Kangxi period (1662-1722)

    Lot 1. A blue and white 'qilin' rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 18 in. (45.8 cm.) high. Estimate: HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000 (EUR 20,460 - EUR 30,690). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. Christie’s. Pavilion Online: Chinese Art, 21 - 28 April 2020

Lot 2149. A blue and white bowl, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price Realized USD 5,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  The bowl is potted with deep, rounded sides rising to a flared rim. The exterior is decorated with alternating bands of shou characters and peaches within shaped cartouches, interspersed with floral sprays, all on a diamond-pattern ground. The center of the interior is decorated with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2147. A large blue and white rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 19¾ in. (50.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 100,000 - USD 150,000. Price Realized USD 233,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  The sides are decorated in intense shades of underglaze blue with a continuous scene of scholars in a mountain retreat, with a group of four gathered around a weiqi board, two in conversation, and one accompanied by an attendant carrying a qin on a rock bridge that... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2145. A blue and white cylindrical vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price Realized USD 10,625. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  The sides are encircled by four bands variously decorated with foliate motifs and striding dragons reserved in white on a blue ground, between borders of demi-diaper above the foot and below the neck, which is decorated with a band of upright, overlapping leaves. Property from the Jacob and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2144. A rare small blue and white censer, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 20,000. Price Realized USD 18,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  Of bombé form, the sides are decorated in bright underglaze blue with four seated luohan, and there is a double blue-line circle on the base. Provenance: Marchant & Son, London, 1985.Bertil J. Högström, Stockholm, Sweden, no. 39. Christie's. Fine Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2143. A copper-red and underglaze blue-decorated celadon-ground beaker vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) high. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price Realized USD 12,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  The trumpet-shaped neck, bulbous middle section, and spreading foot are decorated with shaped rectangular panels depicting immortals and figural landscape scenes executed in underglaze blue with faint copper-red details. The panels are surrounded by carved... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2141. An underglaze blue and white-decorated celadon-ground brush pot, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) diam., 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price Realized USD 25,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  The exterior is decorated in relief in underglaze blue and white on a soft celadon ground with five different representations of Kuixing, the demon manifestation of the god of Literature, shown running as he holds various objects... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2139. A blue and white rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 18 in. (46 cm.) high. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price Realized USD 52,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  The sides are finely decorated in varying tones of blue with a continuous scene of mythical beasts perched on rocks surrounded by a tumultuous ocean, all below decorative bands of key-fret and ruyi-head scroll on either side of a single rib that encircles the neck. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2135. A blue and white 'phoenix-tail' vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 17 in. (45 cm.) high. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price Realized USD 40,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  The baluster body and tall trumpet-shaped neck are decorated with continuous riverside landscape scenes depicting figures at leisurely pursuits amidst tall trees and mountains, all within double-line borders. Provenance: Nuri Farhadi, New York, September 1963.Mr. and Mrs. Robert B.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2134. A blue and white beaker vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 18¾ in. (47.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price Realized USD 16,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  The vase is well painted in deep shades of blue with three registers of leafy lotus scroll, all within decorative borders. Provenance: J. Seo, Oriental Art Gallery, New York, April 1969.Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Mayer.The Robert B. Mayer Family Collection.  Exhibited: On loan:... [Lire la suite]