Song Dynasty (960-1279)

Lot 847. A black-glazed bottle vase, Song dynasty (960-1279); 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm.) high, cloth box. Estimate USD 20,000 – USD 30,000. © Christie's 2023 The vase has a pear-shaped body that rises to a tall, slightly flared neck with lipped rim, and is covered with a rich brownish-black glaze suffused with bluish-tan areas around the sides and ending in a sweeping line above the foot. Provenance: J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4857. Note: The elongated pear shape of this vase was... [Lire la suite]

Lot 843. A russet-splashed black-glazed dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) diam., cloth box. Estimate USD 15,000 – USD 25,000. © Christie's 2023 The dish has a flat everted rim and is covered with a lustrous blackish-brown glaze liberally splashed in rust-brown tones with silvery iridescence, and ends in an irregular line on the reverse. Provenance: J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 3539. Note: A similar dish with russet splashes, of comparable size to the current... [Lire la suite]

Lot 821. A large red sandstone head of Vairocana, Song dynasty (960-1279); 24 in. (60.1 cm.) high, composite stand. Estimate USD 18,000 – USD 20,000. Price realised USD 37,800. © Christie's 2023 The full face is carved with a small mouth and hooded eyes below gracefully curved brows. The hair is delineated with rows of tight curls and is surmounted by a crown carved in relief with three figures representing the Buddhas of the past, present and future, each seated on a lotus throne. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 818. A bronze octafoil mirror, Song dynasty (960-1279); 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam., composite stand. Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000. Price realised USD 11,340. © Christie's 2023 The mirror is cast with a central knob and a scene of Bodhidharma standing on a reed while navigating wind-blown waves and holding his hat, opposite a temple which emerges from a water spout that rises from a dragon’s mouth, all enclosed by the barbed and lobed edge. The reverse is plain and the silvery-grey surface has... [Lire la suite]

Lot 817. A very rare gold cup with chase decoration, Song dynasty (960-1279); 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) wide, cloth box. Estimate USD 200,000 – USD 300,000. Price realised USD 428,400.  © Christie's 2023 The shallow cup is of slightly irregular, circular form, and is finely chased in the center of the interior with a delicate leafy spray bearing a lotus bud and two lotus flowers. The rim of the cup is set on one side with a flat, crescent-shaped, lobed flange chased with a single... [Lire la suite]

Lot 157. A rare wood head of a Luohan, Song dynasty (960-1279). Height 38 cm. Weight: 5,215 g. Estimate €14,000. Courtesy Zacke Superbly carved with a gentle contemplative expression, marked by heavy-lidded eyes below thick arched brows centered by a distinct nose bridge and full lips forming a slight smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the forehead with a characteristic bump. Provenance: The estate of Louis-Pierre Denil, Leuven, Belgium. Bertin Verstraete, Belgium, acquired from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3009. A white and russet jade 'double horse' group, Song dynasty (960-1279) or later; 4.5 cm. Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. The Victor Shaw Collection of Chinese Jades. Exhibited: James C.Y. Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, Asia House Gallery, New York, 1980, cat. no. 23. Lot 3020. A celadon and russet jade 'bird' finial, Song dynasty (960-1279); 6.2 cm. Estimate: 300,000 - 400,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. The Victor Shaw... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3051. A bronze 'elephant' lamp, Song dynasty (960-1279); h. 32.5 cm, Japanese wood box, with 1 X-ray. Lot sold: 100,800 HKD (Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. Provenance: Acquired in Japan, early 2000s, by repute. Lot 3055. A gilt-silver comb and a bronze hand mirror, Song dynasty (960-1279); 13.8 and 22.3 cm. Lot sold: 7,560 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3196. A celadon bowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279); 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm.) diam. Lot sold: 69,300 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Christie's 2022 Lot 3198. A small Lonquan celadon 'bubble' bowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279); 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm.) diam., box. Lot sold: 107,100 HKD (Estimate: 80,000 - HKD 120,000 HKD). © Christie's 2022   Lot 3201. A Jizhou 'leaf' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm.)... [Lire la suite]

Landscape with Figures, China, Song dynasty (960-1279). Album leaf, ink and color on silk, 25.7 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.702.