Swatow

Chinese "swatow" dish. China, 17th century. Porcelain, painted in overglaze green and black enamels on opaque white glaze. The Aga Khan Museum. Coarsely potted and covered with a thick, crackled glaze, this dish belongs to a distinct group of porcelain, the so-called ‘Swatow wares’. Swatow is a Dutch mistranslation of Shantou, the port from which such ceramics were supposedly exported, although this port was actually not used until the Qing dynasty (1644 –1912). Recent archaeological research by Chinese scholars has established... [Lire la suite]

Coupe lobée. Swatow, XVIe  siècle, époque Ming  (1368-1644). Photo Ader SVV en porcelaine blanche décorée en bleu sous couverte d'un médaillon d'oiseau cerf et biche sous un pin. D. : 42 cm.  Estimation : 1200/1500€ Ader SVV. VENDREDI 2 MARS à 15H00. Drouot Richelieu  Salle 7 75009 Paris. él. : 01.53.40.77.10 - Fax : 01.53.40.77.20 - Email : contact@ader-paris.fr

 Coupe ronde. Swatow. Epoque Ming (1368-1644). Photo Ader SVV en porcelaine blanche décorée en bleu sous couverte d'un médaillon de cerf, grue et oiseau sous les nuages.  D. : 42,5 cm.  Estimation : 1200/1500€ Ader SVV. VENDREDI 2 MARS à 15H00? Drouot Richelieu  Salle 7 75009 Paris. él. : 01.53.40.77.10 - Fax : 01.53.40.77.20 - Email : contact@ader-paris.fr

A Chinese blue and white 'kraak porselein' wine-pot and a cover. Wanli (1573-1619). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 The globular sides painted with a continuous scene of tigers in a fenced garden, applied with upright handle and S-shaped spout, the cover matched, minor chips, frits and baking flaw; 20.4 cm. high - Estimate €1,500 - €2,000 Price Realized €5,000 A Chinese blue and white 'kraak porselein' bowl. Wanli (1573-1619). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 Decorated to the exterior with panels of figures... [Lire la suite]

Chinese Wanli Kraak bowl the exterior with panels contianing emblems seperated by string bows; the interior with a potted plant; diameter: 14.1/4 in. 36.5 cm. condition: rim frits. Price: £5,500.00 Chinese blue and white kraak bottle vase, Wanli (1573-1619) decorated with, height: 11in.; 28 cm. Price: £4,500. Chinese blue and white kraak kendi, 17th century Price: £2,400.00 Chinese kraak square-section flask, Wanli (1573-1619) painted with panels of peony, chrysanthemum and auspicious objects, the... [Lire la suite]

A 'Swatow' polychrome enameled porcelain dish. Late Ming Dynasty The floor of its shallow curving well painted in red, turquise and black enamels with a dissolved landscape view surrounded by rectangular seals alternating with quadrifoil reserves against the celadon glaze layer diaplsying extensive craze lines. 15 1/4in (39cm) diameter - Estimate: $800 - 1,200 Bonhams. Asian Decorative Arts, 28 Jul 2009. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco www.bonhams.com

Ensemble de treize plats en porcelaine bleu-et-blanc et polychrome, à décors paysagers, animaliers et floraux. Chine, Swatow, XVIIe siècle (Éclats, fèles et restaurations). Diam. de 37 cm à 42 cm, (en partie en photo) Estimation : € 1,000-1,200 TAJAN. MOBILIER & OBJETS D'ART DES 18E ET 19E SIÈCLES, 03 juil. 2009 14:00, Drouot - salle 10 www.tajan.com

Chine du Sud (Swatow). Intéressant et rare plat rond. Fin du XVIème décoré en bleu sous couverte de couleur turquoise d'inscriptions de versets coraniques dans quatre réserves encadrant un verset dans un large médaillon central. Double filet rouge en bordure - début du XVIIème siècle D. : 35 cm. Estimation : 6 000 - 7 000 € Vendredi 26 juin, salle 14 - Drouot-Richelieu. Thierry de Maigret SVV. M. L'Herrou

The Binh Thuan Double Phoenix Plate. Ming Dynasty Swatow, first decade of the 17th century An underglaze blue and white plate from the wreck of the 'Binh Thuan' Chinese export to Southeast Asia. Diameter: 10 ½” (27cm) The plate painted with two confronting standing phoenixes, flanked by leafy trees and below a large chrysanthemum, surrounded by borders of fishscale decoration and five oval cartouches, each with two sprays of flowers and blossom. The reverse with scattered leaves. An official “Binh Thuan Shipwreck” salvage... [Lire la suite]

A large Swatow blue and white porcelain dish, 16th Century Its wide, curving well painted with a band of vegetal and flower reserves around the cavetto and a phoenix standing upon a garden rock centering the floor, the glaze on the foot and recessed base filled with kiln grit (restored). 15 3/4in (40cm) diameter - Estimate: $250 - 400 Bonhams. SoMa Estate Auction, 25 Jan 2009. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco www.bonhams.com Copyright © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd.,Images and Text All Rights Reserved