Kangxi period

Lot 131. Deux grands plats en porcelaine de la Famille Verte, Dynastie Qing, époque Kangxi (1662-1722); 36,1 et 36,4 cm, 14 1/8  and 14 1/4  in. Estimation:  6,000 — 8,000 €. bUnsold. Courtesy Sotheby's. de forme polylobée, le centre décoré de rochers percés d'où émerge un large bouquet de pivoines et de chrysanthèmes autour duquel volettent des papillons et des insectes, l'aile agrémentée de douze cartouches décorés de bouquets et branchages fleuris, la base inscrite d'un... [Lire la suite]

Lot 174. Vase bouteille en porcelaine à décor rouge-de-cuivre et rouge-de-fer, Dynastie Qing, époque Kangxi (1662-1722); 24,7 cm, 9 3/4  in. Estimation:  6,000 — 8,000 €. Lot sold 15,000 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's. la panse globulaire se prolongeant en un long col fin, peint de deux animaux féroces en rouge-de-cuivre aux détails rehaussés d'or, les côtés et l'épaulement peints de fleurs et feuilles en rouge-de-fer et or. A copper-red, iron-red and gilt-decorated bottle vase, Qing dynasty,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 992. The Eyrie-Rockefeller 'Buddhist Lion’ Carpet, Ningxia, North China, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period, First Quarter 18th Century. Approximately 13 ft. 8 in. x 14 ft. 11 in. (417 cm. x 455 cm.) Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 225,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.  With a central pinched cartouche containing two circling 'Buddhist lions’ around a brocade ball amidst auspicious emblems on a maize-colored field of peony scroll within rosette and meandering key-fret... [Lire la suite]

Lot 304. Two rare powder-blue-ground floral dishes, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, circa 1720. Diameter 10 1/2  in., 26.6 cm. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000. Lot sold 27,500 USD. © Sotheby's each with shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot, the center superbly painted with flowers, one with gnarled magnolia branches bursting with blooms amidst sprays of thoroughwort, the other with grasses and lush lotus blossoms under a pendulous lotus leaf, set within a foliate-form... [Lire la suite]

Lot 103. An unusual large 'Verte-Imari' 'rouleau' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, circa 1720; height 26 3/4 in., 68 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot Sold  158,500 USD. photo Sotheby's 2011. of similar form to the preceding three lots, finely painted with children gamboling around three men and women on a terrace furnished with a table strewn with vases, censers and other objects and a bird cage suspended from a prunus tree, a lady seated on a cloth-covered stool to one side... [Lire la suite]

FORT WORTH, TX.- This spring, the Kimbell Art Museum presents the U.S. debut of From the Lands of Asia: The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection. This exhibition will feature nearly 450 objects from this remarkable collection, with works representing key periods in the history of the art of China, Japan, Tibet, Mongolia, Korea and Vietnam. "In following their passion, Sam and Myrna Myers have assembled one of the finest Asian art collections ever amassed," commented Eric M. Lee, director of the Kimbell Art Museum.... [Lire la suite]

China, Imperial Portrait of a Prince (detail), Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736–95 Ink, color, and gold on silk Gift of funds from Louis W. Hill, Jr., David Bradford, Myron Kunin, and Bruce Dayton 83.30, Minneapolis Institute of Art MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The Minneapolis Institute of Art collaborated with celebrated theatre director and visual artist Robert Wilson to organize a first-of-its-kind exhibition highlighting the drama, rituals, and opulence of the Qing Empire, the last imperial dynasty of China.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 108. A very large pair of Chinese Imari armorial dishes, Kangxi period, circa 1705; 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) diameter. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 27,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 The arms of Pitt, auspicious symbol mark on base in blue. Note: Thomas Pitt (1653-1726), founder of the 18th century political dynasty, was a Governor General of Fort St. George and later of Jamiaca. Known as 'Diamond Pitt', he sold a 141-carat diamond to the Duc d'Orleans for the French... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. A very large pair of iron-red and underglaze blue jars and covers, Kangxi period, first quarter 18th century; 24 ¼ in. (61.5 cm.) high, overall. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 56,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 With bands of petal-shaped panels enclosing landscape vignettes, the collar of scrollwork, and the domed covers of conforming decoration with underglaze blue knop finial. Provenance: The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 306. A rare 'Chinese Imari' bottle and cover for the Portuguese market, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, circa 1720; 22cm., 8 5/8 in. Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 GBP. Lot sold 22,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2008 the ovoid body rising from a recessed base to a short cylindrical neck, brightly enamelled to the front face with the arms of Sampaio Melo e Castro, the reverse with underglaze-blue, iron-red and gilt floral sprays, all below a floret and diaper band at the rim, the straight-sided cover... [Lire la suite]