18 novembre 2017

Chinese porcelain famille verte saucer dish, Kangxi mark and period, circa 1670

Chinese porcelain famille verte saucer dish, Kangxi mark and period, circa 1670. 13 ¼ inches, 33.7 cm diameter. © Marchant Chinese porcelain famille verte saucer dish with gently flared rim, painted in the centre with the bearded equestrian warrior Zhang Fei of dark complexion holding a spear while riding a black enamelled horse beside his bannerman, surrounded by four other equestrian warriors including the confronting Zhang He with a standing general behind rockwork and the General Wei Yan in an encampment... [Lire la suite]

25 janvier 2017

Pair of Bowls (Wan) with Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period, 1662-1722

Pair of Bowls (Wan) with Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period, 1662-1722, China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen. Wheel-thrown porcelain with underglaze blue, clear glaze, and overglaze painted enamel decoration (doucai). Height: 2 1/2 in. (6.35 cm); Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jack G. Kuhrts (58.51.2a-b). Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
24 janvier 2017

Chinese ceramics from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on view at the Vincent Price Art Museum

Jar (Ping) with Dragon and Clouds, Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, , Purchased with funds provided by Jack G. Kuhrts (53.74). Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced today that works from the museum's Chinese art collection will be on view at the Vincent Price Art Museum in a special exhibition. Chinese Ceramics from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, on view January 24–July 22, 2017, will present 50 ceramic masterpieces with examples... [Lire la suite]
14 novembre 2016

A blue and white shallow bowl, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)

  Lot 238. A blue and white shallow bowl, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 17,500  GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the curved sides rising from a short straight foot to a slightly flared rim, the interior painted in bright cobalt blue colours with a lady seated in an interior at a table playing a qin to a scholar, the exterior painted with a sampan in a mountainous river landscape with retreats, the six-character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue; 17.7... [Lire la suite]
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31 octobre 2016

A rare white-glazed beehive water pot, taibo zun, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)

Lot 150. A rare white-glazed beehive water pot, taibo zun, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Estimate 40,000 — 50,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising to a narrow wasted neck and slightly flared rim, the sides crisply carved with three medallions in shallow relief with an archaistic dragon, all beneath a translucent white glaze; 12.7 cm, 5 in.   Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 26th April 2004, lot 916. Notes: Beehive waterpots of this shape are... [Lire la suite]
06 septembre 2016

A blue and white 'Lotus' dish, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)

Lot 324. A blue and white 'Lotus' dish, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's the shallow rounded sides rising to a lipped rim, painted to the interior with a medallion of three stylized lotus heads issuing from scrolling leafy stems and a demi-florette scroll border to the rim, the exterior similarly decorated, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue. Diameter 6 in., 15.4 cm Provenance: Beijing collector, acquired in the... [Lire la suite]
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06 septembre 2016

A blue and white 'Lotus' dish, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)

Lot 323. A blue and white 'Lotus' dish, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's painted to the interior in rich cobalt-blue tones with three lotus blossoms borne on dense curling foliate stems, all below a band of lotus scrolls around the rim, the underside with a continuous band of scrolling lotus blooms, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle. Diameter 6 3/8  in., 16.1 cm ... [Lire la suite]
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26 août 2016

A wucai 'peony' jar, Kangxi mark and period  (1662-1722)

Lot 245. A wucai 'peony' jar, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's the tapered sides rising to a broad shoulder surmounted by a short neck with lipped rim, decorated to the exterior with peony blossoms borne on undulating leafy scrolling stems, repeated at the shoulder, all between a band of upright leaves at the neck and petal lappets around the foot, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue. Height 9 in., 23 cm ... [Lire la suite]
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26 août 2016

A blue-ground yellow-enameled 'dragon' bowl, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)

Lot 243. A blue-ground yellow-enameled 'dragon' bowl, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's with deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a gently flared rim, the exterior richly enameled in yellow with two dragons striding in pursuit of 'flaming pearls' amidst cloud swirls and above a border of lappets at the foot, all reserved against an underglaze-blue ground, the interior similarly painted with a blue-ground medallion enclosing a yellow dragon, the base with... [Lire la suite]
06 juillet 2016

A Chinese blue and white moulded dish, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)

Lot 178. A Chinese blue and white moulded dish, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Est: £300–500. Sold for £300. Photo Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions painted with scattered flowers, the border reserved with flowers and foliage and the centre with six-character mark within double circle, 27cm diameter; 4mm rim chip and other very minor fritting and 1.5 cm hair crack running from rim chip. Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Asian Works of Art, Tuesday 17 May... [Lire la suite]
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