24 janvier 2021
A large blue and white jar, Late Ming dynasty
Lot 143. A large blue and white jar, Late Ming dynasty; 14 3⁄4 in. (37.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. Price Realised USD 4,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2021.
The jar is decorated with flower blossoms within four shaped-panels reserved on a diaper ground, between borders of classical scroll and crashing waves.
Provenance: The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio, Texas.
Christie's. Art of China. Including Property from the Irving Collection, 18 Nov... [Lire la suite]24 janvier 2021
A famille rose bottle vase, Republic period (1912-1949)
Lot 106. A famille rose bottle vase, Republic period (1912-1949); 13 3⁄4 in. (34.9 cm.) high. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price Realised USD 3,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2021.
The vase with a gobular body and a tall neck is decorated with immortals riding carp and a dragon amidst waves. The base has an apocryphal Qianlong mark.
Provenance: The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio, Texas.
Christie's. Art of China. Including Property from the Irving... [Lire la suite]16 octobre 2020
A large blue and white baluster jar, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Lot 1572. A large blue and white baluster jar, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 16 3/8 and 16 ¾ in. (41.5 and 42.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
The jar is decorated in vibrant shades of underglaze blue with a continuous hunting scene in a riverscape.
Provenance: Private collection, England.Roger Keverne, London, 2012.The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio, Texas.
Literature: Roger Keverne, Fine and Rare Chinese... [Lire la suite]16 octobre 2020
Two copper-red and celadon-decorated carved blue and white beaker vases, Kangxi six-character marks and of the period
Lot 1572. Two copper-red and celadon-decorated carved blue and white beaker vases, Kangxi six-character marks in underglaze blue within double circles and of the period (1662-1722); 16 3/8 and 16 ¾ in. (41.5 and 42.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 25,000 - USD 35,000. Price realised USD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
The neck is carved with a phoenix standing on a blue and celadon rock surrounded by peonies, the rounded mid-section is decorated with two chilong writhing amidst lingzhi, and the... [Lire la suite]07 octobre 2020
A pair of blue and white temple vases, Jiajing period (1522-1566)
Lot 1571. A pair of blue and white temple vases, Jiajing period (1522-1566); 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 43,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
Each central section is decorated with four-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds and flames, above a tall, waisted foot decorated with horses galloping on crashing waves, all below the slender neck decorated with cranes and upright lappets.
Provenance: The Property of the Estate... [Lire la suite]07 octobre 2020
A large blue and white 'dragon' dish, Jiajing six-character mark in underglaze blue in a line and of the period (1522-1566)
Lot 1570. A large blue and white 'dragon' dish, Jiajing six-character mark in underglaze blue in a line and of the period (1522-1566); 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 32,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
The dish is decorated in the center with two dragons writhing above crashing waves and contesting a flaming pearl.
Provenance: Dr. Ip Yee (1921-1984) Collection.Property of the Estate of Dr. Ip Yee; Sotheby's Hong Kong,19 November 1984, lot... [Lire la suite]07 octobre 2020
A rare blue and white ovoid jar, Jiajing six-character mark in underglaze blue in a line and of the period (1522-1566)
Lot 1569. A large blue and white 'dragon' dish, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619); 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm.) high. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 9,000. Price realised USD 13,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
The jar is decorated in shades of underglaze cobalt blue with clusters of flowers issuing from leafy branches above a border of upturned leaves around the foot and beneath a band of pendent lappets around the shoulder, cloth box.... [Lire la suite]07 octobre 2020
A large blue and white 'dragon' dish, Wanli six-character mark and of the period (1573-1619)
Lot 1568. A large blue and white 'dragon' dish, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619); 5 1/8 in. (38.4 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 100,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
The dish is decorated in the center with two confronted, five-clawed dragons writhing amidst flames and clouds in pursuit of a flaming pearl below two pairs of further dragons chasing flaming pearls in the well. The exterior... [Lire la suite]07 octobre 2020
A rare large wucai 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Wanli six-character mark and of the period (1573-1619)
Lot 1567. A rare large wucai 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619); 15 ¼ in. (38.7 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 175,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
The dish is decorated in the center with a dragon and phoenix reserved on a ground of leafy floral scroll. The cavetto is similarly decorated with two pairs of dragons and phoenixes and the reverse is decorated with a... [Lire la suite]07 octobre 2020
A very large blue and white lobed temple vase, Wanli six-character mark and of the period (1573-1619)
Lot 1566. A very large blue and white lobed temple vase, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue in a line at the rim and of the period (1573-1619); 33 ½ in. (85 cm.) high. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 35,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
The tall flared neck is decorated with vertical panels of lingzhi and panels of branches of flowers, butterflies and insects, divided by a raised bands of dragons chasing flaming pearls. The slightly splayed foot and... [Lire la suite]