Wanli Period

Gao Yongxian, Portrait of Gaofeng Yuanmiao, 1590, Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period. Ink and color on silk, With mount: 108.3 x 74.6 cm.Signed and dated at lower left: "Painted by the Buddhist disciple Zhao Yongxian, Wanli, cyclical year combination equivalent to 1590". Inscription at upper right: "Sect founder Gaofeng."Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 82.27

Lot 307. A rare and large blue and white Kraak bowl, Wanli period, early 17th century; diam. 35.5 cm. Sold for CHF 7,250 (Estimate CHF 2,500 / 3,500 - € 2,340 / 3,270). © Koller Decorated with European landscapes and flowers. Some rim chips and cracks. Koller. Asian Art: Himalaya, China. Zürich, 30 November 2021

Lot 780. A sancai-glazed pottery figure of seated Buddha on a throne, Wanli period, dated by inscription 1584. H. 44 cm. Sold: €3,000 (Est: €3,000 - €5,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions Provenance: Old European private collection, ccquired with the French Antique dealer Cervières in Paris by the parents of the present owner in the late 1970’s. Nagel Auction. Fine Asian Art Stuttgart - Part II, Stuttgart, 24 June 2021

Lot 166. A large blue and white foliate-rim 'Kraak porcelain' charger, Wanli Period, Early 17th century; 17 1/2in (44.5cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 5,000 - 7,000 (€ 4,200 - 5,900). Sold for US$ 5,100 (€ 4,344). © Bonhams 2001-2021 Well painted in deep cobalt blue with a central medallion enclosing a deer group playing under the pine tree surrounded with lappet panels decorated with flowers and insets, the exterior with a bird perching on a tree branch and set on an unglazed recessed foot. Property from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3013. A Green-Ground Yellow-Glazed ‘Dragon’ Jar, Wanli Period, 1573-1620. H 17.2cm. Estimate HKD 3,000,000 - 5,000,000 (USD 384,615 - 641,026). Sold Price: HKD 4,200,000 (USD 538,462). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance : 1. Mayuyama Ryusendo, Tokyo2. Christie's New York, 4 June 1992, lot 256.  Exhibited: Osaka Bijutsu Kurabu (Osaka Art Club), Osaka, 1954. Poly Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 21 April 2021

Lot 45. A rare early Mexican market blue and white jar, Wanli period, circa 1600; 14 ½ in. (36.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 193,750. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2020 With a large double-headed Augustinian eagle beneath a row of provincial buildings, lions and peacocks on the other panels. The Tibor Collection. Literature: William R. Sargent, Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection, Madrid, 2014, p.115. Note: Philip II of Spain (r. 1556-98)... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3414. A Large Wucai ‘Sandou and Peony’ Dish, Wanli Period, 1573-1620. D 30.1cm. Estimate: 400,000-600,000 HKD (USD 50,981 - 76,472). Sold Price: 684,400  HKD (USD 87,229). © Poly Auction Hong Kong The dish is finely decorated in wucai with a center of peonies and foliage surrounded by branches laden with pomegranates, khakis, peaches and calabashes. The exterior is painted with lotus flowers in foliage scrolls and stylized clouds. The base is inscribed with a six-character mark in a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3011. A large inscribed Zhangzhou crackle-glazed figure of Guanyin, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, dated 1615; 46.5 cm, 18 1/4  in. Estimate 450,000 — 550,000 HKD (57,299 - 70,032 USD). Lot Sold 1,625,000 HKD (206,911 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's. the deity modelled seated with one leg raised supporting the right hand holding a scroll, the left arm lowered by the side resting on a lotus bud, clad in a long robe falling into voluminous folds and opening at the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1314. A parcel-gilt bronze tripod censer, Wanli period, circa 1600; 5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 16,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010. Cast in low relief with a band of flowers including prunus, magnolia, peony, lotus and chrysanthemum gilded and reserved on a diaper ground between bands of silver-inlaid key fret, raised on three gilt butterfly supports and with a gilt rectangular cartouche engraved Yunjian Hu Wenming zhi on the base. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 409. A wucai figure of Shoulao, Ming dynasty, Wanli period and a Dehua figure of an immortal, Qing dynasty; 23.8 and 14.5 cm, 9 3/8  and 5 3/4  in. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 HKD. Lot sold 35,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the Shoulao seated on a deer, his robe further painted with a rabbit and a bat on the back; the immortal dancing on a jagged rock and trampling on a lion, Xuande mark. Provenance: C.C. Teng & Co., Taipei, ca. 1990. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong... [Lire la suite]