21 mars 2020

A finely painted Transitional blue and white brush pot, Shunzhi period (1644-1661)

Lot 3414. A finely painted Transitional blue and white brush pot, Shunzhi period (1644-1661); 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - HKD 1,500,000. Price realised HKD 1,120,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The cylindrical brush pot is lively painted with a hunting scene, depicting four equestrian Manchu huntsman in a continuous landscape; one having fallen from his horse still holding the reins with the arrows scattered around him from his empty quiver; one trying to catch a falling bird shot with an arrow;... [Lire la suite]

02 mars 2020

A pair of unusual Transitional doucai dishes, circa 1640

Lot 135. A pair of unusual Transitional doucai dishes, circa 1640; 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500. Price realised GBP 2,988. © Christie's Images Ltd 2003. Each painted and enamelled with a central hydrangea spray surrounded by azalea, camellia, peony and chrysanthemum sprays reserved on a latticework ground of emanating iron-red petals, the reverse similarly decorated with flower sprays, short hairline crack, minor frit-chips. Provenance: 7th Earl Castle-Stewart,... [Lire la suite]
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07 décembre 2018

A blue and white Transitional brush pot, 17th Century, Chenghua mark

Lot 609. A blue and white Transitional brush pot, 17th Century, Chenghua mark. Height 13 cm. Estimate 2 694 € / 2 887 €. Lot sold 3 810 €. © Bukowskis This slightly waisted brush pot – being one centimetre wider at the glazed rim than at the base – is decorated in a vibrant under glaze blue. The glaze on the outside is more shiny and smooth than that on the inside - suggesting the application of two different glazes. There is a shallow groove to the foot rim of the pot and the glazed base has an apocryphal... [Lire la suite]
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06 décembre 2018

A Wucai Transitional jar, 17th Century

Lot 591. A Wucai Transitional jar, 17th Century. Height 16,5 cm. Estimate 1 732€ / 1 924€. © Bukowskis Painted in under glaze blue with over glaze polychrome enamels. The rim has a peony and rock border above a scene depicting a figure playing a stringed instrument on a terrace, with two additional figures nearby. There is a seven character inscription on the body of the vase.  Vente d'Hiver chez Bukowskis, Stockholm, le 07 Décembre 2018 à 10h00
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06 décembre 2018

A Transitional Wucai jar with cover, 17th Century

Lot 570. A Transitional Wucai jar with cover, 17th Century. Height with cover 37 cm. Estimate 4 427 € / 4 812 €. © Bukowskis Decorated with Shou Lao along with the immortals in landscape setting.  Vente d'Hiver chez Bukowskis, Stockholm, le 07 Décembre 2018 à 10h00
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06 décembre 2018

A Wucai Transitional vase with cover, 17th Century, Shunzhi (1644-1661)

Lot 589. A Transitional Wucai vase and cover, 17th Century, Shunzhi (1644-1661). Height with lid 36.2 cm. Estimate 3 368 € / 4 331 €. © Bukowskis This vase is of ovoid form and brightly decorated in red, green, yellow and blue with quatrefoil panels reserved against a trefoil ground - of iron-red – each containing a fish swimming amongst aquatic weeds and flowers. The short neck is decorated with stylised waves interspersed with Daoist symbols. The cover is matched.  Vente... [Lire la suite]

06 décembre 2018

A Wucai Transitional jar and cover, 17th Century

Lot 588. A Wucai Transitional jar and cover, 17th Century. Height with cover 40 cm. Estimate 3 849 € / 4 812 €. © Bukowskis This baluster shape, heavily decorated, in a combination of vivid under glaze cobalt blue and over glaze enamels of green, iron-red, yellow and aubergine - with a design that covers the whole of the globular body. The short straight neck – with a rounded lip – is painted in a frieze of alternating plantain leaves in enamels of blue, red and green. The jar has a flat unglazed base. The... [Lire la suite]
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06 juin 2018

A pair of blue and white ewers, China, Transitional, mid 17th century

Lot 310. A pair of blue and white ewers, China, Transitional, mid 17th century. Height 35.5 cm. Estimate CHF 2 500 / 3 500 (€ 2 080 / 2 920). Sold for CHF 5 625. Courtesy Koller. One neck restored, two cracks. (2). Koller. Asian Art: Himalaya, China - Wednesday 06 June 2018 10.00 AM 
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06 juin 2018

A blue and white baluster vase, China, Transitional, mid 17th century

Lot 309. A blue and white baluster vase, China, Transitional, mid 17th century. Height 30 cm. Estimate CHF 2 500 / 3 500 (€ 2 080 / 2 920). Sold for CHF 3 500. Courtesy Koller. Painted with figurative scene. Rim frits. Koller. Asian Art: Himalaya, China - Wednesday 06 June 2018 10.00 AM 
27 juillet 2017

A fine Transitional blue and white double-gourd vase, Chongzhen period (1628-1644)

Lot 4094. A fine Transitional blue and white double-gourd vase, Chongzhen period (1628-1644), 12 1/2 in (31.9 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000. Price realised HKD 1,040,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 The lower section of the vase is painted in purple tones of cobalt blue with a continuous figural scene depicting the 'Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove'. The figures are shown in conversation, reclining at leisure and appreciating paintings amongst rockwork, bamboo and plantain... [Lire la suite]