Longquan celadon

A rare Longquan celadon vase, meiping, Early Ming dynasty. Photo courtesy Bonhams Heavily potted above a gently splayed foot, rising with steep sides towards bulbous body, showing a simplistic horizontal ribbed ring around the curved shoulders, ending in a short and thick neck with a circular lipped rim, generously covered all over in a rich green glaze. 34.3cm high. Estimate HK$ 700,000 - 900,000 (€67,000 - 87,000) Starting in the Song dynasty, Longquan wares were green wares produced in the southwestern part of... [Lire la suite]

A good Longquan celadon-glazed plate with flower design, China, Yuan-early Ming dynasty. Minor wear. D. 33,3 cm. Estimate 2000/3000 € Provenance: Property of an old South German private collection, mostly bought in China, Vietnam, Tibet and Singapore in the 1960s and 70s Nagel Auktionen. 2013/10/30. http://www.auction.de

A rare pair of Longquan celadon and biscuit models of Budai, China, Ming dynasty.  One hand replaced, the rosary of one figure removed. H. 22,7-22,9 cm. Estimate 6000/8000 € Nagel Auktionen. 2013/10/30. http://www.auction.de  

A rare Longquan celadon stand, China, early Ming dynasty.  the rounded sides are raised on a circular foot and cut-out in the form of five shaped 'legs' separated by openings of conforming outline. There are five apertures above the 'legs' and below the bats. D. 25,5 cm. Estimate 3000/5000 € Nagel Auktionen. 2013/10/30. http://www.auction.de

A carved Longquan celadon-glazed tripod censer, China, Yuan-early Ming dynasty.  Very minor wear. D. 13,3 cm. Estimate 1500/2500 € Provenance: Property of an old South German private collection, mostly bought in China, Vietnam, Tibet and Singapore in the 1960s and 70s. Nagel Auktionen. 2013/10/30. http://www.auction.de

A blue and white glaze and famille-rose enameled porcelain moon flask, Qianlong mark. 9 1/2in (24cm) high. Sold for $87,500; Est. 2,000-3,000. Photo: Courtesy of Bonhams.  San Francisco—Bonhams Asian Decorative Arts auction on October 9 followed directly on the heels of the firm's Samurai auction which successfully concluded in the New York sales room the prior day. The San Francisco auction was a solid success, achieving a result of more than $2.15 million with 84% of the lots sold. The sale saw consistent results from strong... [Lire la suite]

A large Longquan celadon barbed-rim dish, Early Ming Dynasty. Photo: Sotheby's. the stoutly potted body with lobed rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a broad everted barbed rim, finely carved on the interior with a double-line medallion enclosing a large leafy blossoming tree peony, encircled in the lobed cavetto by panels of alternating floral sprigs, the wide barbed rim further incised with a floral band, the exterior carved with lingzhisprays, applied... [Lire la suite]

A Longquan celadon 'Dragon' bowl, Yuan-Early Ming Dynasty. Photo: Sotheby's. sturdily potted, the deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a slightly everted rim, deftly carved on the exterior with a dragon striding among clouds, the fierce creature animatedly depicted with a powerful sinous body, muscular limbs and bulging eyes, the interior similarly decorated with an impressed central dragon roundel below a lotus scroll around the cavetto, applied overall with an unctuous olive-green... [Lire la suite]

A Longquan celadon vase, yuhuchunping, Ming dynasty, 15th century. Photo: Sotheby's. the generous pear-shaped body elegantly rising from a short straight foot to a slender waisted neck and everted rim, covered overall with an even glossy and unctuous celadon glaze of ideal sage-green tone, pooling below the belly and near the foot and stopping neatly above the footrim, the latter left unglazed and fired to bright orange, the interior of the base glazed; 33 cm., 13... [Lire la suite]

A Longquan celadon bottle vase (detail), yuhuchunping, Yuan-Ming dynasty. Sold for US$ 374,500 inc. premium. Photo: Courtesy of Bonhams San Francisco - Avid overseas Chinese buyers packed the Bonhams' auction room and drove prices to record levels this week in San Francisco. The market proved buoyant in every category of Chinese works of art, with telephone and internet bidders vying with bidders in the room for objects fresh to the market from private collectors, estates and institutions. The June 24 auction of... [Lire la suite]