Five Dynasties (907-960)

Lot 44. Property from a Scandinavian Private Collection. A 'Longquan' celadon-glazed five-spouted jar and cover, Five dynasties  (907-960). H. 29 cm. Lot Sold 3,302 EUR (Estimate 1,000 - 2,000 EUR). © Sotheby's Provenance: Collection of Dr J.H. Zeeman, chargé d'affaires at the embassy of the Netherlands in Beijing between 1954 and 1957. Sotheby's. Asian Arts / 5000 Years, Paris, 18 April 2023

Lot 412. A Xingyao white-glazed tea bowl and stand, Five dynasties (907-960); bowl : 13.2 cm, stand :  14.1 cm. Lot sold: 30,240 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Note: Tea bowl on lobed stand is a classic form produced in the Xing kilns during the latter part of the Tang dynasty, where its shape drew inspiration from gold and silver wares of the period. Related lobed stands were found in the Palace Museum, Beijing, and another from the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3011. A limestone figure of a lion, Five Dynasties (907-960); 22 by 38 by h. 51.5 cm. Lot sold: 126,000 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: : Acquired in Japan, 1990s. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 28 July 2022.

Lot 325. A Yueyao ewer, Five dynasties (907-960); 16.7 cm. Lot sold: 25,200 HKD (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: C.C. Teng, Taipei (label). Lot 337. A Yueyao celadon 'lotus' stem cup, Five dynasties (907-960); w. 13.9 cm, h. 10 cm. Lot sold: 21,420 HKD (Estimate 15,000 - 25,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Sotheby's. China- 5000 Years, Hong Kong, 25 May 2022

Lot 303. A 'Xing' circular white-glazed box and cover, Five dynasties (907-960). Diameter 3 in., 7.8 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. © Sothebys. Provenance: English Private Collection (by repute). Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 23 March 2022

Lot 828. A large limestone figure of a lion, Five Dynasties (907-960); h. 56 cm. Lot sold: 378,000 HKD (Estimate: 120,000-150,000 HKD). © Sotheby's. Provenance: Acquired in Japan in the 1990s.An old Japanese collection. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 3 December 2021

Lot 5002. A Xingyao white-glazed tea bowl and stand, Five dynasties (907-960). Lot sold: 56,700 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 bowl 13.2 cm, stand 14.1 cm.  Note: Tea bowl on lobed stand is a classic form produced in the Xing kilns during the latter part of the Tang dynasty, where its shape drew inspiration from gold and silver wares of the period. Related lobed stands were found in the Palace Museum, Beijing, and another from the Carl... [Lire la suite]

Lot 348. A celadon-glazed lobed dish, Five dynasties (907-960); 14.1 cm. Lot sold: 37,800 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 30 November 2021

Kai-Yin Lo with her collection on view at Denver Art Museum, 1998. Kai-Yin Lo’s White Wares When in 1998 Kai-Yin Lo mounted an exhibition of her Chinese white wares entitled Bright as Silver, White as Snow at the Denver Art Museum, it was meant to be more than a showcase of a collector’s treasures. It was meant to celebrate something unique to China’s potters: the ability to create vessels of a pristine white out of earth. In the exhibition catalogue I started my essay by saying “The wish to create a ceramic ware... [Lire la suite]

Lot 462. A rare Yaozhou celadon lobed dish, Five dynasties (907-960); 14.3 cm. Estimate: 26,000 - 46,000 HKD. Lot sold: 81,900 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Collection of Mr and Mrs Ronnie C.C. Tsao. Sotheby's New York, 17th September 2016, lot 1155. Lot 476. A Yue celadon washer, Five dynasties (907-960); the base inscribed with da (large), 15 cm. Estimate: 80,000 -... [Lire la suite]