Wanli

Lot 311. A rare inscribed gilt-silver figure of Amitabha, dated Wanli 20th year, corresponding to 1592. Height 14 1/3  in., 36.5 cm. Estimate USD 60,000 — 80,000. Lot sold 137,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the Buddha cast in vajraparyankasana and dhyana mudra with the palms incised with six-spoke dharmacakra, the hair in neat whorls over the ushnisha and the face in a serene state of meditation, wearing a kasaya of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 214. Vase ovoïde en porcelaine à décor rouge, vert et jaune de dragons parmi les nuages et de phénix parmi des fleurs sur le col. Marque à six caractères Wanli, XVIIème siècle. H. 15,5 cm. Estimation: 180 € / 200 €. Courtesy Pescheteau-Badin. Arts d'Asie et Porcelaines d'Asie chez Pescheteau-Badin,75009 Paris, le 11 Juin 2018 à 13h30

Lot 288. A silver-gilt mounted Chinese blue and white porcelain box, the body Wanli, 1573-1619, the mounts, unmarked, probably Dutch or English, circa 1680; 13.5cm., 5 3/8 in. long. Estimate 2,000 — 3,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018. oblong with rounded ends, the cover decorated with a bird below climbing flowers and a butterfly, the twin-compartment body with trailing vines, the cover, body, and foot, with stylised acanthus border silver-gilt mounts. Provenance: Christie's, London, 19... [Lire la suite]

Lot 29. Bol, Chine, Fours de Zhangzhou, dynastie des Ming, Wanli, fin 16°-17°siècle. D. 14,5 cm. Estimation 200 €/300 €. Résultat 273 €. Photo: Cornette de Saint Cyr 2018 Bol en porcelaine décorée en blanc sur un beau fond bleu dégradé sous couverte de trois grues parmi les lotus et, à l’intérieur, d’une croix vajra enrubanné (symbole de la doctrine de bouddha). Des pièces similaires ont été retrouvées dans les fours de Zhangzhou et Dongxi (Fujian) ainsi que les épaves du San Diego.  Pièces... [Lire la suite]

Lot 216. A silver-gilt mounted Chinese blue and white porcelain box, the body Wanli, 1573-1619, the mounts, unmarked, probably Dutch or English, circa 1680. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. oblong with rounded ends, the cover decorated with a bird below climbing flowers and a butterfly, the twin-compartment body with trailing vines, the cover, body, and foot, with stylised acanthus border silver-gilt mounts; 13.5cm., 5 3/8 in. long. Provenance: Christie's, London, 19... [Lire la suite]

Large plate, Wanli, Ming period, 1563-1620. Ø 51 cm. Courtesy Marc Michot Chinese porcelain painted in very bright underglaze-blue. The scene in the centre illustrates the 'chilong' (qilin ), a mythological hornless dragon, sitting on a rock under a pine near a river. On the large rim are eight cartouches figuring peonies and precious symbols  Known as 'kraak-porcelain', a type of Chinese export porcelain produced from the Wanli reign (1573) to the Chongzhen reign (1644), probably named after the... [Lire la suite]

  Bowl with a bird, a deer, a wasp, and a monkey, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Reign of the Wanli emperor (1573-1620), China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt decoration. H. 3 5/8 in x Diam. 8 1/8 in, H. 9.2 cm x Diam. 20.7 cm. he Avery Brundage Collection, B60P261  © 2016 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture In this pictorial pun, the bird (qiao), deer (lu), wasp (feng), and monkey (hou) together form the auspicious phrase juelu... [Lire la suite]

Lot 53. Kendi, Chine, dynastie des Ming, Wanli (1573-1619). Estimation : 250 € / 400 €.  Photo Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Porcelaine à décor peint en cobalt sous couverte, H. 15 cm. Corps cannelé à décor de rinceau de fleurs - État : bon     CORNETTE DE SAINT CYR PARIS. Arts d'Asie - Art Tribal - Documentation, le 09 Novembre 2016 à 14h30. 6, Avenue Hoche - 75008 PARIS. Expert : Cabinet Daffos-Estournel (Tel. : +33 6 09 22 55 13). Consultant pour le Vietnam... [Lire la suite]

Highlights of the sale include twenty-one exceptional Himalayan and Chinese bronze sculptures from the Jeanette Claude Jongen collection of Buddhist art, with attractive estimates ranging from £3,000 – 18,000. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- Bonhams will offer a range of carefully selected Chinese ceramics and works of art including jades, metalwork and rhinoceros horn carvings in the Fine Chinese Art sale, to be held on 12 November at Bonhams New Bond Street. Highlights of the sale include twenty-one exceptional Himalayan... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2366. A rare wucai hexalobed basin, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619), 14¼ in. (36.4 cm.) wide. Estimate $30,000 – $50,000. Price realised USD 30,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015. The basin is heavily potted with deep, slightly flared sides, and is decorated in the bottom of the interior with five small mythical beasts running around a qilin seated on a rustic stool in the center, below further mythical... [Lire la suite]