Collection of Sir Percival and Lady David

Lot 63. Attributed to Qiu Ying (circa 1494-1552), Boating on the river, ink and color on paper, fan. Width 11¾ in., 29.8 cmm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold: 94,500 USD. © Sothebys. Provenance: Collection of Sir Percival (1892-1964) and Lady David (1914-1995). Sotheby's London, 5th December 1961, lot 142. Collection of Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.4.14. Exhibited: The Arts of the Ming Dynasty, The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 48. A rare inscribed gray pottery ink stone, Han dynasty, dated Jianchu 5th year, corresponding to 80 AD. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot sold: 47,880 USD. © Sothebys. inscribed to the interior sides with Jianchu wunian (5th year of the Jianchu regin) and shizhi wenzi (the creation of characters).   Provenance: Collection of Sir Percival (1892-1964) and Lady David (1914-1995). Sotheby's London, 5th December 1961, lot 140. Collection of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1757. A rare wucai bowl, Shunzhi six-character mark within double-circles and of the period (1644-1661); 5¾ in. (14.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000. Price Realized: HKD 727,500 © Christie's Image Ltd 2008. The deep bowl with rounded sides and supported on a short slightly tapered foot, enamelled on the exterior with a lively scene of a galloping horse turning to face two mythical beasts, detailed in vivid enamels of green, yellow and iron-red, amidst flame scrolls and florettes, the base... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 211. An Imperially Inscribed Grey Pottery Jar. The Vessel, Zhou Dynasty-Warring States Period, The Qianlong Inscription Dated 1769; 26cm., 10 1/4 in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Lot sold 735,650 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's he globular body rising from a slightly concave base to a short cylindrical neck with everted rim, impressed around the exterior with a geometric pattern and incised to the inside of the neck and rim with eight five-character lines, composed by the Qianlong... [Lire la suite]