Song-Ming dynasty (960-1644)

Lot 309. A reticulated gold floral hairpin, Song-Ming Dynasty (960-1644); Weight 9.75 grams, 12cm (4 3/4in) long. Sold for HK$82,875 © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 2000s. Note: A similar gold hairpin decorated with grape motifs, dated to the Tang dynasty, is illustrated in History of Gold: Masterpieces from Shaanxi, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2017, p.21. See a related example of a glass-inlaid gold hairpin, Song-Ming Dynasty, sold at Christie's New York,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. A white and russet jade carving of a tiger, Song-Ming Dynasty (960-1644); 7.7cm (3in) long. (2). Sold for HKD 153,000 (Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 150,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Carved as a flattened recumbent tiger slightly leaning to the right, its head turned to the left, detailed with a wide grin, thick eyebrows, fine whiskers and sharp fangs, its fur incised with vertical stripes, and its tail flicked over its haunches at the end of the raised backbone, the stone of even white... [Lire la suite]

Lot 117. A very rare gold and silver-inlaid bronze tapir-shaped vessel, xizun, Song-Ming Dynasty (960-1644); 18.5cm (7 1/2in) long. Sold for £65,820 (Estimate £30,000-£50,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The stocky, tapir-like mythical beast heavily cast standing foursquare with head facing forward, ears pricked and tail pointed downwards, the body inlaid in silver and gold with geometric scrolls, the head cast in relief with curved brows and a collar encircling the neck, the hollow body fitted with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3127. A carved white marble buffalo, Song-Ming dynasty (960-1644); 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) wide. Estimate HKD 15,000 - HKD 30,000. Price realised HKD 18,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 Christie's. Pavilion Online – Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 27 May - 11 June 2021 

Lot 37. A Longquan celadon bottle vase, Song-Ming dynasty (960-1644); 21.5 cm, 8½ in. Estimate: 1,500 - 2,000 EUR. Lot sold: 4,032 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's. the globular body rising from a tapered foot to a tall neck and everted dished rim, covered overall save for the footring with an attractive green crackeled glaze. Property from the collection of Alberto Giuganino (1887-1979). Note: Other examples of this type include a vase sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 28th... [Lire la suite]

Lot 424. A celadon jade recumbent camel, Song-Ming Dynasty (960-1644); 2 1/4in (5.8 cm) wide. Estimate US$ 12,000 - 18,000. Sold for US$ 12,750 (£ 9,294). Courtesy Bonhams. Of slightly curving form, the camel kneeling and looking back over its right shoulder, the humps naturalistically leaning, the hooves, mane and beard of the animal neatly delineated, the stone with natural brown veining primarily to the reverse side, pierced vertically for suspension. Note: For another Song/Ming Dynasty brown... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1014. A Qingbai figure of Budai, Song-Ming dynasty (960-1644); h. 25 cm. Estimate: 180,000 - 250,000 HKD. Lot sold: 277,200 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Note: The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication Ltd., sample no. P120e16. A closely related qingbai figure of Budai was sold at Christie's New York, 22nd/23rd March 2012, lot 1974. See also a similar figure from the collection of Benjamin W. Yim, included in the... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 407. A brown jade figure of a mythical beast, Song-Ming dynasty (960-1644); 4.4 cm, 1 3/4  in. Estimate 25,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 32,500 HKD (3,703 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. seated upright with its head looking forward, the stone of a rich reddish-brown tone.  Provenance: An English private collection. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 June 2020 

Lot 358. A Junyao purple-splashed cupstand, Song-Ming dynasty (960-1644); d. 11.5 cm, 4 1/2  in.. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 81,250 HKD (9,259 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. the tapering receptacle supported on a five-lobed 'dish' and hollowed foot, covered overall in a milky lavender-blue glaze liberally splashed with purple. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 June 2020

Lot 357. A Guan-type pear-shaped vase, Song-Ming dynasty (960-1644); 19.6 cm, 7 5/8  in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Lot sold 162,500 HKD (213,662 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. well potted with a baluster body rising from a gently splayed foot to a tall flaring neck, covered evenly overall save for the unglazed footring with a pale celadon glaze suffused with a network of crackles and 'earthworm tracks', the pale grey stoneware body burnt dark grey in the firing.... [Lire la suite]