Mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521)

Lot 134. A blue and white 'dragon' dish, Mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521); 19.6 cm. Lot sold: 1,638,000 HKD (Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 well potted with shallow rounded sides resting on a slightly tapered foot, brilliantly painted in the centre with a dragon writhing among a flowering lotus scroll, with scaly body and powerful claws, white horns and a bushy mane, the cavetto and exterior similarly decorated with two dragons pacing among lotus, one... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3582. A Yellow-Ground and Underglaze Blue ‘Pomegranate’ Dish, Mark and Period of Zhengde (1506-1521). D 29.5cm. Sold for HKD 1,300,000 (Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - 1,500,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 The dish, with an open mouth and curved belly, is beautifully evenly shaped, with a dignified and dignified form and a subdued air of grandeur. The interior is decorated with a pattern of folding pomegranate flowers, the heads of which are in full bloom, with some in bud, and with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 12. An Arabic-inscribed bronze tripod censer, Mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521). Diameter 6⅛ in., 15.6 cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot sold: 126,000 USD. © Sothebys.  the base cast with a four-character seal mark within a square cartouche. Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. M.4.4. Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part... [Lire la suite]

Lot 65. A green-enameled 'dragon' bowl, Mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521). Diameter 7¾ in., 19.7 cm. Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 USD. Lot sold: 69,300 USD. © Sothebys. the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle.  Provenance: Sotheby's London, 28th July 1964, lot 73. Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.3.18. Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3582. A Yellow-Ground And Underglaze Blue ‘Pomegranate’ Dish, Mark And Period Of Zhengde (1506-1521). H 33.5cm. Sold for HKD 1,560,000/USD 200,000 (Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - 1,500,000/USD 128,205 - 192,308). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited The dish is finely potted with shallow sides and the centre is painted in shades of cobalt-blue with a branch of pomegranate growing two large blooms in profile, detailed with leaves and buds on a yellow ground. The cavetto is painted with four fruiting... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18. A rare yellow-glazed saucer dish, Mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521). Diameter 20.8 cm, 8 3/8 in. Estimate: 15,000 - 25,000 GBP. (C) 2021 Sotheby's with shallow rounded sides rising to a gently flared rim, covered overall with a mustard-yellow glaze, the base with a six-character mark within a double circle. Provenance: John Sparks, Ltd., London. Collection of Senta Wollheim (1929 - 2015). By descent in the family. Sotheby's. Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3627. A yellow-glazed dish, Mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521); 15 cm. Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 HKD. Lot sold: 252,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. with rounded sides rising form a gently tapering foot to a flared rim, covered overall with a bright yellow glaze, the base left white and inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a double circle, Japanese wood box. Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London. Collection of Dr Arthur Spriggs (1919-2015),... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3611. An extremely rare doucai and anhua-decorated 'dragon' bowl, Mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521); 16.5 cm. Estimate: 4,000,000 - 6,000,000 HKD. Lot sold: 5,015,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the exterior of the deep rounded sides decorated in doucai with two dragons striding sinuously above tempestuous waves crashing against jagged rockwork, the continuous scene further accentuated with the spines of each mythical beast and the flaming wisps rendered in bright iron red,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 522. A yellow-glazed dish, mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521); 15.5 cm, 6 1/8  in. Estimate 300,000 — 500,000 HKD. Lot sold 937,500 HKD (106,831 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a flared rim, covered overall with an egg-yolk yellow glaze, the base left white and inscribed with a six-character mark within a double circle.  Provenance: Collection of Edward T. Chow (1910-1980).Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19th May 1981,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3200. A fine and rare blue and white 'dragon' saucer dish, mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521); 22.4 cm., 8 13/16 in. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 HKD. Lot Sold 7,460,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. painted in varying pale tones of underglaze-blue, the exterior with a pair of scaly five-clawed dragons each in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' and divided by cloud scrolls, the interior with three trailing cloud motifs within a double line medallion and a classic scroll border... [Lire la suite]