Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

Dr. Horiuchi at Christie’s, Tokyo Dr. Hiroshi Horiuchi earned his doctorate from Jikei University’s School of Medicine, Japan’s oldest private medical university, where he pursued gastroenterology with a specialization in gastrointestinal endoscopy. He holds an additional Master of Medical Administration from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University’s School of Medical Administration. As a doctor, he has worked toward the integration of AI into endoscopic medicine and treatment methods. Descended from a long line of physicians,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 113. A rare small 'oil spot' bowl, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Diameter 8.8 cm. Lot Sold 37,800 GBP (Estimate 30,000 - 50,000 GBP). © Sotheby's with rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a rim bordered with a thin concave groove, covered overall in a lustrous black-brown glaze attractively suffused with glittering ‘oil spots’ of varying sizes in silvery iridescence, the glaze stopping short of the neatly-trimmed footring, revealing the unglazed dark grey body, the rim bound... [Lire la suite]

Pillow, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Stoneware with underglaze incised and slip decoration (Cizhou ware), 17.9 x 28.5 cm. Gift of Charles H. Ludington from the George Crofts Collection, 1923. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1923-21-257. Pillow, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Stoneware with underglaze incised and slip decoration (Cizhou ware), 17.7 × 29.2 × 29.5 cm. Gift of Charles H. Ludington from the George Crofts Collection, 1923. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1923-21-258. Pillow, Jin Dynasty (1115-1234). Glazed stoneware (Cizhou ware),... [Lire la suite]

Lot 358. Property from a Distinguished Japanese Private Collection. A Cizhou black-glazed russet-striped bowl, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); d. 18.9 cm. Lot Sold 33,020 HKD (Estimate 15,000 - 20,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2023 Lot 366. Property from a Japanese Private Collection. A small Junyao purple-splashed handled jar, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); h. 10.4 cm. Lot Sold 57,150 HKD (Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2023 ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 45. A brown-glazed pottery jar, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 9). Height 31.5 cm. Lot Sold 2,286 GBP (Estimate 2,000 - 3,000 GBP). © 2023 Sotheby's.   Provenance: Sotheby's London, 23rd March 1965, lot 1.Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. H.6.2. Lot 45. A grey pottery square vase and cover, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), together with a painted grey pottery vase, Northern Wei dynasty or later. Height of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1122. A sandstone figure of a bodhisattva, Northern Wei Dynasty (386-535); 77.5 cm high. Price realised USD 529,200 (Estimate USD 200,000 – USD 300,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 Provenance: C. T. Loo & Co., Paris, c. 1928.J. T. Tai & Co., Inc., New York, 30 April 1965.Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) Collections.Else Sackler (1913-2000).Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1997. Literature: Daisy Yiyou Wang, "C.T. Loo and the Chinese Art Collection at... [Lire la suite]

Lot 846. A large russet-painted black-glazed jar, guan, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 9 in. (23 cm.) high, cloth box. Estimate USD 20,000 – USD 30,000. Price Realised USD 21, 480. © Christie's 2023 The high-shouldered jar with lipped mouth is covered with a blackish-brown glaze and painted on the sides in russet slip with three flying bird motifs. Provenance: Priestley & Ferraro, London, 2014.J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4835. Note: Typically dark-glazed, Jin-dynasty jars of this... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3207. A rare Cizhou painted 'Tiger' pillow, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 14 1⁄8 in. (36 cm.) long, Japanese wood box. Lot sold: 56,700 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - HKD 30,000 HKD). © Christie's 2022 Literature: 100 Ceramic Pillows- formerly The Hayashibara Museum collection, Tokyo, 2012, catalogue no. 31 Christie's. Pavilion Online – Chinese Art, 22 Nov - 6 Dec 2022

Lot 299. An extremely rare sancai-glazed 'peony' meiping, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); Height 32 cm, 12⅝ in.. Lot sold: 26,460 HKD (Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 HKD). © 2022 Sotheby's. Property from a European Private Collection. Provenance: Galerie 41, Monaco, circa. 2005. Note: This vase is an extremely rare example of a meiping decorated in the sancai technique. The colourful sancai glaze has its root in the Tang dynasty (618-907) and continued to... [Lire la suite]

Lot 312. An iron-brown-decorated teadust-glazed vase, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Height 7⅞ in., 20.1 cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 15,000 USD. Lot sold: 6,300 USD. © Sotheby's 2022 Property from an Important American Private Collection. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 9th June 1987, lot 164. Collection of Robert E. Barron III (1930-2007), coll. no. 40. Christie's New York, 30th March 2005, lot 301. Exhibited: Heaven and Earth Seen Within. Song Ceramics from the Robert Barron Collection, New... [Lire la suite]