Ming Dynasty

Covered Tray, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644. Lacquer and basketry, 4 1/2 x 12 3/4 x 21 in. (11.4 x 32.4 x 53.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lyden, 83.168.3. The top of this covered tray is decorated with a complex painting of palace buildings in a landscape setting, rendered in various colors and gold on a black lacquer ground. Inside the cover is an inscription reading Jie Ji, the name of a lacquer manufacturing studio.

Gao Yongxian, Portrait of Gaofeng Yuanmiao, 1590, Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period. Ink and color on silk, With mount: 108.3 x 74.6 cm.Signed and dated at lower left: "Painted by the Buddhist disciple Zhao Yongxian, Wanli, cyclical year combination equivalent to 1590". Inscription at upper right: "Sect founder Gaofeng."Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 82.27

  Lot 822. A carved walnut figure of a luohan, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm.) high, fitted composite stand. Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000. © Christie's 2023 The luohan is shown seated in dhyanasana and wearing long robes gathered over one shoulder with a ring clasp and falling in pleated folds over the legs. The face is set in a contemplative gaze with heavily lidded eyes. The dark brown wood has an attractive striated grain with a polished patina.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 313. A parcel-gilt bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century. Height 36 cm, 14⅛ in. Lot sold: 47,880 GBP (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. Property from a Italian Private Collection. Note: The historical Shakyamuni Buddha is envisaged in this statue seated in dhyanasana at Bodh Gaya in eastern India, having vowed to remain in meditation to penetrate the mystery of samsara. He was interrupted by the demon... [Lire la suite]

Lot 312. A large parcel-gilt bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Height 63.5 cm, 25 in. Lot sold: 56,700 GBP (Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. Property from a Viennese Private Collection. Note: Remarkable for its bold modelling and heavy casting, the present figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, seated in on an elaborate lotus pedestal, is a fine example from the late Ming dynasty. The iconographic form - in which the Buddha is... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 284. A cloisonné enamel censer, Gui, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; Width 14.5cm, 5¾ in. Lot sold: 9,450 GBP (Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. Lot 286. A cloisonné enamel censer, Gui, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; Width 13.7 cm, 5⅜ in. Lot sold: 61,740 GBP (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the base with an apocryphal four-character Jingtai mark within a square. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 277. A carved cinnabar lacquer 'birds' box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century; Diameter 8.2 cm, 3¼ in. Lot sold: 8,190 GBP (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. Property from a European Private Collection. Provenance: JBerwald Oriental Art Ltd., London, 12th June 2003. Note: This particularly moving figure represents an evolution from the traditional iconography of the Song dynasty (960-1279) Buddhist sculpture. Its salient stylistic features probably... [Lire la suite]

Lot 287. A large blue and white Kraak 'figural' bowl, Ming dynasty, 17th century; Diameter 35 cm, 13¾ in. Lot sold: 32,760 GBP (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a subtly foliated rim, the interior centered with a large medallion of an official, the cavetto with panels with figural scenes and divided by floral motifs, the exterior painted with soldiers within a mountainous, cloud-filled landscape. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 150. A yellow and russet jade 'tiger' tally, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 4.6 by 3.5 by 1.8 cm. Lot sold: 138,600 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 worked in the shape of a crouching mythical beast, the tail and mane finely incised, the reverse incised with archaistic scrolls surrounding a raised flange inscribed with the characters jian an ('health and tranquility'), the stone of a rich yellow colour with attractive russet inclusions. Provenance: Christie's... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3509. A fine and exceptional blue and white moonflask, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424); 29.3 cm. Lot sold: 12,475,000 HKD (Estimate: 14,000,000 - 18,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 modelled after a Middle Eastern metal prototype, elegantly potted with a flattened spherical body with two domed sections, each side centred with a yin-yang medallion radiating an eight-pointed starburst, the foliate points interspersed between palmette or ornaments, all within a formal... [Lire la suite]