Guangxu Period

Auction scene. Courtesy Sotheby's. LONDON.- Following an auction series that began with sales in Hong Kong this October, today, the final hammer came down on the extraordinary personal collection of Sir Joseph Hotung. Sir Joseph’s home brought together remarkable Asian works – from jewel-like jades and classical Chinese huanghuali furniture to works by titans of Western painting and rarities of French silver and superlative examples of 18th-century English craftsmanship. Over the course of four live sales and an online... [Lire la suite]

Lot 234. An Imperial greyish celadon jade seal, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period, Seal of Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908); 14.7 by 7cm., 5 7/8  by 2 ¾ in. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 43,750 GBP. © Sotheby's. of rectangular form, surmounted by a pair of addorsed dragons, each powerfully carved with bulging eyes and nostrils flaring above curling whiskers and clenched mouths bearing sharp fangs, the two scaly bodies tightly intertwined and crouching on the haunches,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 159. A 'dayazhai' yellow-ground grisaille-decorated dish, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908). Estimate 2,500 — 3,000 GBP. Lot sold 18,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the shallow rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the interior decorated in grisaille with two bees above flowering peony, with an inscription in iron red, Dayazhai and a seal, Tiandi yijia chun (Springtime in Heaven and Earth, One Family), all reserved on the yellow enamel ground, the exterior... [Lire la suite]

Lot 145. A large blue-ground green-enamelled 'dragon' dish, Guangxu period (1875-1908), chuxiugong zhi four-character seal mark in underglaze blue. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 260,000 (USD 19,432 - USD 33,682). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. The dish is painted to the central medallion with a leaping dragon pursuing a flaming pearl, the well with two striding dragons contesting pearls, the pattern repeated on the exterior. The base with a clear glaze; 12 5/8 in. (32.2 cm.) diam. Property from a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 901. A yellow-ground grisaille-enameled fish bowl, Qing dynasty, Dayazhai mark, Guangxu period (1875-1908). Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. heavily potted, the deep rounded sides rising to a short rim, painted around the exterior in varying tones of gray with leafy branches of peony against a thick yellow-enameled ground, inscribed in iron-red below the rim with the Daya Zhai mark surrounded by two confronting dragons within an oval panel reserved in white - Diameter 18 1/4... [Lire la suite]

Lot 925. A large blue and white 'dragon' vase (tianqiuping), Qing dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908). Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. with nine four-clawed dragons painted in underglaze blue, some emerging and leaping from a band of roiling, foaming waves encircling the base, others striding above, all amid fiery clouds and a central 'flaming pearl', the base with an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark, Japanese wood box (3). Height 20 1/2 in., 52.1 cm Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 280. An incised white-glazed dragon' stemcup, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908). Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Lot sold 32,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's finely incised with a pair of confronting dragons vying for a 'flaming pearl' above tempestuous waves, the foot decorated with cloud scrolls and flames, covered overall in a white glaze, the interior incised with a six-character apocryphal Qianlong reign mark; 14.2 cm., 5 1/2  in.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 03 Dec... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3246. A pair of yellow-ground grisaille-decorated jardinières and stands, Guangxu period (1875-1908). Estimate HK$500,000 - HK$700,000 ($64,669 - $90,536). Price Realized HK$687,500 ($88,892).Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. Each is of tall, slightly tapering form, and is painted on the exterior in grisaille with sprays of chrysanthemum and leaves, reserved on an even lemon-yellow ground. Each has a three-character Dayazhai mark in black and one iron-red oval seal, tian di... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3001. Empress Cixi (1835-1908), Peaches. Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, 101 x 51.5 cm. (39 3/4 x 20 1/4 in.). Inscribed and signed, with four seals of the artist. Dated jiachen year (1904) of the Guangxu period. Estimate HK$500,000 – HK$700,000 ($64,691 - $90,568). Price Realized HK$1,240,000 ($160,435). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. “Planting peach and plum trees in spring, resting under their shades in summer and tasting their fruits in autumn.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 167. A large Famille-Rose porcelain vase depicting playing children within reserves, China, Qing Dynasty, Guangxu Period (1875-1908). Estimate 8 000 € - 12 000 €. Photo Cambi Casa d'Aste. h.: 89 cm.  CAMBI CASA D'ASTE, 20121 MILANO. Fine Chinese Works of Art (Milano), le 24 Mai 2016 à 9h30