Song Dynasty

Pair of qingbai porcelain lobed boxes, China, Song dynasty, 12th–13th century. Diameter: 2 1/2 inches, 6.5 cm. Height: 1 3/4 inches, 4.5 cm. © Ben Janssens Oriental Art Two small qingbai porcelain boxes, each of compressed circular drum shape. Both the cover and the bottom sections have multi-lobed sides with raised bands around the rims. The slightly convex top of each cover is undecorated. The boxes are covered in a thin, translucent bluish-white glaze, leaving the rims and bases uncovered, exposing the... [Lire la suite]

Qingbai Porcelain Cosmetic Box, China, Song dynasty, 11th – 12th century. Diameter: 3 3/8 inches, 8.5 cm. Height: 1 3/4 inches, 4.3 cm. © Ben Janssens Oriental Art A qingbai porcelain box of eight-lobed form with raised bands around the rims. The slightly domed top is impressed with a pattern of scrolling flowers, forming three main looped decorations against a background of raised dots. The box is covered in a thin, translucent pale blue glaze, leaving the rims and base uncovered, exposing the sugary... [Lire la suite]

Two miniature qingbai porcelain vases, China, Song dynasty, 12th-13th century. Height: 3 1⁄8  inches, 8 cm. Width: 2 3⁄4 inches, 7 cm. © Ben Janssens Oriental Art Two miniature porcelain vases of double gourd form. The lower, larger lobe of each vase is moulded with a pattern of evenly spaced, raised dots while the upper, smaller lobe is of disc form. The exterior of the vases is covered in a pale blue glaze that stops just short of the slightly recessed base, revealing the fine white porcelain body underneath. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 857. A small russet-glazed bowl, Song dynasty, 11th-12th century; 4 in. (10.4 cm.) diameter. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000. Price Realized $6,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The interior decorated in resist technique with paper-cut decoration of three diamond-shaped, openwork flowers reserved in brown against the variegated, milky buff ground, the exterior covered in a 'tortoiseshell' glaze of dark brown color mottled in beige falling to the small, circular foot, box Provenance: The Collection of Robert H.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 157. Bol en grès émaillé Jizhou, Dynastie Song, XIIe-XIIIe siècle; 11,7 cm, 4 5/8  in. Estimation 4,000 — 6,000 EUR. Lot sold 6,250 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's. de forme conique légèrement arrondie, la couverte intérieure mouchetée beige et brun et appliquée de trois médaillons quadrilobés abritant chacun des motifs floraux, l'extérieur émaillé brun foncé ponctué de taches aléatoires beiges. A 'Jizhou' paper-cut resist-decorated tea bowl, Song dynasty, 12th-13th century ... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 156. Petite coupe à vin en grès émaillée Jun, Dynastie Song (960-1279); 6,2 cm, 2 3/8  in. Estimation 4,000 — 6,000 EUR. Lot sold 10,625 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's. les côtés arrondis recouverts d'une épaisse couche de glaçure bleu ciel s'arrêtant de manière irrégulière au-dessus du pied évasé. A small 'Jun' wine cup, Song dynasty Provenance: Formerly in the Collection of Walter Bondy (1880-1940), Berlin. Auction Sammlung Walter Bondy, Berlin. Ostasiatische Kunst, 18th and 19th May 1927,... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 159. Brûle-parfum tripode en grès céladon Longquan, Dynastie Song (960-1279); 13,7 cm, 5 3/8  in. Estimation: 18,000 — 22,000 €. Unsold. Courtesy Sotheby's. la panse globulaire aplatie soutenue par trois pieds légèrement arqués, le col resserré et évasé en partie supérieure, chaque pied souligné jusqu'à l'épaulement par une arête verticale en léger relief, couvert d'une belle glaçure céladon homogène, couvercle en métal, boîte couverte en bois japonaise (4). A fine Longquan... [Lire la suite]

Rare Chinese Shonzui Underglaze-Blue Decorated Bowl, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Diameter: 22.5 cm. (8 7/8 in.). Height: 5.3 cm. (2 1/8 in). © Kaikodo LLC Lu Xue, Conversation Above Waterfall, China, 1652. Hanging scroll, ink & color on silk. 129.2 x 62.9 cm (50 7/8 x 24 1/4 in). © Kaikodo LLC Longquan Celadon Lotus Bowl, Song dynasty, 12th century. Diameter: 16.9 cm. (6 5/8 in.) Height: 7.4 cm. (2 7/8 in). © Kaikodo LLC Vietnamese Ivory-Glazed Stoneware... [Lire la suite]

Lot 502. A rare dated white-glazed box and cover, Song dynasty, dated 1089; 12.5cm., 4 7/8 in. Estimate 400 — 600 GBP. Lot Sold 11,250 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2008 the circular body with straight sides rising from an angled flat base to an incurved rim, the straight-sided domed cover with four lobes, covered overall with a glossy straw-white glaze, the unglazed base incised Yuanyu si nian. Quantity: 2. Literature: Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl... [Lire la suite]

Lot 228. A Yaozhou-type conical bowl, Song Dynasty; 12.5cm (5in) diam. Estimate £1,000 – 1,500 (€1,300 – 2,000). Sold for £1,750 (€1,972). Photo Bonhams. Moulded to the interior with stylised scrolling chrysanthemum on a dense foliage ground, around a central flower head, the exterior with carved vertical ribs, covered overall in a glassy, olive green glaze pooling in the crevices to highlight the design, fitted box.  Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 25 Feb 2015 10:30 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE