Transitional period

A Wucai baluster jar and cover. Transitional period, circa 1650. photo Christie's Ltd 2010  Painted around the body with a scene of a maiden kneeling in tribute before male and female officials, their attendants to one side in front of a large screen and altar table, while a group of maidens play musical instruments on a terrace, all beneath a border of 'cracked-ice' pattern on the shoulder and rocks and flowers on the tapered neck, the cover painted with a scene of three boys playing in a rocky landscape; 15 1/8 in.... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white cylindrical brushpot. Transitional period, circa 1640. photo Christie's Ltd 2010    Painted with scholars in a terraced landscape being attended to by their young servants while participating in three of the 'Four Scholarly Pursuits', the rim dressed in a brown wash, and the flat foot left unglazed; 7½ in. (19.1 cm.) high, lacquer cover, Japanese wood box - Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 A blue and white sleeve vase. Transitional period, circa 1635-1650. photo Christie's Ltd 2010    ... [Lire la suite]

Chinese Blue and White Glazed Meiping, Qianlong Seal Mark and of the Period. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York. Delicately drawn with a wide band of foliate lotus and leafy vines between upright overlapping plantain leaves at the foot and pendant lotus panels on the shoulder, the neck with four stylized flowerheads, above a small border of stylized double peach and scrolls. Height 9 3/4 inches. Estimate $150,000 - $200,000. For a similar example see Christie's, Hong Kong, Master Works of Chinese Art, November 5 & 6, 1997,... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white porcelain beaker vase. Transitional. photo Bonhams Of elongated, waisted form, painted in rich tones of cobalt with a lion seated in a garden amid bamboo shoots and banana plants, the slightly raised horizontal band at mid-section showing peach branches and morning glories above a band of inverted banana leaves; the base unglazed. 15 1/4in (39cm) high - Sold for $7,320 Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 22 Jun 2010. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco www.bonhams.com

A fine inscribed blue and white sleeve vase with Kongming, China, Transitional period, inscribed Kongming qiuye ji lushui © 2010 Nagel - Auctions H. 45,6 cm - Estimate 6000 €. Lot sold 22 000 € Property from an important South German private collection, the proceeds of the sale will be donated to the Linden Museum, Stuttgart A blue and white kilin vase, China, Transitional period © 2010 Nagel - Auctions Small chip to rim. H. 17,1 cm. Estmate 1 000 €. Sold 1 800 € Property from an important South German... [Lire la suite]

An unique excellent blue and white porcelaine rouleau vase painted with two erotic scenes, China, Transitional period, c. 1630-50 the vase is very delicately painted with continuous garden scenery and two couples making love among trees - H. 40 cm - Est. 200 000,00 € Provenienz: Sotheby's London 6.11.1973, Lot 9, erworben von Marchant, London, danach Robert Chang, Honkong, wo der der deutsche Sammler Peter Selinka die Vase am 7.6. 1979 erwarb, versteigert bei Nagel 11. November 2003, Lot 655, an den jetzigen privaten ... [Lire la suite]

A wucai baluster jar and cover, Transitional (mid 17th century) decorated with a phoenix and qilin amongst flame scrolls, above rockwork separated by plantain, all reserved on iron-red geometric pattern grounds, the domed cover similarly decorated with knop finial -- 13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) high. Est. £2,000 - £3,000 Christie's. Chinese Works of Art. 10 September 2009. London, South Kensington www.christies.com

A wucai bowl, Transitional (mid 17th century) the body of squat form with a very slightly waisted neck and flaring rim, painted to the exterior in iron-red, green and yellow enamels with cranes in flight amongst intricate cloud scrolls and Buddhist precious objects -- 7 7/8in. (20cm.) wide. Est. £3,000 - £4,000 Provenance: Chait Galleries label to base Christie's. Chinese Works of Art. 10 September 2009. London, South Kensington www.christies.com

A pair of blue and white porcelain bottles. Transitional Period Each of square section with a reeded neck, lingzhi scrolls painted around the rounded shoulder and 'Flowers of the Four Seasons' filling the flat walls, the base unglazed. 10in (25cm) high. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000 A blue and white porcelain bottle vase. Transitional Period Its reeded neck and lobed shoulder painted with flower scrolls and saw-tooth bands, the saw-tooth band repeated around the foot and the lower body featuring eight... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white porcelain square-sectioned bottle.Transitional Its flat rectangular walls painted in vivid washes of cobalt with mountainous views, the corners of the flat shoulder with flower sprays and two concentric flower bands surrounding the cylindrical neck, the slightly recessed base and foot unglazed.. 10 1/4 (26cm) high. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500 Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 29 Jun 2009. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco www.bonhams.com