15th century

Rahu. Central Tibet. Ca. 1400. Gilt copper alloy with inlays of semiprecious stones. 21½ x 19¼ x 7 in. (54.6 x 48.9 x 17.8 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the 1999 Collectors Committee (AC1999.58.1). Digital Image © 2013 Museum Associates / LACMA. Licensed by Art Resource, NY.  NEW YORK, NY.- Asia Society presents the first exhibition to explore the history, iconography, and extraordinary artistic production associated with the central Tibetan Buddhist monastery called Densatil that was destroyed during China’s... [Lire la suite]

15th Century vietnamese pottery box from the famous Hoi An hoard shipwreck. Diameter: 2  3/4 inches. Well preserved. Unrestored. Close inspection reveals areas of beautiful marine encrustations, fascinating evidence of the centuries spent undisturbed on the ocean floor. This rare piece has a wonderful, romantic provenance. It was excavated from the important Hoi-An shipwreck. The Hoi-An was a huge, overloaded trading ship that sank in the mid 15th Century, probably due to a catastrophic typhoon. The... [Lire la suite]

Shigaraki tsubo. Japan, Muromachi period, 15th century. Photo courtesy Carole Davenport Stoneware. Height: 18.5 inches (47 cm). Carole Davenport. 'BCE TO NOW – Masterworks from Japan and China'. Leigh Morse Fine Arts, 22 East 80th Street, 5th floor, New York 10075- carole@caroledavenport.com - www.caroledavenport.com. Asia Week New York. A Celebration of Asian Art. MARCH 14–22, 2014

A solid gold sultani or altin coin from the Ottoman Empire struck circa 15th Century A.D. Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 3.50 g Provenance: Ex English private collection. artancientltd

A gilt bronze image of a bodhisattva. Tibeto-Chinese, Ming Dynasty, 15th Century. Height: 5.25 inches (13.3 cm).. Photo courtesy Dr. Robert R. Bigler Phurbu. China/Yunnan, Dali Kingdom, circa 12th Century. Copper alloy with remains of lacquer gilding. Length: 7.5 inches (19.1 cm). Photo courtesy Dr. Robert R. Bigler   Vaishravana (Duowentian). Tibeto-Chinese, Yuan, circa 14th Century. Copper alloy. Height: 10.2 inches (26 cm).. Photo courtesy Dr. Robert R. Bigler Dr. Robert R.... [Lire la suite]

Embriachi Workshop, Italian, Venice, 15th century, Betrothal casket. Photo courtesy Sotheby's certosina wood, horn and bone, lined with velvet; 15.6 by 20.5 by 11.9cm., 6 1/8  by 8 by 4 5/8 in. Estimation  6,000 — 8,000 GBP RELATED LITERATURE: P. Lorenzelli and A. Veca, Tra/e. Teche, pissidi, cofani e forzieri dall'Alto Medioevo al Barocco, exh. cat. Galleria Lorenzelli, Bergamo and Antiquaria Ltd., London, 1984, Bergamo, 1984, p. 270, no. 344 Sotheby's. European Sculpture & Works of Art. London | 04 déc. 2013,... [Lire la suite]

Embriachi Workshop, Italian, Venice, 15th century, Games box with backgammon and chess. Photo courtesy Sotheby's certosina wood, horn and bone; 6 by 15 by 18cm., 2 3/8  by 5 7/8  by 7 1/8 in. Estimation 4,000 — 6,000 GBP Sotheby's. European Sculpture & Works of Art. London | 04 déc. 2013, 11:00 AM -www.sothebys.com

  German, 15th century, Decade ring. Photo courtesy Sotheby's gold; ring size M½. Estimation  2,500 — 3,500 GBP RELATED LITERATURE: A. B. Chadour, Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch collection, Leeds, 1994, vol. 1, p. 177, no. 581 Sotheby's. European Sculpture & Works of Art. London | 04 déc. 2013, 11:00 AM -www.sothebys.com  

  Embriachi Workshop, Italian, Venice, 15th century, Games box. Photo courtesy Sotheby's certosina wood, horn and bone, lined with floral paper; 6.7 by 10.5 by 17.9cm., 2 5/8  by 4 1/8  by 7in. Estimation  3,000 — 5,000 GBP Sotheby's. European Sculpture & Works of Art. London | 04 déc. 2013, 11:00 AM -www.sothebys.com

A Longquan celadon-glazed 'Eight Immortals' bowl, 15th century. Photo courtesy Bonham's he heavily potted bowl moulded on the interior with the Eight Daoist Immortals standing around the well and variously holding their attributes including a flute, a sword, a leafy fan, a crutch and other objects all beneath a band of keyfret below the rim, the interior, exterior and foot covered with a thick green celadon glaze. 18cm (7in) diam. Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 (€14,000 - 18,000) - Unsold Compare a very similar bowl... [Lire la suite]