Northern Song-Jin Dynasty

Lot 26. A small Northern 'oil spot' black-glazed bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 12th century. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000 (USD 25,863 - USD 38,795) © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The bowl is covered inside and out in a lustrous black glaze suffused with a dense pattern of silver 'oil spots', which ends neatly above the neatly cut brown-dressed foot. 3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 April... [Lire la suite]

Lot 626. A painted 'Cizhou' truncated jar, Northern Song-Jin dynasty. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 USD. Lot sold 18,750 USD. Photo: Sotheby's the bulging rounded sides rising from a recessed base to a short waisted neck with an everted rim, freely painted in black and russet on a white slip to the body with three stylized floral sprays, below abstract scrolling motifs around the shoulder and a broad band with incised radiating wavy lines encircling below the neck, covered overall... [Lire la suite]

Lot 627. A black-glazed jar, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty. Estimate 7,000 — 9,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. of broad-shouldered ovoid form rising to a short neck with lipped rim, the body set to either side with a pair of ridged strap handles, all resting on a short, flared foot, covered overall in a lustrous dark-brown glaze thinning to varying russet tones at the rim, handles and lower sections of the body and stopping unevenly in thick droplets above the unglazed base. Height 9... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 624. A pair of small black-glazed bowls and stands, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. each bowl with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted rim, the stand worked in the form of a cup resting in the center of a circular dish with a splayed hollow foot, all applied with a lustrous black glaze, the foot rims left unglazed revealing the buff-colored stoneware body (4). Diameter of bowl 4 1/4  in.,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 623. A black-glazed 'oil-spot' bowl, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides rising from a slightly splayed foot to an inverted rim, covered overall with a mottled black glaze, the interior with five russet-spotted roundels against a ground of further irregular metallic russet 'oil-spots', the glaze falling short above the foot to reveal the buff-colored stoneware body. Diameter 7 1/4  in., 18.4 cm Sotheby's. Important... [Lire la suite]

Lot 617. A russet-splashed 'partridge feather' bowl, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. of conical form, the flaring sides rising from a slightly splayed foot to an everted rim, covered overall with a lustrous black glaze, thinning at the rim with radiating russet splashes extending downwards, the glaze stopping above the foot to reveal the pale gray stoneware body. Diameter 5 1/8  in., 13.1 cm Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 14... [Lire la suite]

Lot 616. A black-glazed truncated jar, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the tapered sides rising from a slightly recessed base to a bulging rounded shoulder, surmounted by a short neck centered with a flange below the lipped rim, covered overall with a lustrous black glaze accentuated with subtle russet splashes, the base left unglazed revealing the buff-colored stoneware body. Height 7 3/4  in., 19.7 cm Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 615. A russet-splashed black-glazed bowl, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot, covered overall with a lustrous black glaze, the interior suffused with extensive short russet flecking and five russet splashes, the glaze stopping irregularly above the foot to reveal the buff-colored stoneware body. Diameter 5 7/8  in., 15 cm Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 14 Mar 2017, 10:30 AM

Lot 644. A carved 'Yaozhou' celadon-glazed bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the deep conical body rising from a short spreading foot, the interior freely carved with luscious curling leaves dancing around a peony in full bloom all within an incised upper brand, the exterior carved with narrow blade-like leaves rising from the foot to an incised upper band, covered overall in an olive-green glaze. Diameter 5 7/8  in., 14.9 cm  Provenance: E... [Lire la suite]

Lot 618. A rare white ware 'Boy' pillow, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. well modeled in the form of a reclining boy cradling the stem and nestled beneath a large lotus leaf, the head resting on the long foliate stem curling around the body, the face with a calm expression detailed with half-closed eyes and a small mouth, all supported on a low plinth carved in relief with stylized water swirls above a raise fillet, covered overall with a... [Lire la suite]