Qianlong

DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions’ inaugural participation in Asia Week New York 2019 debuts with the Chenn Family Collection of fine Chinese paintings and calligraphy. First assembled by the early Chinese Republic scholar and political reformer Chen Guoxiang, the important collection spotlights significant fine Asian Art offered March 19 in New York.  “Heritage’s Asian Art department may be young, but we feel we are capable of establishing our New York auction as one of the premier Asian market events held in the United... [Lire la suite]

'European subject' plate, China, Qianlong, circa 1740. Diameter 23 cm (9 in.) © Luis Alegria Lda at TEFAF Maastricht 2019, Stand 169. Enamelled on a black ground with two musicians, one playing a trumpet and the other a circular horn. The rim decorated with a gilt spearheads border. It has been suggested that this may have been designed by Cornelis Pronk. The Black ground was difficult to produce. The figures are unusual, being in Ottoman Costume and European musical instruments. Complete set of six... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 211. An Imperially Inscribed Grey Pottery Jar. The Vessel, Zhou Dynasty-Warring States Period, The Qianlong Inscription Dated 1769; 26cm., 10 1/4 in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Lot sold 735,650 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's he globular body rising from a slightly concave base to a short cylindrical neck with everted rim, impressed around the exterior with a geometric pattern and incised to the inside of the neck and rim with eight five-character lines, composed by the Qianlong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 185. A very important imperial bronze bell "Bozhong", China, Qianlong, dated 1761. With inscription by Emperor Qianlong. Estimate CHF 200,000 / 300,000 (€ 185 190/277 780). Sold for CHF 1 035 000 (hammer price). © Koller Zurich ZURICH.- The 13-14 June Asian Art auctions at Koller Zurich were enormously successful, with a string of top prices for Chinese & Himalayan art, particularly for three rare Chinese Imperial artworks from a private collection - which alone realized 2.64 million Swiss... [Lire la suite]

Chen Rong (active ca. 13th century) as catalogued in Shiqu Baoji, Six Dragons, (detail). Handscroll, ink on paper. Estimate: $1,200,000 - 1,800,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2017. New York – On March 15, Christie’s will offer Important Chinese Art from the Fujita Museum, a selection of 31 Chinese works of art, including highly important Shang and Zhou dynasty ritual bronzes, classical paintings, Buddhist stone sculptures, celadons and scholar’s objects. All of the works were collected by Denzaburō... [Lire la suite]

Lot 64. Douze gravures sur vélin représentant l'ancien Palais d'été Yuanmingyuan, Paris, 1977. Estimation : 6 000 € / 8 000 €. Photo Artcurial Reproductions de douze des vingt planches gravées de 1783 à 1786, représentant les pavillons à l’architecture occidentale, jardins à la française et bassins, dessinés et crées par Giuseppe Castiglione pour l’Empereur Qianlong, chaque gravure portant une inscription : Hua Yuan Men Beimian Si (Quatrième vue, Nord de Hua Yuan Men) ; Hua Yuan Zhengmian Wu (Cinquième... [Lire la suite]

  Vase with Revolving Core and Eight-Trigram Design, Qing dynasty, reign of the Qianlong emperor, 1735–96, porcelain with golden glaze and appliquéd sculpture, National Palace Museum, Taipei. Image © National Palace Museum HOUSTON— The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, opens Emperors’ Treasures: Chinese Art from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, a major exhibition of more than 160 works of art from the renowned collections of the National Palace Museum, Taipei. The exhibition features a unique selection of paintings,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 376. A large inscribed bronze bell, dated Qianlong 13th year, corresponding to 1748. Estimate 80,000 — 100,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. heavily cast with the straight sides flaring towards the base with a foliate rim, the domed top surmounted by a pair of addorsed scaly dragons, intricately modeled with powerful extended front claws and open mouths revealing pointed fangs, their back arched supporting a 'flame' finial, the body cast on either side with a shaped... [Lire la suite]

From the property of Marcel Proust. A pair of massive Imperial zitan rectangular panels, Mid-Qing Dynasty. Estimate HK$ 6 million - 8 million (€730,000 - 970,000). Photo: Bonhams. HONG KONG - Exceptional Chinese Imperial works of art will be on offer at Bonhams Hong Kong on 3 December. These include a pair of massive Imperial zitan rectangular panels, Mid-Qing Dynasty, estimated at HK$ 6,000,000 – 8,000,000, which reputedly belonged to Marcel Proust (1871-1922), widely considered to be one of the greatest... [Lire la suite]

A finely carved pale green jade in the shape of a mountain with trees and figures, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century. 27 cm (10 3/5 in.). BRUN FINE ART, Dealer. CONTACT: Augusto Brun. Phone +44 (0) 20 7493 0195 - Mobile +44 (0)7719 145243 - Email info@brunfineart.com - Website www.brunfineart.com Jade baluster vase and cover of tapered form carved in high-relief with a prunus tree and its flowering branches, China, Qianlong, circa 1750. Height: 20.3 cm (8... [Lire la suite]