Northern Song - Jin Dynasty (960-1234)

Lot 331. A  Junyao blue-glazed bowl, Northern Song - Jin dynasty (960-1234); 16 cm. Lot sold: 44,100 HKD (Estimate 24,000 - 30,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Lot 334. A  russet-splashed black-glazed vase, Northern Song - Jin dynasty (960-1234); the base inscribed with a 5-character inscription, 16.3 cm. Lot sold: 50,400 HKD (Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Lot 334. A  Ding-type white-glazed lobed dish, Neisi mark, Northern... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2959. A Jian ‘Haikatsugi’ Greyish Brown-Glazed Tea Bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279); 4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box dated to 1782. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 400,000. Price realised HKD 325,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 The bowl is finely potted with thin, rounded sides supported on a short foot, applied with an attractive mottled greyish-brown glaze thinning to an olive-green colour, stopping irregularly above the foot revealing the dark-brown body. Provenance: The... [Lire la suite]

Portrait of Umehara Ryuzaburo at his easel. Lots 322-329 are from the collection of Umehara Ryuzaburo (1888-1986). Umehara Ryuzaburo was a renowned Japanese painter, he was one of the first Japanese artists to work in the Western style. Characterised by vibrant colours and expressive brushstrokes, his work had perpetual influences on the younger generation of Japanese painters. Born to a family of textile merchants in Kyoto, Umehara Ryuzaburo’s surroundings honed his keen sensitivity to beauty and devotion to art. He was... [Lire la suite]

Lot 231. A carved 'Yaozhou' celadon-glazed 'lotus' bowl, Northern Song - Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 7 ⅜ in., 18.7 cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot sold: 7,560USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the gently rounded sides rising to a lipped rim, the interior carved with a lotus blossom viewed in profile within a quatrelobe cartouche, surrounded by scrolling foliage within a narrowly incised border, covered overall in an olive-green glaze, pooling in the recesses.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 404. A rare Cizhou carved 'Tiger' pillow, Northern Song - Jin Dynasty (960-1234); 26.7 cm, 10½ in. Estimate: 120,000 - 150,000 HKD. Lot sold: 163,800 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Bonhams San Francisco, 15th November 2011, lot 3314. Sotheby's. China / 5000 years, Hong Kong, 27 November 2020

Lot 98. A rare black-glazed 'Oil-Spot' ewer, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Height 4 1/8  in., 10.5 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 97,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's. of lotus-bud form, the globular body supported on a short foot set with a loop handle and a short spout, the base perforated with a circular opening which connects to a tube that serves as a filler, covered overall in a lustrous black glaze suffused with a pattern of iridescent silvery 'oil-spots', stopping... [Lire la suite]