Wanli Period (1573-1620)

Lot 196. A blue and white 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' sleeve vase, Chongzhen period (1627-1644); 41.5cm high (2). Sold for £40,620. © Bonhams 2001-2023 Of cylindrical form tapering slightly towards the unglazed foot and rising to a waisted neck with everted rim, painted to depict the equestrian warrior Zhao Yun beside two standard bearers, conversing with an elderly man, Gongsun Zan, in a landscape of pine and rockwork, all below a border of pendent leaves, wood stand. Note: For a vase... [Lire la suite]

Lot 136. Property from a French Private Collection. A blue and white 'qilin and phoenix' jar, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620); H. 26.5 cm. Lot Sold 12,700 EUR (Estimate 2,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's Provenance: Collection Madeleine Le Genissel, and thence by family descent. Note: Madeleine Le Genissel was the personal French teacher to the Emeritus Emperor Aki Hito during the 1950s. Sotheby's. Asian Arts / 5000 Years, Paris, 18 April 2023

Lot 39. A rare blue and white 'Kui Xing' brush stand, Wanli period (1573-1620); 16cm (6 1/4in) high. Sold for £10,200 (Est: £10,000 - £15,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Finely moulded as a standing screen applied with a figure of Kui Xing riding a cloud, his scarves billowing in the wind and clad in deer-skin, the screen decorated in cobalt-blue with phoenix, the north-star constellation, and a dou measure, behind the screen a container with later liner, painted with a pheasant above floral sprays,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 145. A rare large blue and white 'hundred' deer jar, Wanli period (1573-1620); 55cm (21 1/2in) high. Sold for £69,600 (Estimate £40,000-£60,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Sturdily potted with tapering sides rising to gently curving shoulders surmounted by a short waisted neck, painted around the body with a continuous scene of numerous deer amidst a rocky landscape dotted with trees and wispy clouds, all between a floral and butterfly border at the mouth rim and lappets at the foot. Note: The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 109. An imperial chestnut-ground silk 'bats and shou symbols' brocade rectangular panel, Wanli period (1573-1620); 110cm (43 2/8in) high x 52cm (20 1/2in) wide. Sold for £11,475 (Estimate  £4,000-6,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Finely woven in a repeating pattern with six rows of large bats in flights, each carrying a vaporous lingzhi cloud supporting a golden Shou character, all interspersed with cruciform clusters of wispy clouds and reversed wan symbols on a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3321. A wucai 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Wanli period (1573-1620). D 17.5cm. Sold for HKD 1,200,000 (Estimate 1,000,000 - 1,500,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022. Provenance: Provenance: 1. Collection of Edward T. Chow2. Collection of C. C. Wang3. An Asian private collection4. Christie's New York, 19 March 2009, no. 7205. The Ten-views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, no. EK358. Exhibited: Exalted Beings: Imperial Porcelain with Dragon Decorations from the Yuan, Ming and Qing... [Lire la suite]

Lot 38. A blue and white 'figural' dish, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620). Diameter 5⅜ in., 13.8 cm. Lot sold: 3,150 USD (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 USD). © Sotheby's the base with a four-character mark reading da Ming nian zhi in underglaze blue within a double circle. Property from a New York Private Collection. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 13th September 2017, lot 62. Sotheby's, China - 5000 Years, New York, 17–29 June 2022

Lot 156. A pair of wucai 'figural' jars, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620); H. 17 cm, 6 3/4 in. Lot sold: 15,120 EUR (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2022 Lot 178. A wucai 'mythical beast' jar and a wucai 'pine' dish, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620); HH. 19 cm, 7 1/2 in.; Diam. 32.5 cm, 12 3/4 in. Lot sold: 3,780 EUR (Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from the personal collection of Sam... [Lire la suite]

Lot 30. A pair of blue and white 'lotus' bowls, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 12.8 cm, 5 in. Lot sold: 1,890 EUR (Estimate: 1,500 - 2,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from a European private collection. Lot 31. A blue and white 'peach' dish, Ming dynasty, 16th century; Diam. 29.8 cm, 11 3/4 in. Lot sold: 2,772 EUR (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2022 the fruiting stems coiling to form a stylised auspicious... [Lire la suite]

Lot 102. A group of four blue and white 'Kraak' dishes, comprising two dishes decorated with geese, one decorated with birds and flowers, and a soupe dish decorated with rock and tree, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620). Diam. 27.3 cm to 36.4 cm, 10¾ in. to 14⅜ in. Lot sold: 2,394 EUR (Estimate: 800 - 1,200 EUR). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from an old European collection. Lot 105. A group of four blue and white 'Kraak' chargers, two decorated with... [Lire la suite]