Gilt-bronze

Lot 221. An inscribed bronze 'phoenix' mirror, Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25-220). Diameter 12.8 cm. Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold 3,810 USD. © Sotheby's 2023 with a four-character inscription reading jun yi gao guan (wish you achieve success and prosperity). Provenance: Collection of Dr. Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. H.8.13.Sotheby's New York, 22nd March 2022, lot 108. Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection. Wou... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. A gilt-bronze mirror-stand and mirror, China, Yuan - Ming period; h. 19 cm x l. 23 cm. Estimate € 9.000,00 / 12.000,00. Courtesy Marco Polo. Magnificently cast in the form of a crouching animal, on a cloud-shaped stand he holds an archaistic mirror decorated with birds and animals on his shoulders.Marco Polo, Fine Asian Art, Milan, 20 June 2023.

Lot 1117. A jade-inset gilt-bronze belt hook, Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220); 15.5 cm long, cloth box. Price realised USD 11,340 (Estimate USD 7,000 – USD 10,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 Provenance: Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 27 November 1995. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 23 March - 24 March 2023

 Lot 40. A magnificent gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Yongle six-character mark and of the period (1403-1424); 21cm high. Estimate £300,000 - £500,000. Sold for £806,700. © Bonhams 2001-2023 LONDON - Bonhams is delighted to present the Fine Chinese Art sale, which will be held at New Bond Street, London on 18th May. The sale will offer an exceptional selection of Chinese jades, furniture, Imperial porcelain, Buddhist bronze figures, metalworks, paintings, lacquerware, cloisonné, Court... [Lire la suite]

Lot 932. A rare imperial gilt-bronze ritual bell, bian zhong, Kangxi period, dated by cast incription to 1713; 30.5 cm.) high. Price realised USD 478,800 (Estimate: USD 400,000 – USD 600,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023. Heavily cast in barrel form, the bell is decorated in high relief with horizontal bands of bosses alternating with the Daoist Trigrams flanking four vertical panels, one panel enclosing the reign date Kangxi wushier nian zhi, ‘made in the fifty-second year of Kangxi’, one with three... [Lire la suite]

Lot 816. An engraved gilt-bronze stem cup, Tang dynasty (618-907); 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) high, cloth box. Estimate USD 8,000 – USD 12,000. Unsold. © Christie's 2023 The exterior of the cup is engraved with a continuous scene of two hunters on horseback, one with a club extended and ready to strike, the other with bow drawn and followed by two hounds, all reserved on a ring-punched ground below a foliate scroll band. The gilded surface has areas of green patination. Provenance: Acquired in Hong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 815. A gilt-bronze lock, Tang dynasty (618-907); 7 in. (17.8 cm.) long, softwood stand. Estimate USD 1,000 – USD 2,000. Price realised USD 1,764. © Christie's 2023 The lock comprises a long slender rod connected to an oblong box containing the mechanism, with a quadrangular slot at one end of the box to receive the key. The sliding bolt at the other end is cast with a bud-shaped decoration in relief. The long rod is threaded through two rings attached to plain medallions. Each piece has a gilt... [Lire la suite]

Lot 812. A finely engraved gilt-bronze stem cup, Tang dynasty (618-907); 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high, cloth box. Estimate USD 20,000 – USD 25,000. © Christie's 2023 The exterior of the cup is engraved with a wide band of leafy flower scroll reserved on a ring-punched ground below a narrow band of florets linked by ‘C’-scrolls. The splayed foot is decorated with four fan-shaped panels, each engraved with a different flower. The cup is covered overall in thick, well-preserved gilding, with small areas of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 808. A set of six small gilt-bronze votive vessels, Northern Qi-Sui dynasty (550-618); Stem cups: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm.) high; 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high, fitted softwood stand Covered stem cup: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) high; Funnel: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) high; Covered hu: 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high; Tuohu: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 30,000 – USD 40,000. Unsold. © Christie's 2023 The set comprises two miniature stem cups, a larger stem cup with fitted cover, a miniature funnel, a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3005. A pair of bronze 'chimera' weights, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); d. 7.8 cm. Lot sold: 378,000 HKD (Estimate: 300,000 - 400,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. with an iridescent sheen to the metal surface. Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 1990s, by repute. Note: The present weights are cast in the form of a chimaera, generally known as bixie (literally 'to avert evil spirits'), standing on a mountainous rock base. For related weights, see an Eastern Han... [Lire la suite]