15th century

An openwork white jade dragon plaque, Early Ming Dynasty, 15th Century; 3 x 2 1⁄2 inches (7.6 x 5.9 cm). Price On Request. © 2020 J.J. Lally & Co., New York pierced and carved in rounded relief with a coiled five-claw dragon with arms and legs outstretched amidst fruiting leafy vine filling the rectangular panel with narrow half-round frame, the translucent stone of pale silvery-gray tone, the reverse flat. J.J. Lally & Co. 41 East 57th Street, 14th Floor, New York 10022... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1286. A Longquan celadon impressed bowl, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 5,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The heavily potted bowl has deep rounded sides raised on a small straight foot, and is impressed in the center of the interior with an indistinct circular medallion and around the sides with a continuous frieze of a boy amidst lotus scroll below a key-fret border repeated on the exterior above a broad band of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 277. A Longquan celadon carved bowl, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 14 in. (35.7 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000. Price realised GBP 25,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014.  The bowl is sturdily potted with deep sides rising from a short foot and is covered overall in a rich celadon glaze. The interior is moulded with a central flower head surrounded by large carved flower heads.   Provenance: Acquired in the 19th century by the Duc et Prince de Blacas... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3504. A carved lacquer bowl, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000. Price Realized HKD 125,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014 The bowl supported on a short foot rises to a slightly everted mouth rim. The exterior is carved through alternating black and red lacquer with two of ruyi-head scrolls above a band of floral scrolls. The interior and base are applied with a silver-plated lining. Provenance: Colonel MacEwanSold at... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3411. A large Longquan celadon carved 'peony' charger, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 200,000. Price Realized HKD 187,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. Sturdily potted, the centre is carved with a single peony spray below a band of narrow fluted petals in the cavetto below the sloped, broad mouth rim. The charger is covered overall with a glaze of sea-green tone except for an unglazed ring on the base, Japanese wood box. Provenance: A... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3409. A Longquan celadon brushvasher, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century; 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000. Price Realized HKD 237,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The shallow washer is finely carved to the exterior with a broad band of lotus scrolls and repeated on the interior cavetto, encircling a single floral spray medallion in the centre, below the flaring mouth rim further decorated with a band of scrolling leaves. All covered in a sea-green glaze with exception of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3408. A Longquan celadon bowl, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 200,000. Price Realized HKD 187,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The bowl has deep rounded sides rising to a flaring rim from a short foot ring, and is covered with an even olive-green celadon glaze, with an unglazed circle on the base exposing the body, Japanese wood box. Provenance: Yokoe Manjiro Collection, Kyoto, 19th centuryA Japanese Private Collection. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3404. A rare moulded Longquan celadon 'peony scroll' double-gourd vase, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 7 3/8 in. (18.8 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000. Price Realized HKD 937,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. The vase is of characteristic double-gourd shape, applied on the upper and lower bulbs with a moulded scrolling peony, all under a glossy glaze of light sea-green tone suffused with broad crackles. The foot rim is unglazed, box. Christie's. The Imperial Sale /... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1527. A rare carved and moulded Longquan celadon baluster jar, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 12 3/4 in. (32.3 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 70,000 - HKD 90,000. Price realised HKD 84,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2006 Strongly potted with broad rounded shoulders and a short waisted neck rising to an everted rim, the jar moulded with a bold lotus scroll, lightly combed on the background, between upright lappets encircling the base and a ruyi-cloud collar below the neck, all covered with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1. A large Longquan celadon 'trigrams' tripod cache-pot, 15th century; 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500. Price realised GBP 1,912. © Christie's Images Ltd 2004 Of tapering cylindrical shape raised on three cabriole legs, the exterior moulded with the eight trigrams and freely carved with scrolling foliage between raised bands, the base pierced, covered in a celadon glaze of greyish-green tone, rim cracks and chips. Provenance: E. T. Hall Collection, no. 559. ... [Lire la suite]