Song Dynasty (960-1279)

Lot 397. Property from a Distinguished European Private Collection. A pair of moulded Qingbai 'phoenix' bowls, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 19.1 cm. Lot Sold 1,143 GBP (Estimate 1,000 - 2,000 GBP) © Sotheby's 2023 Sotheby's. China / 5000 Years, London, 8 November 2023

Lot 317. A Qingbai baluster vase, Song dynasty (960-1279). Height 18.2 cm. Lot Sold 2,540 GBP (Estimate 2,000 - 3,000 GBP)  Sotheby's 2023 Provenance: Galaxie Art & Gift Co., Hong Kong, 21st January 1991. Sotheby's. China / 5000 Years, London, 8 November 2023.  

Silver Cup with Chrysanthemum Design, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Retrieved from West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Collection of Zhejiang Provincial Museum.  

Bronze Mirror with Dogs (?) Design, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Unearthed from Songdacheng Site in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. Collection of Yangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.

Painted Gilden Wood Bodhisattva, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Collection of Shanghai Museum.

  Teabowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Glazed porcellaneous stoneware (Jian ware); silver alloy, Height (approximately): 8.9 cm. Gift of Dr. Edward Schulze Vanderslice, 1918. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1918-5. Teabowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Stoneware with brown glaze. Approximately 3.8 × 9 cm. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Story Jenks, 1936. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1936-20-2. Teabowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Glazed stoneware (Jian ware). Approximately 3.8 × 9 cm. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Story Jenks, 1936.... [Lire la suite]

Flower-Shaped Cup, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Jade, 5.1 x 6.4 cm. Gift of the Far Eastern Art Committee in honor of Henry B. Keep, 1978. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1978-41-1. This elegant, six-lobed cup is made from nephrite jade, a material venerated in China for its ritual significance, association with gentlemanly virtures, and physical properties, holding a place equivalent to that of gold in the West. Connoisseurs of the time appreciated this understated material and celebrated the purity of the form and texture of the stone,... [Lire la suite]

Foliate Dish, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Glazed porcelain (Ding ware), 1.5 x 9.5 cm. Gift of Charles H. Ludington from the George Crofts Collection, 1923. Philadelphia Museum of Art

Lacquer Box, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Collection of Southern Song Dynasty Deshou Palace Museum

Flower-Shaped Cup, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Jade, 5.1 x 6.4 cm. Gift of the Far Eastern Art Committee in honor of Henry B. Keep, 1978. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1978-41-1. This elegant, six-lobed cup is made from nephrite jade, a material venerated in China for its ritual significance, association with gentlemanly virtures, and physical properties, holding a place equivalent to that of gold in the West. Connoisseurs of the time appreciated this understated material and celebrated the purity of the form and texture of the stone,... [Lire la suite]