He Chaozong Mark

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 5. A Dehua figure of Manjushri, Qing dynasty; 24 cm, 9 1/2  in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot Sold 6,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018. well modelled, seated on pierced rockwork beside a Buddhist lion, wearing loose robes tied at the waist and elaborate jewellery, with hair in a high chignon, holding a ruyi sceptre in the right hand, the reverse impressed with a double-gourd seal reading He Chaozong. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 11th November 2015,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 243. A Blanc-de-Chine figure of Wen Chang, 17th century; 37.8cm., 14 7/8 in. Estimate 4,000—6,000 GBP. Lot Sold 46,850 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2009 the figure holding a small scroll in his left hand, wearing a peaked hat and loose-fitting robes, seated on a rockwork base, impressed He Chaozong mark. Note: For a similar example, attributed to circa 1620-50, holding a ruyi sceptre and leaning on a rockwork ledge, see Rose Kerr, Blanc de Chine: Porcelain from Dehua,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 105. A Dehua figure of Guanyin, Qing dynasty, 18th century, 26.5 cm, 10 1/2  in.  Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Lot sold 68,750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. seated in lalitasana holding a scroll in the left hand, wearing long flowing robes, the face with a serene downcast expression and hair ornately tied and set with jewellery, with a matching pendant to the chest, the reverse impressed with a gourd-shaped He Chaozong mark  Provenance: Collection... [Lire la suite]

A large Dehua figure of Guanyin, He Chaozong mark. Estimate US$ 5,000 - 7,000 (€4,400 - 6,200). Photo: Bonhams. The voluptuous feminine form elaborately bejeweled and attired, holding a pearl aloft in her right hand while her left supports a lotus blossom, all raised upon a plinth molded in crashing waves and lotus pods, the back of her hip bearing the impressed four-character maker's mark within a square cartouche, as well as a double gourd shaped mark possibly reading Dehua (crack to... [Lire la suite]

A Dehua figure of Guanyin, China, Late Ming dynasty, circa 1620. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's the figure modeled standing on a vase brimming with lotus on a bank of swirling waves, wearing long robes that cover the hands, open at the chest to reveal a ruyi-bead necklace, extending to a cowl and falling gracefully to expose one bare foot, the head turned slightly to the left and hair arranged beneath the cowl and fastened with a lotus diadem, the back... [Lire la suite]

Guanyin, the Bodhisattava of Compassion 明德化白瓷觀音像. Chinese, He Chaozong Mark 何朝宗. Ming dynasty, early 17th century. Porcelain, Dehua ware. 36cm (14 3/16in.). Bequest of Mrs. James Warren Sever.. 78.1 © 2012 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Mark: Impressed double-gourd mark of He Chaozong Provenance: 1878, Mrs James Warren Sever, Boston; bequest of Mrs. James Warren Sever to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 7,1878)

Imperial jade seal. Estimate: £1m to £1.5m. Sold for £3.4m. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- An important Imperial spinach green jade double-gourd ‘San Xi Tang’ seal, of the revered Qianlong period (1736-1795), one of the outstanding items in Bonhams Fine Chinese Art sale in London today, sold for £3.4m.  It had been estimated to sell for £1m to £1.5m but after stiff bidding in the packed saleroom it was knocked down to a telephone buyer from mainland China. So this stunningly beautiful Imperial seal will be going home.  Asaph... [Lire la suite]

A Dehua-figurine 'Puxian on an elephant'. China, 19th cent. (Qing-dynasty 1644-1911).. Photo Auktionshaus Stahl White porcelain (Blanc-de-Chine). Tall figurine of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra (Puxian) in a flowing robe riding on an elephant. The right hand holding a ruyi-sceptre, the left hand raised for a peaceful gesture (Abhaya mudra). Next to him on the wave-base with lotus-leaves an acolyte, standing on a lotus-flower. Dehua-seal and artist's mark ('He Chaozong'). Verso a fine fissure to the base. H. 50,5... [Lire la suite]

A dehua standing figure of Guanyin in the style of He Chaozong, China, 17th century. photo Nagel Auctions The Goddess well modelled standing on a leaf floating on waves, her hands concealed within the voluminous sleeves of her long robes falling in folds to her feet, open at the chest to show a ruyi-set beaded necklace, her face with crisply carved serene features beneath her hair pulled back and piled in a high chignon covered with a cowl draped onto her shoulders, applied overall with an even white glaze pooling to an ivory... [Lire la suite]