asiatische Kunst, 08.12.2018, 13:00, Köln

Lot 469. A Chinese 'Longquan' reticulated 'Peony' vase, Yuan-Early Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century; height 12 3/8 in.; 31.4 cm. Estimate $20,000 - $30,000. Lot sold $21,250. Courtesy Sotheby's. the pear-shaped body supported on a low, waisted foot and rising to a slender neck flaring slightly at the mouth, the broad register around the body carved in openwork with two resplendent peony blossoms issuing from scrolling foliate stems, the petals and stems molded in relief and incised with naturalistic veins, all... [Lire la suite]

Lot 191. A gilt-bronze figure of Vajradhara, Tibet, 14th-15th century; 22.8cm., 9in. Estimate 12,000 - 16,000 GBP. Lot sold 25,000 GBP. © Sotheby's 2013. cast seated in in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, the arms raised in vitarkamudra holding a bell and a vajra respectively, wearing a dhoti embellished with beaded jewels, the benevolent face surmounted by an elaborate headdress. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 06 nov.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3416. An Incised White-Glazed ‘Lotus’ Bowl, Early Ming Dynasty ,14th-15th Century. D 27 cm. Estimate HKD 1,300,000 - 1,800,000 (USD 165,914 - 229,727). Lot sold HKD 2,124,000 (USD 271,078). © Poly Auction. Provenance: The Meiyintang Collection, Switzerland. Literature: Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994-2010, vol.2, no.649. Poly Hong Kong. Inheritance - A Selection Of Important Chinese Art From The Ever Concord, 2 october... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3309. A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Seated Shakyamuni, Yuan or Early Ming Dynasty, 14th-15th Century. H 38.1 cm. Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 (USD 127,619 - 191,429). Lot sold HKD 14,160,000 (USD 1,807,085). © Poly Auction. The majestic deity is superbly cast seated in dhyanasana with his hands in bhumisparsa mudra, wearing an intricately executed robe over his left shoulder with folding. The robe gathered in cascading folds at the shoulder and at his ankles, his rounded face with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3215. An Imperial Duck Shape Incense Burner, Early Ming Dynasty, 14th-15th Century. L 45cm. Estimate HKD 1,800,000 - 2,800,000 (USD 229,714 - 357,333). Sold price HKD 2,124,000 (USD 271,063). © Poly Auction. Well cast in two sections as a recumbent goose with slender, hollow-cast neck extended forward, the bill open as if the bird is honking and for the release of vapor, with a small ruyi motif cast in relief between the eyes and with small curled feathers at the corner of the eyes and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 245. A 'Longquan' celadon-glazed garden seat, zuodun, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century. Height 14 1/2  in., 36.9 cm. Estimate 25,000 — 35,000 USD. © Sotheby's of tapering barrel form, the sides boldly carved with four reserves, each enclosing a flowering peony plant growing from leafy scrolling stems on a combed ground, separated vertically by curved bands of diaper pattern, set between two rows of spring-molded florets and further bands of freely incised foliate meander, the slightly domed top... [Lire la suite]

Lot 228. A massive painted and gilt-lacquered stucco head of Buddha, Yuan-Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century; 32½ in. (82.6 cm.) high. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 57,600. © Christie's Images Ltd 2007 The face well-modelled with a gentle expression and covered in gold lacquer, the arched eyebrows detailed in black and the mouth and urna in red, the hair dressed in tight curls painted blue and greenish-blue surrounding a rounded usnisa also covered in gold... [Lire la suite]

Lot 289. A very rare Longquan celadon 'dragon' bowl, Yuan-early Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century; 7½ in. (19 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 25,000. Price realised USD 21,600. © Christie's Images Ltd 2007 Thickly potted with rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the exterior carved with a scaly four-clawed dragon racing through clouds, the center of the interior impressed with a dragon roundel below lotus meander carved in the well, covered allover with a soft olive-green glaze, an... [Lire la suite]

Lot 209. A Longquan celadon dish, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century; 10 3/4 in. (27.5 cm. ) diam. Estimate : GBP 1,500 - 2,500. Price Realised: GBP 4375.00. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2018 The interior of the dish is decorated with a large moulded and incised lotus bloom, surrounded by further stylised floral sprays and leafy sprigs. The everted rim is of foliate form and the dish is supported on a short, slightly tapered foot. Provenance: Private Belgian Collection.  Christie’s. The Art of China:... [Lire la suite]