Tang Dynasty (618-907)

  Lot 1081. A sancai splashed jar and a green and sancai glazed jar and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907); h. 15.8 and 28.5 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 81,900 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

Lot 1071. Two sancai jarlets and two sancai vessels, Tang dynasty (618-907); the tallest 11 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 27,720 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020  

Lot 1060. A cream-glazed wine vessel, a cream-glazed cup stand and a sancai-glazed cup, Tang dynasty (618-907); the largest 10.7 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 21,420 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

Lot 1019. A marble-glazed dish and three sancai vessels, Tang dynasty (618-907); the marbled dish d. 14 cm, the larger pouring vessel d. 15.5cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 69,300 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

  Lot 1015. A steatite tripod incense burner and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907); h. 17 cm, d. 17.5 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 151,200 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 2012. Note: A Tang steatite tripod incense burner from the collection of Arthur Sackler was sold at Christie's New York, 18th March 2009, lot 323. See also two Tang steatite vessels of this type from the collection of J.T. Tai,  sold in our New York... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 344. A green-glazed globular jar, Tang dynasty (618-907); w. 7.2 cm, 2¾ in.,Japanese wood box . Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold 25,200 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Sotheby's. China / 5000 years, Hong Kong, 27 November 2020

Lot 343. Two sancai-glazed boxes and covers, Tang dynasty (618-907); 9.7 and 8.5 cm, 3⅞ and 3⅜ in. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 25,200 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Maria Lam Oriental Art, Hong Kong. Sotheby's. China / 5000 years, Hong Kong, 27 November 2020 

The collector, a learned reader of historical literature from a young age, is interested in all aspects relating to early ceramics, ranging from the manufacture to the aesthetics. Comprising mainly early Chinese ceramics and artefacts from the Silk Road which serve as tangible historical testaments, the collection has been formed over the last two decades with acquisitions made globally, many of which were further researched upon and included in exhibitions thereafter. Between 2013 and 2016, over 200 pieces of early ceramics from the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 12. A sancai blue-glazed tripod dish, Tang Dynasty (618-907); 30cm (11 3/4in) diam. Estimate £ 2,500-3,500. Sold for £ 5,312 (€ 5,943). Photo: Bonhams. Finely potted with rounded sides supported on three legs and an everted rim, the cavetto and well covered with a lustrous blue glaze, the outside glazed a yellow ochre with a slight green tinge on the rim.  The result of CIRAM SAS thermoluminescence test no.0419-OA-171Z-2, dated 2 May 2019, is consistent with the dating of this lot. A related blue and yellow... [Lire la suite]

Lot 14. A rare ochre glazed 'Parrot' cup, Tang Dynasty (618-907). 13cm (5 1/8in) long. Estimate £ 30,000 - £ 50,000. Sold for £ 93,812 (€ 103,740). Courtesy Bonhams. Of shallow oval form, one end formed as a parrot lying on its back, the finely incised tail and wing feathers fanning out to form the cup, the head with large curling beak between sharp piercing eyes, all covered in a warm yellow-ochre glaze, stand. Provenance: Berwald Oriental Art, LondonProfessor Conrad Harris, UK, purchased on 20... [Lire la suite]