15th-16th century

Lot 1648. A rare Longquan celadon candle holder, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 9 1/8 in. (23.1 cm.) high. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011  The ovoid upper section raised on a pierced pedestal foot and carved in openwork with three differently decorated bands, the middle section molded with chrysanthemum scroll between cell diaper below and foliate scroll and an everted barbed mouth rim above, covered overall in an... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1650. A large and unusual Fahua vase, meiping, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 18 in. (45.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 68,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011  Robustly potted and relief-decorated with beaded chains suspending monster masks, lotus blossoms, tassels, and precious objects, all below a ruyi collar on the shoulder, and above a band of bosses and petal lappets, below rouleau, dots, ruyi, florets and bound-ruyi, around the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 200. A large Longquan celadon jar, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm) diam. Estimate : GBP 3,000 - 6,000.  Price Realised: GBP 3750.00. © Christie’s Images Ltd 2018 The sturdily potted jar is moulded to the shoulders with lobed cartouches enclosing incised lotus sprays, above a band of overlapping lappets that encircles the lower section. The vessel is covered overall in an olive-celadon glaze that stops at the mouth and foot ring exposing the body that has fired an... [Lire la suite]

Lot 191. Statuette de Vajradhara en alliage de cuivre doré Tibet, XVe-XVIe siècle; 19,3 cm, 7 1/2  in. Estimate 25,000 — 35,000 EUR. Lot sold 162,500 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's. assis en vajrasana sur une double socle lotiforme, les mains croisées devant la poitrine tenant chacune délicatement une longue tige de lotus dont les fleurs s'épanouissent près des épaules et soutenant d'un côté un vajra et de l'autre une cloche ghanta, richement paré de... [Lire la suite]

Lot 192. Statuette de Maitreya en bronze doré, Tibet, XVE-XVIE siècle; 21,2 cm, 8 3/8  in. Estimation: 120,000 — 150,000 EUR. Lot sold 93,750 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's. assis en vajrasana sur un double socle lotiforme, sa main droite en vitarka mudra et la gauche en avakasha mudra tenant des tiges de lotus fleurissant près de ses épaules, l'un soutenant le chilug, vêtu d'un fin dhoti et paré de riches bijoux, son visage en méditation orné... [Lire la suite]

Lot 134. A Buncheong slip-decorated stoneware bottle, Joseon Dynasty, (15th-16th century); 8 ¾ in. (22.3 cm) high. Estimate USD 80,000 - USD 100,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2018.  Of flattened globular form rising from a high splayed foot to the cylindrical neck that ends in a rolled lip, cut in the white slip applied to the body with lotus arabesques with incised-line details and applied with a celadon-tinged clear glaze, the circular foot rim unglazed. Property from the Sakamoto Family Collection ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 133. A Buncheong moon flask, Joseon Dynasty, (15th-16th century); 9.¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 150,000 - USD 250,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2018. With flattened body rising from a ring foot, decorated with white slip and incised on one side with a roundel of an overturned fish swimming in stylized waves and on the opposite side with a panel of abstract design and applied with a thin and glossy clear glaze. Provenance: Yamamoto Hatsujiro (1887-1951), Osaka, acquired in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 217. Plat en grés émaillé céladon Longquan, Chine, dynastie Ming, XVE-XVIE siècle; 36 cm, 14 1/8 in. Estimate 4,000-6,000 EUR. Lot Sold: 5,000 EUR. Photo Sotheby's 2011  le fond à décor incisé d'un cartouche polylobé abritant des motifs géométriques entouré de quatre cartouches fleuris, l'extérieur à décor de rinceaux fleuris, recouvert d'une riche glaçure céladon. A Longquan celadon dish, China, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century Sotheby's. Arts D'Asie. Paris, 15 Dec... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2237. An unusual pair of Longquan celadon bottle vases, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 12 1/2 in. (31.9 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000. Price realised HKD 1,710,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013  Each vase is well potted of elegant pear shape supported on a slightly spreading circular foot, each with a globular body gently tapering towards a long straight neck everted at the mouth and covered all over in an attractive even light sea-green glaze suffused with a network of... [Lire la suite]

Rare Chinese Shonzui Underglaze-Blue Decorated Bowl, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Diameter: 22.5 cm. (8 7/8 in.). Height: 5.3 cm. (2 1/8 in). © Kaikodo LLC Lu Xue, Conversation Above Waterfall, China, 1652. Hanging scroll, ink & color on silk. 129.2 x 62.9 cm (50 7/8 x 24 1/4 in). © Kaikodo LLC Longquan Celadon Lotus Bowl, Song dynasty, 12th century. Diameter: 16.9 cm. (6 5/8 in.) Height: 7.4 cm. (2 7/8 in). © Kaikodo LLC Vietnamese Ivory-Glazed Stoneware... [Lire la suite]