Cinnabar Lacquer

A cinnabar lacquer ‘Pheasant and Peony’ dish, Ming dynasty, 16th century - Sothebys the shallow flaring sides rising from a flat base, the interior carved with a pheasant perched on leafy peony branches issuing from pierced rocks, the exterior with meandering scrolling lotus, all reserved on a diaper ground, the base lacquered black, Japanese wood box and cover. Quantité: 2 - 13.4cm., 5 1/4 in. Estimation: 12,000 - 18,000 GBP PROVENANCE: A Japanese Private Collection. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics... [Lire la suite]

A cinnabar lacquer ‘Floral’ cupstand. Ming dynasty, 15th century - Sothebys the hollow bowl with rounded sides collared with a wide six-lobed dish with slightly curved sides, all supported on a hollow spreading foot, carved through the layers of red lacquer on the exterior with organically arranged leafy floral blooms including chrysanthemum, peony, camellia and prunus, the interior of the bowl and foot lacquered in black; 16.2cm., 6 3/8 in. Estimation: 15,000 - 20,000 GBP PROVENANCE: A Japanese Private... [Lire la suite]

A cinnabar lacquer box and cover, Qianlong mark and period - Sothebys of hexalobed section, the domed cover deftly carved in undercut relief with four figures gathered around a scholar reclining against a table, all set in a fenced garden landscape with trees and plantain, the sides of the cover and the box decorated with quatrefoil cartouches each enclosing leafy lotus sprays and reserved against a diaper ground, all bordered by keyfret bands, the interior and the base lacquered dark brown, inscribed and gilt with a... [Lire la suite]

A finely carved 'nine dragon' cinnabar lacquer box and cover, China, Qianlong period. Photo Nagel D. 29,2 cm. the top of the domed cover finely carved with an en face five-clawed dragon encircling a 'flaming pearl' reserved on a dense ground of swirling waves and flames. Estimate 10000/15000 € Collection Peter Schmidt  Nagel. "Asian Art". 2012/11/02 http://www.auction.de/

A Cinnabar Lacquer Qin-Shaped Writing Box. Ming Dynasty, 15th Century - Photo Sotheby's of oblong form resembling a qin, the cover deftly carved and incised through the layers of red lacquer to the ochre ground with two long-tailed birds flying among peony blossoms wreathed by a profuse foliage and attendant buds, the birds plumage finely incised with striations, the sides carved with foliate ruyi, the box similarly carved with ruyi scrolls, enclosing an inkstone... [Lire la suite]

A cinnabar lacquer circular dish. Ming Dynasty, 16th century. Photo Bonhams The well elegantly decorated with four Buddhistic lions playing with a central brocade ball, the threads sinuously flowing around them, all reserved on a brown, incised brocade-pattern ground and framed by the key-fret pattern below the rim; the exterior carved with scrolling lotus in high relief. 14.7cm (5¾in) diam - Estimate: £10,000 - 12,000 (HK$ 120,000 - 140,000) (€13,000 - 15,000) Bonhams. 5 Sep 2012 11 a.m. London,... [Lire la suite]

A very rare Qianlong blue-and-white porcelain six-necked vase. Sold for: €1,207,150  ($1.513.078). Photo: Sotheby's PARIS.- The sale of Asian Art at Sotheby’s Paris totalled €10,688,875 ($13.397.757), surpassing presale high expectations (estimate of €3.5-4.9 million*). The auction established extremely strong sell through rates of 75.3% sold by lot and 90.2% sold by value. 72% of lots were sold above their high estimate.  The €10.7m ($13.4m) total marks the sixth time in a row that a sale of Asian Art at Sotheby’s Paris... [Lire la suite]

A carved cinnabar lacquer box and cover, Ming dynasty. Photo Bonhams Of compressed globular form, the cover intricately worked in high relief, featuring a scene of an old man and two children in a garden under a tree, set against a scrolling and 'wan' diaper background, the base with seven-characters in circles also worked in high relief on incised wavey ground. 7.5cm diam. (2). Lot 344. Sold for HK$ 87,500  明 剔紅雕人物圖圓蓋盒For a closely related lacquer box and cover dated to the late Ming dynasty,... [Lire la suite]

A carved cinnabar lacquer stembowl.  Ming Dynasty, 16th century. Photo Sotheby's the rounded bowl deeply carved on the exterior with a continuous scene of figures in a landscape, on one side an official surrounded by his entourage stands next to a crouching tiger, set in an garden just outside a half-open door with mountains in the distance, the reverse with a group of soldiers, officials and flag bearers walking towards a narrow path with mountains in the background, set between a band of... [Lire la suite]

A carved black and cinnabar lacquer stationary box. Yuan dynasty. Photo Sotheby's of rectangular form with an upper section containing a deep box of rectangular section covered by a thin cover, the lower section with five small drawers hidden behind a removable panel, the exterior densely carved with a medley of flowers and fruit including peony, mallow, prunus, hibiscus, cherry blossom, magnolia, chrysanthemum, lychee, camellia and gardenia, the cover further carved with two ripe... [Lire la suite]