Xuande six-character mark and of the period (1426-1435)

  © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 HONG KONG.- On 30 November, Christie’s Hong Kong Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Department will present The Tianminlou Collection – a dedicated single-owner sale featuring 15 exceptional pieces from one of the world’s most esteemed collections of Chinese porcelain, with a pre-sale low estimate of over HK$120 million. This exceptional group comprises 15 iconic examples of Ming and Qing porcelain, all widely... [Lire la suite]

Lot 247. A Large and Exceptionally Rare Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase, Tianqiuping, Qianlong Seal Mark and of the Period (1736-1795). Height 20 inches. Estimate$100,000-$150,000. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers. NEW YORK – Doyle will hold an auction of Asian Works of Art on Wednesday, September 21, starting at 10 am Eastern time. This highly-anticipated auction presents the arts of China, Japan and across Asia spanning the Neolithic Period through the 20th century.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 110. An exceptionally rare and large blue and white reserve-decorated 'peony' dish, Xuande six-character mark in a line and of the period (1426-1435); 38.7cm (15 1/4in) diam. (2). Sold for £529,500 (Estimate  £700,000-1,000,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Elegantly potted, the shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a delicately everted rim, decorated in the centre with a flowering peony spray enclosed within a single white line, surrounded on the cavetto by six fruiting sprays... [Lire la suite]

Lot 301. A rare polychrome lacquer circular box and cover, Xuande six-character mark and of the period (1426-1435); 11cm (4 2/8in) diam. (3). Sold for £50,700  (Estimate  £40,000-60,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The cover decorated with two bearded scholars each carrying a guqin under their arms, all beneath a gnarled pine tree with finely incised grain on a rock ledge, mountains and clouds in the distance, all on a diaper-pattern ground, the sides with wave patterns, the... [Lire la suite]

The Yidetang Collection was assembled by a remarkable man, distinguished both in his professional life and in his passion for treasuring fine Chinese ceramics and works of art. While the selection in this sale, “Dragons from the Empire – Imperial Ceramics from the Yidetang Collection”, is only a small part of this exceptional collection, we hope that it provides a glimpse through a window, through the eye of the dragon, into the essence of the collector. Each of these ceramics share robust... [Lire la suite]

Property Sold To Benefit The Robert Chang Art Education Charitable Foundation. An Important And Extremely Rare Blue And White ‘Kui Dragon’ Jar, Xuande Six-Character Mark In Underglaze Blue Within A Double Circle And Of The Period (1426-1435); 7 ¼ in. (18.3 cm.) high. Estimate: HK$30,000,000 – 50,000,000 / US$3,900,000 – 6,500,000. Price realised HKD 31,450,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 Christie’s Hong Kong Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art auctions will take place on 28 May. This season presents... [Lire la suite]

Lot 152. A small celadon-glazed incised dish, Xuande six-character mark and of the period (1426-1435); 8.5cm (3 3/8in) diam. Estimate HK$ 100,000-150,000. Sold for HK$ 140,000. Photo: Bonhams. The finely-potted shallow sides rising from a tapered wedge-shaped foot to a flared barbed rim, faintly incised to the interior with stylised lingzhi scrolls encircling a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue, applied overall with a thick celadon glaze of sea-green tone, save for the unglazed footring fired... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2825. A fine blue and white ‘rose’ bird feeder, Xuande six-character mark in underglaze blue in a line and of the period (1426-1435); 8 13/16 in. (22.1 cm.) high overall. Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 800,000. Price realised HKD 562,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The vessel is delicately potted with a flat base rising to a compressed globular body below a tapering mouth rim, applied to one shoulder with a small loop handle, painted on the exterior with cobalt of inky-blue tones... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3982. A fine and very rare early Ming white-glazed wine cup, Xuande six-character mark and of the period (1426-1435); 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm.) diam. Estimate 500,000 - HKD 700,000. Price realised HKD 2,900,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012.  The cup is thinly potted with flaring sides and slightly everted rim under even milky-white glaze, supported on a cylindrical foot and the base inscribed with the reign mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Collection of H.R.N. NortonCarl... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3981. A fine large early Ming white-glazed anhua-decorated bowl, Xuande six-character mark within double-circles and of the period (1426-1435); 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm.) diam. Estimate 1,000,000 - HKD 1,500,000. Price realised HKD 980,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012. The bowl is potted with deep rounded sides. It is intricately incised to the exterior with two bands of lotus petals below a frieze of stylised waves around the mouth rim. The interior is decorated with a medallion in the... [Lire la suite]