Turquoise-Ground

Lot 90. A large turquoise-ground cloisonné enamel 'dragon and phoenix' basin, Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Diameter 16¾ in., 42.7 cm. Diameter 7⅛ in., 18.2 cm. Estimate: 25,000 - 35,000 USD. © Sothebys. the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Christie's London, 4th May 1964, lot 151. Collection of Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.2.23. Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 3311. A Large Turquoise-Ground Famille-Rose ‘Children At Play’ Dish, Jiaqing Mark and Period (1796-1820). H 37.5cm. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - 2,000,000 (USD 192,308 - 256,410). Sold Price: HKD 1,200,000 (USD 153,846). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited A shallow dish with a splayed foot that rises to a flat everted rim. The dish is decorated to the interior where a bustling scene of children playing among dragon boats is seen amid emerging mountain peaks.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3217. A Turquoise-Ground Famille-Rose Trompe L’oeil ‘Lotus And Bat’ Vase, Qianlong Period (1736-1795). H 31cm. Estimate HKD 2,800,000 - 3,800,000 (USD 358,974 - 487,180). Sold Price: HKD 6,000,000 (USD 769,231). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited This vase is finely potted with the body divided into twelve lobes and modelled with a bulbous central section sweeping up to a trumpet neck with a flaring mouth-rim with a lobed gilt outline of twelve bracket foliations. All are supported on... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3633. A turquoise-ground famille-rose and gilt brushpot, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 11.8 cm, 4 ⅝ in. Estimate: 240,000 - 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 327,600 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of cylindrical form, brightly enamelled to the exterior with gilt outlines, depicting stylised shou characters and bats suspending musical chimes, interspersed amongst lotus blooms borne on intertwining foliate strapwork, below a ruyi band at the rim and above... [Lire la suite]

Lot 147. A gilt-decorated turquoise-ground famille rose vase and cover, hu, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Hauteur avec le couvercle: 44,5 cm. (17 ½ in.). Estimate EUR 10,000 - EUR 15,000. Price realised EUR 47,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. Reposant sur un pied légèrement évasé, la panse est à décor de scène de personnages finement peinte à l'intérieur d'un cartouche polylobé. Le col et le couvercle sont ornés de paysages émaillés "puce" encadrés par des cartouches.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3137. A turquoise-ground famille rose 'floral spray' vase, 19th century; 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price Realized USD 27,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The vase is delicately enameled with a myriad of floral sprays including peony, magnolia, morning glory, daylily, hibiscus, chrysanthemum, lotus, camellia and hydrangea, all on a pale turquoise ground, within borders of trefoil, ruyi-heads and upright petals. An apocryphal... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 1105.  A rare pair of famille rose turquoise-ground square jardinières, Shendetang zhi marks in iron-red, Daoguang period (1821-1850); 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price realised USD 62,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019. Each jardinière is raised on four bracket feet and finely decorated on each side with a panel containing two of the Eight Daoist Immortals in a landscape surrounded by pine trees and rocky outcroppings, all... [Lire la suite]

Lot 964. A small famille rose turquoise-ground brush pot, Qianlong four-character seal mark in iron red and of the period (1736-1795); 3¼ in. (8.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 8,125. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 The sides are decorated in relief with raised panels of figures and pavilions in river landscapes, between gilded flower sprays and butterflies, all on a finely pebbled turquoise ground. The interior and base are also covered in turquoise enamel, box.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3614. An Extremely Rare Turquoise-Ground Yangcai 'Dragon' Vase, Tianqiuping, Seal Mark and Period Of Qianlong (1736-1795); 50.8 cm, 20 in. Estimate: 18,000,000 - 25,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 21,775,000 HKD (2,804,838 USD) Courtesy Sotheby's.  robustly potted with a globular body rising to a waisted cylindrical neck and rolled lip, the body superbly and richly painted in bright enamels, encircling the shoulder a mighty five-clawed dragon in iron... [Lire la suite]

Lot 99. A turquoise-ground 'Fahua' jar, Ming dynasty; height 12 1/2 in., 31.8 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot Sold 56,250 USD. photo Sotheby's 2011 the body decorated in relief with figures on horseback accompanied by attendants, riding towards a pavillion enveloped in clouds, above a band of lappets around the foot, the shoulders with a ruyi-band each enclosing auspicious emblems, all picked out in white, blue, turquoise-blue and green against a vibrant turquoise... [Lire la suite]