Northern Song-Jin Dynasty

Lot 1058. Property from a Prestigious Private Collection. A rare brown-glazed floriform bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 11th-12th century; 15.3 cm diam, cloth box. Price realised USD 17,640 (Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000) © Christie's 2023 Provenance: Desmond Gure (1905-1970) Collection, London, no. G-129.Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) Collections, New York.Acquired from the above in 2000. Note: A similar brown-glazed floriform bowl, dated to the Northern Song dynasty, from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1057. Property from the Collection of Leonard J. Star. A carved Yaozhou celadon conical bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 11th-12th century; 20.8 cm diam. Price realised USD 18,900 (Estimate USD 15,000 – USD 25,000) © Christie's 2023 Provenance: Far East Gallery (Albert Y. P. Lee), Canada, 1970s.Leonard J. Star Collection, and thence by descent to the present owner. Exhibited: On loan: San Antonio Museum of Art, 1984-2016.On loan: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2017-2023, no.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1056. A small carved Yaozhou celadon bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 11th-12th century; 13.5 cm diam., cloth box. Price realised USD 7,560 (Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000) © Christie's 2023 Provenance: Fuji Eikan Bunko Collection, Fuji Takaaki (1913-1983), according to label on box. Exhibited: On Loan: Kyoto National Museum, 2 August 1996. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 21 sept. & 22 sept. 2023

Lot 1001. A large glazed white ware cup, Sui-Early Tang dynasty, 6th-7th century; 4 7/8 in. (12.2 cm.) diam. Price realised USD 441,000 (Estimate USD 60,000 – USD 80,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 Provenance: C. T. Loo, Inc., New York, 25 January 1951.William B. Jaffe (1904-1972) and Evelyn Annenberg Jaffe Hall (1911-2005) Collection, New York, and thence by descent to the present owner. Note: Fine high-fired white wares of this type were made at both the Xing kilns in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 871. A small Jun dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 11th-12th century; 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) diam., cloth box. Price realised USD 10,710 (Estimate USD 6,000 – USD 8,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 Provenance: Collection of Ivan Traugott (1871-1952), Stockholm.Bukowskis, Stockholm, 7 December 2012, lot 1456.J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4746. Note: A very similar blue-glazed Jun dish formerly in the collection of Edward T. Chow is illustrated by R. Krahl in Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 868. An exceptionally rare carved Ding bean-shaped pillow, Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 12th century; 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm.) long, cloth box. Estimate USD 60,000 – USD 80,000. Price Realised USD 75,600. © Christie's 2023 The slightly concave top is decorated with a carp swimming amidst lotus blooms, lily pads, and other aquatic plants framed by a running scroll border and the tall sides are embellished with a wide band of scrollwork, all carved through the pale iron-brown slip to reveal the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1073. A molded Yazhou 'boys' bowl, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty, 12th century; 6 1⁄4 in. (15.5 cm.) diam. Price realised USD 16,380 (Estimate USD 6,000 – USD 8,000). © Christie's 2022 The bowl is molded on the interior with four boys hanging playfully from tree boughs. The glaze is of an even olive-green tone. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 25 march 2022

Lot 83. A rare Cizhou green-glazed and iron-black-brown-painted and incised 'peony' baluster vase, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty, 12th Century; 11 5/8in (29.5cm) high. Estimate US$ 40,000 - 60,000 (€ 33,000 - 50,000). © Bonhams 2001-2021 The globular body with high shoulders below a tall widely flaring trumpet neck and supported on a spreading circular foot, brilliantly incised and painted in an iron-black-brown oxide to opposite sides of the body with a full blossoming peony flowerhead borne on a leafy scrolling... [Lire la suite]

Lot 308. A Yaozhou celadon moulded ‘boys’ bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 12th century; 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000. Price realised HKD 125,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. Provenance: Mallie & Co., Paris (according to label)Sold at Christie’s Paris, 10 December 2014, lot 78. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 8 October 2020

Lot 3259.  A rare large Yaozhou celadon molded conical bowl, China, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty, 11th-12th century; 8 in. (20.4 cm.) diam. Estimate $2,000 – $3,000. Price realised USD 4,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The bowl has slightly rounded conical sides and is molded in the center with two cranes in flight amidst clouds and between two ribbon-tied stems of lotus leaves and flowers. The exterior is carved with simplified petals that rise to a line border, all under a slightly greyish... [Lire la suite]