Warring States Period

Lot 1041. Property from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt). A cord-marked pottery bottle with two handles, Neolithic period, Yangshao culture, Banpo phase, circa 4800-3600 BC; 34.5 cm high. Price realised USD 8,820 (Estimate USD 3,000 – USD 5,000) © Christie's 2023 Provenance: Lady Thomson (Judith Ogden Bullitt, 1939-2021) Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts, acquired prior to 1987. Exhibited: On loan: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987-2023. Lot... [Lire la suite]

Lot 120. A rare and massive ash-glazed proto-porcelain reticulated globular vase, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 4th-3rd Century; 20 1/4in high. Sold for US$21,675 (Estimate US$3,000-5,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 With tall cylindrical neck that flares very slightly at the mouth, a wide band of impressed vertical cog-like ribs at the top of the neck, mirrored in another band at the top of the rounded shoulder, above three bands of continuous triangular piercings that circle the body, and a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. An archaic green jade dragon-form huang pendant, Warring States period;  5/8in (37.2cm) high. Sold for US$6,375 (Estimate US$700 - 900). © Bonhams 2001-2023 The thin plaque simply carved as the silhouette of a horned dragon looking back towards its forked tail, the 'S'-shaped body supported by the curled wing and clawed feet, a small aperture drilled at the center for stringing, the surface plain, the translucent stone mottled with natural inclusions softly polished to a silky... [Lire la suite]

Lot 806. A red and black lacquered-wood 'ear cup’, er bei, Warring States period, circa 4th–3rd century BC; 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) long, cloth box. Estimate USD 8,000 – USD 12,000. Price realised USD 10,710. © Christie's 2023 The elliptical cup rests on a flat base, with the deep rounded sides rising to a thin lip and flanked by a pair of ‘butterfly-wing' shaped ears decorated with zig-zag patterns on top and spiral motifs on the sides. The decorations are painted in red and black, the lower... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 319. A rare bronze octalobed 'twin dragon' mirror, Tang dynasty (618-907); 18cm (7 1/8in) diam. Sold for HK$140,250. © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 2000s. Note: See a related example of a bronze octalobed 'dragon' mirror, Tang dynasty, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 6 April 2015, lot 105. Lot 320. Three bronze circular mirrors, Warring States Period to Late Tang Dynasty; The largest 16.5cm (6 1/2in) diam. (3). Sold for HK$21,675. © Bonhams... [Lire la suite]

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 19. An important and extremely rare silver-inlaid bronze corner-piece, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); h. 11 cm . Lot sold: 6,930,000 HKD (Estimate: 5,000,000 - 7,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 cast in the form of two mythical winged beasts confronted at the corner with their heads merging into one, each beast shown in profile in a semi-crouching position, depicted with narrow eyes, a... [Lire la suite]

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 15. A bronze figure standing on a crouching beast, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); 22.8 cm. Lot sold: 8,820,000 HKD (Estimate: 500,000 - 700,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the man with a composed facial expression, detailed with alert eyes and a short moustache, his hair neatly tied under a top hat secured by strings knotted under the chin, wearing a long loosely-fitted robe of thick... [Lire la suite]

Lot 719. An important and very rare inlaid bronze facted jar, fanghu, Warring States period, 4th-3rd century BC; 16 3⁄4 in. (43 cm.) high. Price realised 2,760,000 (Estimate USD 400,000 – USD 600,000). © Christie's 2022 The four-sided vessel is set with loose rings suspending loose ring handles on opposite sides, and is decorated on each side with elaborate pictorial scenes arranged in horizontal registers. The flat, raised bronze motifs of the scenes are silhouetted against a sunken... [Lire la suite]

Lot 724. A gold-inlaid bronze circular 'tiger' fitting, Warring States period, 5th-4th century BC; 4 1⁄8 in. (10.5 cm.) across, cloth box. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 10,000. Price realised USD 15,120. © Christie's 2022 The circular fitting is cast with four small loops on the outer edge, and encloses two tigers in openwork with details picked out in gold.  Provenance: Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 27 October 1989. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 104. A gilt-bronze duck-shaped belt hook, Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period. Length 7.2 cm, 2¾ in. Lot sold: 3,528 GBP (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2021 Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, London, 13 December 2021