25 septembre 2015
A superbly painted and extremely rare blue and white 'Fish pond' brush washer, Mark and period of Xuande (1426-1435)
Lot 3605. A superbly painted and extremely rare blue and white 'Fish pond' brush washer, Mark and period of Xuande (1426-1435); 17.8 cm., 7 in. Estimate 20,000,000 — 40,000,000 HKD (2,334,383 - 4,668,766 EUR). Lot sold 24,080,000 (2,768,139 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.
of ten-lobed mallow shape with gently flaring sides resting on a countersunk base of corresponding form, the interior superbly painted in rich cobalt blue with a medallion enclosing a carp and mandarin fish... [Lire la suite]