Southern Dynasties

Mineo Hata, circa 2020, in his home in Kobe, Japan, which has been fitted with the dining room of the Honkon-maru, a transpacific steamship.   Hata Mineo is an antiques dealer whose actions greatly impacted the Asian art market. He wields a powerful paddle at major auctions, acquiring many significant works of art. News of his acquisitions swiftly follows, spreading rapidly throughout Japan. Mineo was born to a family of soy sauce brewers in 1949 near Shimane Prefecture’s Izumo Grand Shrine, a place rich... [Lire la suite]

    Jar with Six Square Loop Handles, Six dynasties period (220–589)-Southern dynasties (420–589), second half of 5th century. Celadon-glazed stoneware. H.: 22.9 cm. The Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Russell Tyson, 1964.824. Jar with Square Handles, Six Dynasties period, Southern dynasties, c. 450/500 A.D. Stoneware with light olive-green glaze and incised decoration; 17.8 × 20.6 cm. The Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Russell Tyson, 1964.1076.

Chinese Floral motif carved bricks, Southern Dynasties (5th-6th century), Changzhou Museum, Jiangsu province.

Chinese Dragon carved bricks, Southern Dynasties (5th-6th century), Changzhou Museum, Jiangsu province. Chinese Mythical Beast carved bricks, Southern Dynasties (5th-6th century), Changzhou Museum, Jiangsu province. Chinese Mythical Beast (dragon?) carved bricks, Southern Dynasties (5th-6th century), Changzhou Museum, Jiangsu province. Chinese Mythical Apsara? carved bricks, Southern Dynasties (5th-6th century), Changzhou Museum, Jiangsu province. Chinese Mythical Beast (Unicorn) carved bricks, Southern Dynasties... [Lire la suite]

Celadon glazed jar with six handles and design of lotus petals, Southern Dynasties, 5th-6th century. Overall H. 24.0, mouth D. 11.2, bottom D. 10.5.; TG2213 © 2004-2017 Tokyo National Museum

Lot 3105. A Hongzhou celadon cup and cupstand, Southern Dynasties (420-589); cup stand: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000 (USD 6,478 - USD 10,365). Price realised HKD 175,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The cup stand is carved around the circular receptacle with a band of overlapping lotus petals. Both the cup and stand are applied with a clear, yellowish-green glaze with the exception of the bases, box. Provenance: acquired in Taipei on 20 March 1988 ... [Lire la suite]

Early Ceramics from the Yangdetang Collection. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015  Lot 70. A green-glazed pottery figure of a dog, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220). Estimate HK$160,000 – HK$200,000 ($20,745 - $25,932). Price realised HKD 200,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The hollow figure is naturalistically modelled as a recumbent dog with its head tilted upwards, the mouth agape exposing the tongue and fangs, covered with a finely crackled green glaze with a silverish iridescent patina. The underside... [Lire la suite]

A rare and large 'Yue' chicken-head ewer, Southern Dynasties. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's. the bulbous body tapering towards the base, surmounted by a long neck with galleried rim, set on the shoulder with a double-stranded handle ending with a dragon head biting the angular rim, opposite a chicken-head mock spout and two lugs on each side of the shoulder, covered overall in a thin olive-green glaze ending irregularly above the foot. Height 19 in., 48.3 cm ... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 47. A green-glazed bowl, Southern Dynasties, 5th century. Diameter 8 in., 20.3 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Unsold Photo Sotheby's. the heavily potted bowl rising from a straight foot to deep rounded sides with a groove below the rim, the sides incised with upright lotus lappets, covered overall with a yellowish-green glaze suffused with crackles stopping unevenly at the foot to reveal the pale gray body burnt orange during the firing.  Notes: See a closely related... [Lire la suite]