Cizhou

Lot 2806. A rare Cizhou white-glazed truncated meiping, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 5 11/16 in. (14.4 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 250,000. Price realised HKD 275,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The vase is superbly potted with a globular body resting on a sunken flat base rising to a short waisted neck below a flared rim, applied to the exterior with a finely crackled creamy-white glaze above a slip. The base is partially glazed, the foot ring and interior are... [Lire la suite]

Lot 347. A Cizhou 'partridge feather' glazed bowl, Song dynasty (960-1127); 12.5 cm, 4 7/8  in. Estimate 26,000 — 40,000 HKD. Lot sold 106,250 HKD (12,108 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. of conical form, the interior covered in a lustrous black glaze, accentuated with russet 'partridge feather' streaks, the exterior covered in a persimmon glaze. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 Jun 2020

Lot 333. A large Cizhou 'figure' jar, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 15 cm, 5 7/8  in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 81,250 HKD (9,259 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. applied overall with a lustrous black glaze decorated with five russet splashes on the interior, the rim dipped into white slip. Provenance: A Dutch private collection.Sotheby's London, 11th May 2016, lot 212. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 Jun 2020, 10:00 AM

Lot 332. A large Cizhou 'figure' jar, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 30 cm, 11 3/4  in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Lot sold 62,500  HKD (7,122 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. heavily potted, the body with rounded sides tapering to a narrow splayed foot, the wide mouth with a short neck and lipped rim, freely painted with three large medallions enclosing figures and lotus blossoms in dark iron-brown on a cream ground. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05... [Lire la suite]

Lot 323. A Cizhou crackle-glazed bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 12.5 cm, 4 7/8  in. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Lot sold 162,500 HKD (18,468 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to an everted rim, covered in a crackled white slip and transparent glaze stopping just above the foot, Japanese wood box. Provenance: Collection of Sakamoto Gorō (1923-2016), by repute. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 Jun 2020, 10:00 AM

Lot 5016. A Cizhou black-glazed ribbed jar and a Cizhou black-glazed cup, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 11.5 and 8.5 cm, 4 1/2  and 3 3/8  in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 HKD. Sold for 81,250  HKD (9,614 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. the jar of compressed globular form rising from a straight foot to a short neck, the exterior carved with diagonally oriented ribs, applied overall with a lustrous brownish-black glaze thinning to white on the rises, save for the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 57. A Cizhou painted ‘figural’ rectangular pillow, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 113⁄4 in. (29.7 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 15,000 - HKD 30,000 (EUR 1,534.50 - EUR 3,069). Price Realised: HKD 40,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The base is stamped with a partially legible mark reading ‘Made by XXX’. Christie’s. Pavilion Online: Chinese Art, 21 - 28 April

Lot 2083. A rare Cizhou cream-glazed carved crescent-shaped pillow, Northern Song dynasty, 10th-11th century; 11 in. (28 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 25,000 - USD 35,000. Price Realized USD 62,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  The canted top is well carved through the white slip with a leafy peony spray bearing three flowers, and around the sides with a band of foliate scroll, all within striated borders surrounded by a plain cream field, and under a clear glaze that continues onto the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3284. A rare Cizhou carved bottle vase, yuhuchunping, Jin dynasty (1127-1234); 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 400,000. Price Realized HKD 875,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The vase has an elegant pear-shaped body rising to a slender neck before a flared mouth. It is carved through the thick brown glaze to the buff-coloured body with a broad band of stylised leaves growing on an undulating stem and set below a similarly decorated smaller band on the lower... [Lire la suite]

Lot 523. A painted Cizhou bowl, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); diameter 4 1/4 in., 10.8 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 27,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of deep U-shape, with upright sides rising to a wide, slightly inward-turning mouth, the exterior freely painted with millet stalks in a dark brown slip on an ivory-white ground under a clear glaze. Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29th October 1991, lot 12. Sotheby's. Harmony of Form, Serenity of Color: A Private... [Lire la suite]