Early Ming dynasty

Lot 135. A large Longquan celadon barbed rim bowl, Early Ming Dynasty; 30.5cm diam. Sold for €10,240. Photo Bonhams. With deep rounded sides divided into eight lobes, rising from a tapering foot to a foliate rim of corresponding form, the interior freely carved with a central flower medallion surrounded by leafy lotus sprays, the exterior decorated with lotus blooms borne on leafy stems, all under a rich olive-green glaze, the base with an unglazed ring exposing the body burnt orange during the firing. ... [Lire la suite]

Bowl (Wan) with Lotus Petals (Lianzi) and Floral Scrolls, Early Ming dynasty, about 1368-1450. Wheel-thrown porcelain with blue painted decoration under clear glaze. Height: 4 1/16 in (10.2 cm); Diameter: 8 3/16 in. (20.9 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Ernest Larsen Blanck Memorial Collection (53.41.5). © MUSEUM ASSOCIATES 2023 Bibliography: Lentz, Thomas W., and Glenn D. Lowry.  Timur and the Princely Vision.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989.

Lot 52. An openwork white jade dragon plaque, Early Ming dynasty, 15th century; 7.6 x 5.9cm. Sold for US$10,837.50 (Estimate US$5.000 - 7.000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Finely carved in relief a five-claw dragon with arms and legs outstretched over a pierced layer of fruiting leafy vines, enclosed by a half-rounded frame with rounded corners, the back polished flat, the translucent stone with silvery grey inclusions. Note: Compare the similar openwork jade dragon plaque with peony flowers, discovered... [Lire la suite]

Lot 36. A fine and rare Longquan celadon-glazed 'double-peony' barbed-rim dish, Early Ming Dynasty, late 14th-early 15th century; 36.6cm (10 1/2in) diam. Estimate 3 000 € - 5 000 €. Sold for €3,825. Photo Fabrice Gousset. Robustly potted with a lightly convex well decorated with moulded design of double tree peony, rising to the fluted sides and barbed foliate rim, covered overall with an even sea-green glaze except for an unglazed ring around the base burnt orange, raised on a short inverted foot.  ... [Lire la suite]

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 12. An exceptional Junyao purple and blue-glazed tripod narcissus bowl, Early Ming dynasty; w. 20.7 cm. Lot sold: 14,895,000 HKD (Estimate: 4,000,000 - 6,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 with shallow rounded sides curving down to a flat base supported on three gently flaring ruyi-shaped feet, bordered by a band of evenly spaced rounded studs between two raised ribs around the rim, and another band of studs... [Lire la suite]

Lot 28. A rare cloisonné enamel 'lotus and double-vajra' dish, Early Ming Dynasty; 26cm (10 1/4in) diam. Estimate HK$ 1,500,000 - 1,800,000 (€ 170,000 - 200,000). Sold for HK$ 1,752,500 (€ 199,134). © Bonhams 2001-2021 The robustly cast bronze body brightly enamelled with a central medallion of a seeded pod encircled by two rows of radiating lotus lappets, enclosed by four smaller lotus flowers each borne on a leafy scroll alternating four flower buds, bound within a gold border, the cavetto... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1059. An inscribed bronze votive plaque of the five Tathagatas, Early Ming dynasty; 15.3 by 45.5 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 37,800 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including Song Ceramics from the Kai-Yin Lo Collection, Hong Kong, 26 August 2021

Lot 2981. A Longquan Celadon Carved ‘Floral Scroll’ Bowl, Early Ming Dynasty, Early 15th Century; 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm.) diam., box. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 150,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 The bowl is fluidly carved on the exterior with two rows of lotus petals below a classic scroll around the mouth, the interior with a composite floral scroll surrounding a central medallion with a flowerhead, covered overall with a thick glaze of sea-green tone, with the exception of a ring on the base revealing the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 17. Two large Longquan celadon dishes, Early Ming dynasty. Diameters 41.8 and 35 cm, 16 1/2 by 13 3/4 in. Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 GBP. (C) 2021 Sotheby's the first carved to the interior with a large lotus flower enveloped by unfolding leaves and surrounded by a fluted well, the second also carved to the interior with a large lotus flower and surrounded by an incised pattern of interlinked cash on the well. Property from a German Private Collection.  Provenance:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 16. A large 'Longquan' celadon 'fish' dish, Early Ming dynasty. Diameter 37.5 cm, 14 3/4 in. Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 GBP. (C) 2021 Sotheby's moulded and carved to the interior with four scaly fish within a foliate scroll, the exterior with a band of overlapping lotus petals, covered overall with an unctuous pale bluish-green glaze. Property from an European Private Collection.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, London, 12 May 2021