19 décembre 2022
An archaic bronze tripod ritual vessel, liding, Late Shang Dynasty
Lot 302. An archaic bronze tripod ritual vessel, liding, Late Shang Dynasty; 23cm (9in) high. Inscribed fu ji 父己. With 1 X-ray. Sold for HK$191,250. © Bonhams 2001-2022
Provenance: Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, 1980sHartman Rare Art, New York, 1990s.
Note: Casting legs beneath a lobed body is a typical feature of liding from the mid Shang dynasty. Compare with a liding, mid Shang dynasty, in the collection of the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco,... [Lire la suite]31 mars 2022
A superbly cast bronze ritual tripod food vessel, liding, Late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC
Lot 713. A superbly cast bronze ritual tripod food vessel, liding, Late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC; 7 3⁄4 in. (19.7 cm.) high, hardwood stand, Japanese double wood box. Price realised USD 819,000 (Estimate USD 100,000 – USD 150,000). © Christie's 2022
The lobed body is raised on three undecorated legs and is cast in relief with three large taotie masks divided by flanges reserved on a leiwen ground, all beneath a cicada border. The interior is cast with a... [Lire la suite]14 septembre 2021
An inscribed archaic bronze ritual food vessel (Liding), Late Shang / Early Western Zhou dynasty
Lot 35. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual food vessel (Liding), Late Shang - Early Western Zhou dynasty. Height 8½ in., 21.6 cm. Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 USD. Lot sold: 252,000 USD. © Sotheby's 2021
the deep bowl divided into three lobes each resting on a columnar leg tapering slightly toward the foot, the everted rim set with a pair of plain loop handles, each lobe of the body finely cast with a taotie mask with protruding eyes and horns, flanked... [Lire la suite]04 juin 2021
Christie's Paris announces Asian art sales
Lot 86. Rare and important gilt bronze sculpture of Bhaisajyaguru Bouddha, Tibet, circa 15th century. Hauteur: 37 cm. (14 ½ in.). Estimate EUR 350,000 - EUR 550,000. Price realised EUR 387,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021.
PARIS.- On 9 June, the Asian Art department of Christie’s France will offer a selection of 273 lots for an estimate of between €5.6m and €8.4m, coming from private European and Asian collections covering more than 3,000 years of Far Eastern art. All the richness of Asian art and the... [Lire la suite]28 décembre 2020
An archaic bronze ritual food vessel, liding, Early Zhou dynasty
Lot 1009. An archaic bronze ritual food vessel, liding, Early Zhou dynasty; h. 18.3 cm. Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 HKD. Lot sold: 88,200 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Provenance: Acquired in Tokyo, late 1990s.
Note: A closely related late Shang liding vessel from the collection of the Neiraku Bijutsukan, Nara was sold in our London rooms, 16th June 1999, lot 726, and again 9th November 2011, lot 383, from the collection of Sir Peter Moores.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection... [Lire la suite]08 octobre 2020
A pair of unusual bronze ritual tripod food vessels, liding, Mid-Shang dynasty, 14th-13th century BC
Lot 1504. A pair of unusual bronze ritual tripod food vessels, liding, Mid-Shang dynasty, 14th-13th century BC; 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price realised USD 106,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
The exterior of each tri-lobed vessel is cast below the rim with a narrow band of scrolls that taper in a diagonal from a central "eye," all between two rows of circles, cloth boxes.
Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, 1991.
... [Lire la suite]14 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]18 janvier 2020
A bronze ritual food vessel, liding, late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC
Lot 1212. A bronze ritual food vessel, liding, late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC; 5 15/16 in. (15 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 68,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013
The vessel is raised on three supports leading up into each deep lobe of the body, which is cast in relief with three taotie masks below the flared rim surmounted by a pair of bail handles. The bronze has a mottled milky-green patina.
Provenance: Christie's New York, 2 December 1985,... [Lire la suite]06 décembre 2019
A Chinese bronze ritual tripod food vessel, liding, Western Zhou dynasty (1100-771 BC)
Lot 2. A Chinese bronze ritual tripod food vessel, liding, Western Zhou dynasty (1100-771 BC); 6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000. Price realised GBP 3,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
The tri-lobed body raised on three columnar legs, cast above each leg with a large taotie mask with rounded eyes, all reserved on a leiwen ground, a two-character inscription to the interior side.
Provenance: Paula Heuser Antiquitäten, Hamburg, Germany, 5 June 1935.The... [Lire la suite]14 septembre 2019
An archaic bronze ritual food vessel (liding), Late Shang-Western Zhou dynasty
Lot 504. An archaic bronze ritual food vessel (liding), Late Shang-Western Zhou dynasty. Height 8 3/8 in., 21.2 cm Estimate 120,000 — 150,000 USD. Lot sold 150,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
the deep bowl divided into three lobes resting on three tapering columnar supports, the everted rim set with a pair of plain loop handles, each lobe finely cast with a taotie mask with protruding eyes and horns, flanked by descending serpentine animals to the sides, all... [Lire la suite]