12 janvier 2023
A parcel-gilt bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century
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]12 janvier 2023
A large parcel-gilt bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Ming dynasty, 17th century
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]12 décembre 2022
A parcel-gilt bronze short sword, Eastern Zhou - Han dynasty
Lot 188. A parcel-gilt bronze short sword, Eastern Zhou - Han dynasty; 33 cm. Lot sold: 819,000HKD (Estimate: 300,000 - 500,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022
the sword rendered with a conical pommel and set with two rings on the cylindrical grip, decorated with gilding on the underside of the pommel, the guard and the central band on the blade.
Provenance: R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 13th April 1990.
Literature: Jessica Rawson and Emma C. Bunker, Ancient... [Lire la suite]06 octobre 2022
A parcel-gilt bronze seated figure of Buddha, Late Ming dynasty
Lot 272. A parcel-gilt bronze seated figure of Buddha, Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Height overall 15⅝ in., 39.6 cm; bronze 'lotus' base (2) . Lot sold: 12,600 USD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022
Provenance: San Francisco Private Collection, acquired prior to the 1930s.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 september 202208 juillet 2022
A small parcel-gilt bronze tripod ritual vessel and cover, ding, Han Dynasty (246 B.C.-220)
Lot 3166. A small parcel-gilt bronze tripod ritual vessel and cover, ding, Han Dynasty (246 B.C.-220). H 5.5cm 180g. Estimate HKD 50,000 - 80,000. Sold for 180,000 HKD. © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022.
Provenance: An American private collection.
Literature: Michael C. Teller IV, Chinese Antiques: Bronze Gold Silver Earthenware Ceramic, New York, 1980, p.48.
Poly Auction. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 14 Jul 202225 mars 2022
A rare archaistic parcel-gilt bronze tripod censer, Mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795)
Lot 14. A rare archaistic parcel-gilt bronze tripod censer, Mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Diameter 5¾ in., 14.6 cm. Lot sold: 163,800 USD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD). © Sothebys.
the base cast with a six-character mark within a rectangular cartouche.
Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. Q.11.27.
Note: This finely cast censer epitomizes the reverence for antiquity during the Qianlong period (1736-95).... [Lire la suite]25 mars 2022
A parcel-gilt bronze luduan-form censer, 17th century
Lot 13. A parcel-gilt bronze luduan-form censer, 17th century. Height 10⅛ in., 25.7 cm. Lot sold: 27,720 USD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD). © Sothebys.
Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. M.7.7.
Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection. Wou Lien-Pai Museum, Hong Kong, 2011, pl. 166.
Note: Luduan are mythical and auspicious creatures with leonine... [Lire la suite]25 septembre 2021
Two massive parcel-gilt bronze figures of deities, Late Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century
Lot 908. Two massive parcel-gilt bronze figures of deities, Late Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century.The larger 66 ¾ in. (169.5 cm.) high. Estimate: $300,000 - USD 500,000. Price realised USD 1,158,000. © Christie's 2021
Both figures are powerfully cast with expressive faces set in a grimace, and are shown standing with feet apart and firmly planted on a separate rockwork base. One figure is shown wearing a tall scholar’s cap and a loose robe with long sleeves that fall in heavy folds below... [Lire la suite]04 septembre 2021
Two parcel-gilt silver alloy vessels, a silver alloy oval basin and a parcel-gilt bronze pouring vessel, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Lot 1091. Two parcel-gilt silver alloy vessels, a silver alloy oval basin and a parcel-gilt bronze pouring vessel, Tang dynasty (618-907); 10.7 to 26.8 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot Sold: 138,600 HKD. (C) 2021 Sotheby's
Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including Song Ceramics from the Kai-Yin Lo Collection, Hong Kong, 26 August 202122 juillet 2021
A parcel-gilt bronze 'peach' incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty, 17th - 18th century
Lot 2175. A parcel-gilt bronze 'peach' incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty, 17th - 18th century; 28.5 cm. Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HKD. Lot sold: 107,100 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 13th January 1987, lot 419.
Sotheby's. Eclectic, Hong Kong, 14 July 2021