Song-Ming dynasty

Lot 137. Property from a French Private Collection. A 'Longquan' celadon 'twin fish' dish, Song-Ming dynasty; D. 22.2 cm, wood stand. Lot Sold 44,450 EUR (Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 EUR). © Sotheby's Provenance: Collection Madeleine Le Genissel, and thence by family descent. Note: Madeleine Le Genissel was the personal French teacher to the Emeritus Emperor Aki Hito during the 1950s. Sotheby's. Asian Arts / 5000 Years, Paris, 18 April 2023

Lot 49. An archaistic jade dragon-in-clouds square box, Song-Ming dynasty; 7.1cm square; 3.8cm high. Sold for US$31,875 (Estimate US$15.000 - 20.000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Carved in relief, two dragons above stylized clouds on the cover, the larger dragon with limbs stretching wide facing the smaller dragon at the diagonal corner, both dragons' wings and forked tails dipped to the sides, the box engraved with a dragon stretching horizontally on each side, the box and cover matched with a thin ridge... [Lire la suite]

Lot 47. An archaistic jade 'dragon and phoenix' plaque, Song-Ming dynasty; 9.3cm length. Sold for US$28,050  (Estimate US$15.000 - 20.000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Carved in profile and following ancient prototypes, the winged dragon looking back at the fluted, forked tail which morphs into a phoenix facing the dragon, the body finely decorated with hooked scrolls in relief, the stone surface with earth encrustations and mottled in russet brown. Provenance: John Sparks Ltd., LondonEskenazi, Ltd.,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 45. An archaistic bronze-form jade vase and cover, hu, Song-Ming dynasty; 12.4cm high. Sold for US$38,175 (Estimate US$20,000 - 30,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Following the archaic bronze hu prototype, finely carved on each side a large taotie mask below a row of three circular 'cloud' symbols, the vase flanked by a pair of small ram's-head handles below the rim, the gently domed cover with bud-finial decorated with a band of hooked scrolls on the sides, all supported by a high... [Lire la suite]

Lot 44. A white jade openwork 'boy' pendant, Song-Ming dynasty; 4.1cm high. Sold for US$94,875 (Estimate US$18,000 - 25,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Toddler with a flat peach-shaped hair bun wearing a long jacket over a pair of loose trousers, his right hand petting the small deer holding a lingzhi fungus in its mouth, the long leafy stem in his left hand going around his shoulders and ending with a large peony blossom by his head, the translucent white stone with natural russet inclusions at... [Lire la suite]

Lot 43. A miniature jade figure of boddhisatva, Song-Ming dynasty; 3.2cm high. Sold for US$63,375 (Estimate US$7,000 - 9,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Carved in the round, the deity seated in the 'lotus' position wearing a long robe with flaring sleeves behind elbows, his hair drawn high into a topknot, the base polished flat, pierced through the hands, the head, and base for stringing and attachment, the white jade with mottled areas finely polished. Provenance: Antiquarium, Ltd., New York, 2008. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 41. A lobed brown jade cupstand, Song-Ming dynasty; 20.3cm diam. Sold for US$22,950 (Estimate US$4,000 - 6,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Of saucer shape with lipped everted rim divided into twelve lobes, the central aperture with a raised collar of half-rounded beading, the stone of rich purple-brown color with natural inclusion markings. Bonhams. J. J. Lally & Co. Fine Chinese Works of Art, New York, March 20, 2023

Lot 132. A bronze figure of a toad, Song-Ming dynasty. Length 5 in., 12.5 cm. Lot sold: 5,292 USD (Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD). © Sothebys.  Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. M.4.18.   Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part 1, New York, 22 March 2022

Lot 48. A small green jade ribbed tripod incense burner, lian, Song-Ming Dynasty; 6cm (2 3/8in) diam. Estimate HK$100,000-150,000. Sold for HK$ 1,360,000 (€ 162,498). Photo Bonhams. The cylindrical body raised on three short ruyi-shaped feet, decorated with six ribs encircling the body, the stone of yellowish-green tone with calcified patches of opaque brown and buff.  Note: The form of the present lot derives from gilt-bronze tripod circular incense burners of the Eastern Han period. An... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1684. A small pale greyish-green jade archaistic vase, Song-Ming dynasty, 13th-15th century; 4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD USD 13,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011 Of oval section and pear shape, raised on a tall foot encircled by two narrow raised bands, the body carved in raised thread relief with a pendent petal frieze below a band of archaistic scrolls interrupted by a pair of animal mask handles, the flared upper neck carved with four upright blades... [Lire la suite]