06 août 2023

Dehua ware at Philadelphia Museum of Art

  Incense Burner, Mid-17th century, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Porcelain with white glaze (Dehua ware), 7.9 x 14.9 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. E. Paul du Pont, 1980-120-4a,b. Brushwasher in the Form of a Lotus Leaf, Mid- 17th century, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Porcelain with white glaze (Dehua ware), 11.4 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of Major General and Mrs. William Crozier, 1944-20-406a,b. 'Rhinoceros Horn' Cup, 17th - 18th century, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Porcelain with white glaze (Dehua... [Lire la suite]

15 juillet 2023

Tobacco Pipe Inscribed by Ji Yun, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Tobacco Pipe Inscribed by Ji Yun, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Length 79.0 cm, Greatest width 8.0 cm, Diameter of bowl 3.2 cm. Gift of Chen Zhi, 1961. © Shanghai Museum
15 juillet 2023

Bamboo Brush Pot by Zhang Xihuang, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Bamboo Brush Pot with a Depiction of Pavilions in a Landscape Using the Liuqing (“preserving the green bamboo skin”) Technique, by Zhang Xihuang, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Height 10.3 cm, Diameter of mouth 5.9 cm, Diameter of base 5.8 cm. Gift of Chen Qicheng, 1980. © Shanghai Museum
15 juillet 2023

Rhinoceros-horn Cup with a Carving of the Chibi Scene, by Zhou Wenshu, Qing dynasty (AD 1644-1911)

Rhinoceros-horn Cup with a Carving of the Chibi Scene, by Zhou Wenshu, Qing dynasty (AD 1644-1911). Height 10.9 cm, Width 17.2 cm. Gift of Franklin Chow, 2015. © Shanghai Museum.
07 juillet 2023

Pottery Water-jar with Bamboo Shoots Design, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

Pottery Water-jar with Bamboo Shoots Design, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Collection of Nanjing Museum.
10 juin 2023

Jade Hare Deityl, Qing dynasty (AD 1644-1911)

Jade Hare Deityl, Qing dynasty (AD 1644-1911), Height 6 cm, Width 4.5 cm, Shanghai Museum © Shanghai Museum Carved in the round, this white nephrite jade figure is bright and creamy, well worked as a hare with sharp mouth, round eyes and erect ears. Both incised and relief carving techniques are applied. The hare deity is wearing a Chinese robe with wide sleeves and sitting one leg up, while holding a folding fan and raising its left fist. Judging from the kind of figures in Qing dynasty, it might be originally holding some sweet... [Lire la suite]
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16 janvier 2023

Qing dynasty buckles from the Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner at The Cleveland Museum of Art

Buckle, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Gilt-silver inlaid with semiprecious stones. Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner, 1947.610.   Buckle, China, 20th century. Brass with veneer of white jade, set with three stones of jade and quartz, 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner, 1947.612. Buckle, 1900s, China. Brass, engraved and set with quartz and jade, 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum... [Lire la suite]
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14 janvier 2023

Qing dynasty Opium Pipes from the Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner at The Cleveland Museum of Art

  Opium Pipe, 19th century, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Wood with silver and enamel ferrules, 59.8 cm (23 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore, Warner 1947.586.  Opium Pipe, 19th century, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Horn (?) with silver decoration, 52.8 cm (20 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner 1947.589. Opium Pipe, 19th century, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Wood, jade and silver decoration, 62.2 cm (24 1/2 in.). The... [Lire la suite]
11 décembre 2022

A pale green jade carving of two mythical beasts, Qing Dynasty

Lot 56. A pale green jade carving of two mythical beasts, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 14cm (5 1/2in) wide; 9cm (3 1/2in) high. (2). Sold for HKD 229,500 (Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Well carved as a younger beast playfully resting on a larger recumbent beast, the larger one with its head slightly tilted to the right, detailed with a long snout, bulging eyes beneath furrowed brows a long single horn and a finely incised mane flanked by a pair of large furled ears,... [Lire la suite]
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18 novembre 2022

A rare robin's-egg glazed lingzhi-shaped washer, Qing Dynasty

Lot 25. A rare robin's-egg glazed lingzhi-shaped washer, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 13cm (5 1/8in) high. Sold for £21,675 (Estimate £3,000 - 5,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Moulded as two long gnarled auspicious lingzhi fungus stems rising to one large terminal, the base with small rock-pool, covered in a vacuous turquoise-blue glaze. Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London (label)An English private collectionBonhams Knightsbridge, London, 2 November 2009, lot 78. Note: Compare with a related... [Lire la suite]