22 août 2022
Summer Sale of Chinese Art: A Private Asian Collection at Bonhams
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From 22 to 30 August, Bonhams presents "Summer sale of Chinese Art: A Private Asian Collection", an online sale featuring a wide array of Chinese works of art spanning more than 2000 years of Chinese history. Among the 69 lots are archaic ritual bronzes, pottery and porcelain, jades and other works of art, dating from the Shang dynasty to the Republic period. This collection was assembled by an Asian collector over the past three decades via international auction houses and renowned art dealers in New York,... [Lire la suite]02 août 2022
Zhou dynasty bronzes sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 July 2022
Lot 3003. A pair of inscribed archaic bronze ritual food vessels, Ding, Early Western Zhou dynasty (1050-771 BC); h. 20 cm, w. 17 cm. Lot sold: 1,512,000 HKD (Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022
inscribed with a six-character inscription; with 6 X-rays
Provenance: Hartman Rare Art, New York.
Note: Notable for its bowl-like body and three blade-like zoomorphic legs, the present lot represents an unusual group of ding. Inspired by pottery... [Lire la suite]25 mars 2022
An inscribed archaic bronze ritual food vessel cover, Late Western Zhou dynasty
Lot 1. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual food vessel cover, Late Western Zhou dynasty. Diameter 8⅞ in., 22.6 cm. Lot sold: 264,600 USD. (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD). © Sothebys.
the interior case with a twelve-character inscription reading Shi X Fu zuo zungui qi wannian yongbaoyong (Shi X Fu made this precious gui, to be treasured and for the eternal use of ten thousand years).
Provenance: Collection of His Excellency Hugues Le Gallais (1896-1964).
... [Lire la suite]15 mars 2022
An inscribed archaic bronze pouring vessel (Yi), Late Western Zhou dynasty
Lot 39. An inscribed archaic bronze pouring vessel (Yi), Late Western Zhou dynasty. Length 13⅞ in., 35.1 cm. Lot sold: 100,800 USD (Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 USD). © Sothebys.
the interior cast with a sixteen-character inscription reading bo X X zuo X qi wannian zizi sunsun yongbaoyongxiang.
Provenance: Private Collection.
Sotheby's London, 15th June 1964, lot 52 (part lot).
Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no.... [Lire la suite]15 juillet 2021
A pair of archaic bronze reticulated stem dishes, pu, Late Western Zhou dynasty
Lot 5068. A pair of archaic bronze reticulated stem dishes, pu, Late Western Zhou dynasty; d. 25 cm, with four X-rays. Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 HKD. Lot sold: 441,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
Provenance: Hartman Rare Art, New York, 2012.
Sotheby's. Chinese Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 202113 juillet 2021
An archaic bronze ritual food vessel, li, Late Western Zhou dynasty
Lot 5059. An archaic bronze ritual food vessel, li, Late Western Zhou dynasty; h. 19 cm, with two X-rays. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 604,800 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
Provenance: Acquired in Japan, late 1990s, by repute.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 202114 février 2020
A bronze ritual tripod food vessel, liding, Late Western Zhou dynasty, 8th century BC
Lot 1251. A bronze ritual tripod food vessel, liding, Late Western Zhou dynasty, 8th century BC; 2½ in. (6.4 cm.) across handles. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 62,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011
The compressed body raised on three legs with flat, partially open backs, each leg positioned below a curved flange centering pairs of coiled birds with long tails enclosing an 'eye', all below a short neck and everted rim, with mottled grey and milky green patina, stand.
... [Lire la suite]30 janvier 2020
An archaic bronze ritual food vessel and cover (gui), Late Western Zhou Dynasty, 9th-8th century BC
Lot 161. An archaic bronze ritual food vessel and cover (gui), Late Western Zhou Dynasty, 9th-8th century BC. Width 14 in., 35.5 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 6,875 USD. Photo Sotheby's
of slightly compressed ovoid form, cast with four horizontal ribs below a band of intertwined stylized dragons, a large pair of horned animal masks issuing loop handles with pendent tabs to each side, the design repeated on the domed cover surmounted by an everted ring knob, all... [Lire la suite]24 janvier 2020
An archaic bronze ritual food vessel and cover (gui), Late Western Zhou Dynasty, 9th-8th century BC
Lot 103. An archaic bronze ritual food vessel and cover (gui), Late Western Zhou Dynasty, 9th-8th century BC. Width 15 in., 38.1 cm. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 USD. Lot sold 170,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's
raised on three paw feet issuing from stylized animal masks, cast in high relief on the splayed base decorated with a gadrooned border, the bombé form body with four horizontal grooves below a border of stylized hooked dragon motifs, centered on taotie and... [Lire la suite]24 janvier 2020
A rare archaic bronze ritual ewer and cover (he), Late Western Zhou Dynasty, 9th-8th century BC
Lot 96. A rare archaic bronze ritual ewer and cover (he), Late Western Zhou Dynasty, 9th-8th century BC. Diameter 11 in., 27.9 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 116,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's
of compressed globular form, supported by three sturdy conical legs, the body cast with a frieze of an undulating wave pattern surmounting rows of softly rounded ribs, a small loop handle emerging from a bovine mask at the side coaxial with a cylindrical spout, the... [Lire la suite]