Kundika

Lot 31. Kundika, Chine, Dynastie Tang (7°-10° siècle). Alliage cuivreux. H. 22 cm. Estimate: €1,800 - €2,500. © SAS Cornette de Saint Cyr. La panse du récipient utilisé dans divers rituels bouddhistes présente une classique forme ovoïde sur piédouche, surmontée d'un long col étroit au bord évasé. Un traditionnel bec arborant un couvercle à charnière est fixé sur l'épaule. Belle patine de fouilles.  Arts d’Asie chez Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris, 75008 Paris, le 17 Avril 2019 à... [Lire la suite]

Lot 96. A white stoneware kundika, Tang dynasty (618-907). 7 3/4in (19.7cm) high. Estimate US$ 4,000 - 6,000 (€3,400 - 5,200). Sold for US$ 8,750 (€7,518). Photo: Bonhams. The globular body surmounted by a tall slender neck, collared with a wide flange beneath the tapered ribbed mouth, the shoulder set with an upright spout with cupped mouth, covered overall with a clear glaze stopping at the base above the splayed foot, revealing the ivory-colored body beneath. Provenance: Vallin Galleries LLC,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 95. A green-glazed pottery kundika, Tang dynasty (618-907). 10in (25.5cm) high. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€1,700 - 2,600). Sold for US$ 5,625 (€4,833). Photo: Bonhams. The globular body surmounted by a tall waisted neck, collared by a flange surrounding the tapered tubular mouth, the shoulder set with an upright spout with cupped mouth, covered overall in a dark-green glaze stopping above the splayed foot to reveal the pink body with traces of slip. Provenance: Vallin Galleries LLC, Connecticut,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 206. A white stoneware kundika, Tang dynasty (618-907), 20.4cm., 8in. Estimate 600 — 800 GBP. Lot sold 1,375 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. the globular body rising from a high spreading foot to a tall slender collared neck and ribbed mouth, set to one side with a cup-shaped spout and covered overall with an ivory-white glaze suffused with a matrix of crackles. Exhibited: Helsinki, FInland, 1956, cat. no.120. Literature: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection,... [Lire la suite]

Photo: Sotheby's. HONG KONG.- On 6 April 2016 in Hong Kong, Sotheby’s will offer one of the greatest collections of Chinese porcelain left in private hands. Put together in the mid-20th century by Roger Pilkington, one of the most eminent and active collectors of his day, the collection spans the heights of 1,000 years of Chinese porcelain production, from the Tang through to the Ming and on to the Qing dynasties, capturing all the greatest achievements in the field, and at the same time telling the fascinating... [Lire la suite]

Lot 127. Verseuse kundika en forme de courge, Vietnam, Dynastie des Lý (1010-1225). Estimation : 300€ / 500  €. Résultat 232 €. Photo Cornette de Saint-Cyr Grès. H. 19 cm. Cette verseuse, dérivée du kundika (ou pot à eau rituel bouddhique) révèle l'influence de la culture indienne parvenue au Vietnam sous les Lý via le royaume de Champa. Cependant, le potier vietnamien l'a modelé en forme d'une courge et placé une suite de pétales de lotus autour de l'ouverture. CORNETTE... [Lire la suite]

Silk Ikat-Velvet Woman’s Robe, Munisak, 1850–75. Uzbekistan, Bukhara. (Cleveland Museum of Art) CLEVELAND - Featuring 423 works, the new north wing gallery is the second to last portion of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s total renovation and expansion. The exhibition is located in the museum’s new north wing galleries that are located on the second floor adjacent to the newly constructed glass atrium. To find the exhibit, head to the escalators at the far end of the atrium, turn left at the top and left again just before reaching... [Lire la suite]

A white metal ewer and cover, Kundika. Ming Dynasty or later. Photo Bonhams Each side decorated with panels delicately cast with designs of dragons among lotus below a formal lotus medallion, the spout decorated with scrolling designs, on a high splayed foot. 26cm (10¼in) high (2). Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000, € 2,400 - 3,600, HK$ 24,000 - 37,000 Bonhams. Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 29 Feb 2012. London, Knightsbridge www.bonhams.com