15th-16th century

Bowl, China, Ming Dynasty, 15th-16th century. Stoneware with underglaze blue painted decoration. Height: 3 in. (7.62 cm); Diameter: 6 in. (15.24 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Edward E. Masters (M.84.213.291). © MUSEUM ASSOCIATES 2023

Lot 118. A fine and extremely rare phoenix and Buddhist emblem cloisonné enamel box and cover, four-character Jingtai seal mark to base, 15th-16th century. D. 11,5 cm, Weight: 837 gr. Sold: €8 000 (Est: €8 000 - €12 000). Photo Nagel Auction. Wear to gilding, slightly chipped, very minor losses to enamels. Provenance: From the Ludwig Bretschneider Collection (1909-1987), collected from the 1950s to the early 1970s. Note: Cloisonné enamelware was introduced to China in the 14th... [Lire la suite]

Lot 177. A bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. H. 40,5 cm. Sold: €8 500 (Estimate €3 000- €5 000). Photo Nagel Auction. Seated in vajrasana on an oval plinth with his right hand lowered in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment including an underskirt fastened around the waist with a ribbon knotted to the front and a wide-sleeved mantle covering both shoulders falling down in large pleats over body and legs, his bare... [Lire la suite]

Lot 314. A large blue and white peonies and rock porcelain charger, 15th-16th century. D. 51,5 cm. Sold: €10 000 (Estimate €6000- €10000). Photo Nagel Auction. The deep rounded sides supported on a tapering foot, the central medallion painted in varied cobalt-blue tones with four large peony blooms amid leafy bushes emerging from craggy rockwork within a classic scroll border, the well encircled with a band of camellia issuing leaves between double circles, the rim with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1045. A white-glazed dish, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 19 cm diam., cloth box. Price realised USD 15,120 (Estimate USD 6,000 – USD 8,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 Provenance: The J. M. Hu (1911-1995), Zande Lou Collection. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 23 March - 24 March 2023

 Lot 822. A carved walnut figure of a luohan, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm.) high, fitted composite stand. Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000. Price realised USD 15,120. © Christie's 2023 The luohan is shown seated in dhyanasana and wearing long robes gathered over one shoulder with a ring clasp and falling in pleated folds over the legs. The face is set in a contemplative gaze with heavily lidded eyes. The dark brown wood has an attractive... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 284. A cloisonné enamel censer, Gui, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; Width 14.5cm, 5¾ in. Lot sold: 9,450 GBP (Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. Lot 286. A cloisonné enamel censer, Gui, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; Width 13.7 cm, 5⅜ in. Lot sold: 61,740 GBP (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the base with an apocryphal four-character Jingtai mark within a square. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 150. A yellow and russet jade 'tiger' tally, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 4.6 by 3.5 by 1.8 cm. Lot sold: 138,600 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 worked in the shape of a crouching mythical beast, the tail and mane finely incised, the reverse incised with archaistic scrolls surrounding a raised flange inscribed with the characters jian an ('health and tranquility'), the stone of a rich yellow colour with attractive russet inclusions. Provenance: Christie's... [Lire la suite]

Lot 108. A rare black-ground 'boys and rams' brocade panel, 15th-16th century; 59cm (23 2/8in) long x 23.5cm (9 2/8in) wide. Sold for £5,100 (Estimate  £5,000-8,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The silk satin panel finely woven with repeating patterns of boys riding white goats or rams, each figure elegantly dressed in fur-trimmed red and green winter robes, carrying a flowering prunus branch suspending a bird cage over the shoulders, all surrounded by camelias and the Precious Objects including... [Lire la suite]

Lot 123. A carved and molded celadon-glazed 'Longquan' dish, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. Diameter 13⅜ in., 34 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold: 3,780 USD. © Sothebys.  Provenance: Brockington House Collection, no. 3408 (according to label). Sotheby's London, 5th May 1964, lot 80 (part lot). Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.3.22. Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection... [Lire la suite]