Dehua

Incense Burner in the form of an archaic bronze vessel, 1600s. Chinese, Fujian province, Dehua, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Glazed white porcelain, Dehua ware. Diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Overall: 9.3 x 16.9 cm (3 11/16 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.296.

L’enjeu de cet ouvrage est de mieux faire comprendre et apprécier le rôle de premier plan joué par Dehua dans l’histoire la céramique, non seulement en Chine, mais dans le monde entier. Situé dans l’actuelle province côtière du Fujian, ce célèbre centre de production s’est développé au fil des siècles, s’appuyant sur des savoir-faire élaborés dès le néolithique parmi les communautés locales de potiers. Réunies au sein de villages claniques et de familles, elles ont su tirer parti de l’excellence des matériaux disponibles – en... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3650. A Dehua seated figure of Wenchang, Ming dynasty, 17th century, He Chaozong mark; 38.5 cm. Lot sold 1,260,000 HKD (Estimate : 900,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Sotheby's London, 4th November 2009, lot 243. Christie's Hong Kong, 30th May 2018, lot 3109. Note: He Chaozong, the Dehua kilns' most famous potter and greatest figure sculptor, lived and worked in the late Ming period, around the late 16th and early 17th centuries. His figures are... [Lire la suite]

Lot 60. An archaistic Dehua censer, 17th-18th century. Height 10 cm, 4 in. Lot sold 5,040 GBP (Estimate : 4,000 - 6,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2022 Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 May 2022  

Lot 43. A Chinese Dehua bombé censer, 17th century; 6 in. (15.2 cm.) across handles, pierced metal cover. Estimate: 5,000 - USD 8,000. © Christie's 2022 The body of compressed form flanked by dragon-head loop handles, the base with an illegible impressed square seal.  Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York. Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022

Lot 41. A Chinese Dehua compressed censer, 17th century; 5 1⁄2 in. (14 cm.) across handles. Estimate: 4,000 - USD 6,000. © Christie's 2022 The body flanked by molded lion-mask handles and raised on a short foot, the base with an impressed square mark.  Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022

Lot 40. A Chinese Dehua censer, 17th century; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) across handles. Estimate: 7,000 - USD 9,000. © Christie's 2022 Molded around the body with a central band of archaistic dragons on a leiwen ground, flanked by a pair of dragon-head handles.  Provenance: Lally & Co., New York, no. 3178 (according to label).The Collection of Khalil Rizk, New York. Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022

Lot 39. A rectangular Chinese Dehua archaistic censer, 17th century; 5 in. (12.7 cm.) across handles. Estimate: 5,000 - USD 7,000. © Christie's 2022 Molded in the shape of a bronze fangding with two bands of confronting dragons on each side, with two upright handles on the rim and supported on four blade-form legs.  Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022

Lot 38. A Chinese compressed Dehua censer; censer, 17th century; gilt-bronze base, second half 19th century; 5 7⁄8 in. (14.9 cm.) across handles. Estimate: 5,000 - USD 7,000. © Christie's 2022 Flanked by molded lion-head handles raised on a short foot, the gilt-bronze base inscribed Escalier de Cristal. Paris.  Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, no. AA22. Christie's. The Collection of Pierre Durand, New York, 27 January 2022

Lot 14. A Dehua censer, 17th-18th century; 6 1/4in (15.9cm) diam. Sold for US$ 3,825 / € 3,341 (Est: $1,500 - $2,500). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Of bombe form set over a spreading foot, molded with a pair of lion-mask handles, the glaze a cool white tone. Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, LosAngeles, 16 Dec 2021