28 mars 2022

An unusual bronze cast of a Tang Buddhist stone stele, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820)

  Lot 52. An unusual bronze cast of a Tang Buddhist stone stele, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820). Height 5¾ in., 14.8 cm. Lot sold: 126,000 USD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD). © Sothebys. Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. H.5.3.  Note: This rare scholar's object, a bronze cast of a Tang dynasty stone stele, had a specially made wood stand, which was inscribed in 1798, 1799, 1816, and 1831. This bronze... [Lire la suite]

11 mai 2021

A Famille-Rose ‘Floral’ and ‘San-Duo’ Vase, Tianqiuping, Jiaqing Period, 1796-1820

Lot 3218. A Famille-Rose ‘Floral’ and ‘San-Duo’ Vase, Tianqiuping, Jiaqing Period (1796-1820). H 3,5cm. Estimate HKD 2,500,000 - 3,500,000 (USD 320,513 - 448,718). Sold Price: HKD 6,240,000 (USD 800,000). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited This vase is nicely potted with the spherical body rising to a tall cylindrical neck, painted in bright and colorful enamels. The exterior is densely decorated with large lotus blossoms emerging the 'three abundances' flanked by bats entwined with... [Lire la suite]
11 mai 2021

A Yellow-Ground Green-Enamelled ‘Bird And Flower’ Bowl, Jiaqing Period, 1796-1820

Lot 3001. A Yellow-Ground Green-Enamelled ‘Bird And Flower’ Bowl, Jiaqing Period (1796-1820). H 17.2cm. Estimate HKD 10,000 - 20,000 (USD 1,282 - 2,564). Sold Price: HKD 50,400 (USD 6,462). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance : Christie Hong Kong, 20 September 1989, lot 617. Poly Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 21 April 2021
28 mai 2020

A rare pair of large cloisonné enamel 'hundred deer' vases, hu, Jiaqing period (1796-1820)

Lot 3286. A rare pair of large cloisonné enamel 'hundred deer' vases, hu, Jiaqing period (1796-1820); 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price Realized USD 389,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Each of the full-bodied vases is superbly decorated in vivid enamels against a bright turquoise ground, with a herd of deer, comprising bucks, does and their young, shown grazing, gamboling and resting in a lush landscape amidst pine and peach trees,... [Lire la suite]
07 mai 2020

A famille-rose abstinence plaque, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820)

Lot 347. A famille-rose abstinence plaque, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820); 6.3cm., 2 1/2 in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot Sold 5,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. of shaped oval form, with a central vertical panel to each side one side  marked zhai jie and the other in Manchu script bordered with a dense design of stylized lotus on a pink ground, wit gilt ruyi borders, the sides painted with scrolling foliage on a coral ground. Sotheby's. Important Chinese... [Lire la suite]
29 avril 2020

An embroidered gauze surcoat, gunfu, Jiaqing period (1796-1820)

Lot 183. An embroidered gauze surcoat, gunfu, Jiaqing period (1796-1820); 57 3/4 in. (146 cm.) wide. Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 100,000. Price realised HKD 81,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The surcoat is embroidered with four roundels of front facing five-clawed dragons striding amidst multi-coloured clouds. The shoulder roundels are further embroidered with the symbol for sun and moon. Provenance: Rev. Jonathan Lees of the London Missionary Society, served between 1862-1900. ... [Lire la suite]

06 avril 2020

A fine coral-ground famille verte 'boys' bowl, Jiaqing period (1796-1820)

Lot 1312. A fine coral-ground famille verte 'boys' bowl, Jiaqing period (1796-1820); 8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) diam. Estimate 1,800,000 - HKD 2,500,000. Price Realized HKD 3,480,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2006.  Well potted with wide rounded sides rising from a straight foot, the exterior finely enamelled in shades of green, turquoise, aubergine, yellow and iron-red, with four groups of boys playing with toys or engaged in various leisurely pursuits, gathered beside rocks and plantain in... [Lire la suite]
01 février 2020

An imperial spinach jade 'Xianfu Gong' seal, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820)

Lot 362. An imperial spinach jade 'Xianfu Gong' seal, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820). Length 2 1/8 in., 5.5 cm, Width 1 3/8 in., 3.6 cm. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 USD. Lot sold 1,202,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's the plain high rectangular base surmounted by a deftly carved and pierced knop in the form of a ferocious five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', its undulating body with finely incised scales meandering within dense cloud scrolls to display... [Lire la suite]
18 décembre 2019

A very rare imperial embroidered yellow silk semi-formal `dragon’ robe, longpao, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820)

Lot 39. A very rare imperial embroidered yellow silk semi-formal `dragon’ robe, longpao, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820); Hauteur: 142 cm. (55 ¾ in.), largeur: 181 cm. (71 ¼ in.). Estimate EUR 15,000 - EUR 20,000. Price realised EUR 56,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 La robe est délicatement brodée de trois médaillons sur chaque face et deux aux épaules abritant des dragons à cinq griffes parmi les nuages stylisés. Les dragons au centre et sur les épaules sont représentés de face... [Lire la suite]
12 octobre 2019

Two rare grisaille enamelled dishes, the porcelain Jiaqing period (1796-1820), the enamels later

Lot 175. Two rare grisaille enamelled dishes, the porcelain Jiaqing period (1796-1820), the enamels later; 8 in (20 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 200,000. Price realised HKD 162,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 Each dish bears an iron-red apocryphal Qianlong seal mark in the interior, and Dechengzhai (Made for the Studio of Virtue and Honesty) marks on the base, box. Note: According to Sun Yingzhou, these fine dishes were painted in the late Qing/early Republic period by the... [Lire la suite]