Republic Period

Lot 204. A famille-rose 'peony' waterpot, Republic period. Diameter 5¼ in., 13.4 cm. Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 USD. Lot sold: 27,720 USD. © Sotheby's 2021 the compressed globular body rising from a narrow tapering foot to high rounded shoulders and an incurved rim, enameled on one side with peony branches in varying stages of bloom, centering a lush pink blossom with delicately shaded and frilled petals, set against broad pointed leaves in two shades of green, with insects... [Lire la suite]

Asian Works of Art including Jades from an American Collector. © 2021 iGavel.  NEW YORK, NY.- Lark Mason Associates announced that its autumn 2021 Asian art sale opened for bidding on October 5th through October 21st on iGavel Auctions. With over 500 lots on sale, the auction centers around a strong collection of approximately 70 archaic and later jades that were purchased mainly in the 1970's from reputable sources, including Christie's, Sotheby's, Spink & Son's and other galleries. Many jades have a copy... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3204. A pale celadon jade gu-form vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 71⁄2 in. (19 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000. Price realised HKD 875,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 Provenance: Sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 April 1997, lot 783A Hong Kong private collection formed in the late 1970s to early 1990s. Lot 3203. A white jade censer and cover, Republic period; 81⁄4 in. (21 cm.) across the handles, stand, box. Estimate HKD 40,000 - HKD... [Lire la suite]

Lot 51. A large blue and white vase, Hu, Qianlong seal mark, Republic Period; 55cm (21 1/2in) high. Estimate £ 6,000-8,000. Sold for £ 11,312 (€ 12,530). Photo: Bonhams. Painted around the body with scrolling lotus, with further lotus scrolls on the neck, flanked by a pair of applied taotie-mask ring handles. Provenance: an Italian private collection. Note: See a similar blue and white vase, Qianlong seal mark, late Qing dynasty/Republic period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 17 May 2018, lot 234. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 28. A doucai bajixiang dish, Jiaqing mark, Republic period; 8 1/16in (20.4cm) diam. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Sold for US$ 12,000. © Bonhams. Of ogee form enameled on the interior well with a pin-wheel floret and peach medallion enclosed by the bajixiang at the well, the exterior with an elaborate floral band under a ruyi-head border at the recessed foot enclosing the six-character seal mark. Bonhams. Chinese Works of Art, Los Angeles, 17 December 2019 

Lot 881. A famille rose coral-red-ground lantern-shaped vase, Republic period; 8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 13,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014  The vase is decorated with two panels, one with a scene of Liu Hai standing on a broom floating on the sea while luring his toad with a string of coins, the other with one of the Eight Immortals, Li Tieguai, standing on his cane floating on the sea and holding a double gourd, from which issues vapor and the immortal,... [Lire la suite]

NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s unveiled the contents of its upcoming Asia Week sale series in New York. Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of Asia Week New York, the sales feature an exceptional group of over 1,150 lots spanning centuries of artistic production. All eight auctions in the series open for public exhibition in Sotheby’s New York galleries beginning 14 March, with auctions taking place from 18 – 23 March. Christina Prescott Walker, Senior Vice President & Division Director of Asian Art, commented: “We are... [Lire la suite]

Lot 239. A famille rose vase, Republic period; 6 3/4 in. (17 cm.) high. Estimate HK$60,000 - HKD 80,000. Price Realized HK$75,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The pear-shaped vase is painted with a lady and two boys beside rocks. The base is enamelled with an apocryphal Qianlong mark in blue enamel.  Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 6 April 2015, 22nd Floor

Lot 238. A famille rose vase, Republic period; 6 1/4 in. (16 cm.) high. Estimate HK$80,000 - HKD 120,000. Price Realized HK$100,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The ovoid vase has a slender neck and is painted with a young herd riding on the back of a buffalo, below an inscription. The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Qianlong mark in blue enamel, Japanese wood box, wood stand.  Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 6 April 2015, 22nd Floor

Lot 1486. A painted and enameled biscuit figure of Asita, Republic period, seal of Zeng Longsheng (1901-1964). Height 15 1/2 in., 39.4 cm. Estimate: 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Sold Price: 35,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the monk modeled seated with the arms wrapped around the raised right leg, the white brows long and trailing down the chest, the expressive face with mouth agape showing the teeth and tongue, raised on a rockwork base, the base with an impressed rectangular cartouche seal reading Zeng Longsheng zao. ... [Lire la suite]