26 décembre 2022

A rare copper-red-decorated phoenix, yuhuchunping, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

Lot 491. A rare copper-red-decorated phoenix, yuhuchunping, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). H. 28 cm. Sold for €26,000 (Estimate: €20,000 - €30,000). © Nagel The pear-shaped body is painted in underglaze red with a pair of phoenix amidst leafy stems below a band of four upright petals enclosing scrolls, all between line borders, and under a blue-green-toned glaze.  Provenance: European private collection, according to the owners assembled before 2007. Note: A smaller decorated... [Lire la suite]

25 décembre 2022

A blue and white 'figural' vase, Yuhuchunping, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

  Lot 119. A blue and white 'figural' vase, Yuhuchunping, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Height 28 cm, 11 in. Lot sold: 504,000 GBP (Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a slender waisted neck flaring at the rim, painted with a continuous scene of two figures standing in a broad central landscape frieze between cash coin and diaper bands, all between broad lappet bands around the shoulder and foot, the neck encircled by upright... [Lire la suite]
21 août 2022

An Underglaze-Red ‘Floral’ Pear-Shaped Vase, Yuhuchunping, Hongwu Period (1368-1398)

Lot 3577. An Underglaze-Red ‘Floral’ Pear-Shaped Vase, Yuhuchunping, Hongwu Period (1368-1398). L 17.5cm. Sold for HKD 3,500,000 (Estimate HKD 2,500,000 - HKD 4,500,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 This is of regular form, with a rounded belly and a shallow, unglazed, flat foot. There is a broad stream along one side of the mouth, with a small rounded band below. The lip is exposed and appears flint-red because of the overlay. The glaze is slightly greenish on a white ground, and the... [Lire la suite]
08 août 2022

A Copper-Red Vase, Yuhuchunping, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong

Lot 3319. A Copper-Red Vase, Yuhuchunping, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong (1736-1795). H 30.3cm. Sold for HKD 264,000 (Estimate HKD 60,000 - 100,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022   Provenance: 1. Collection of Mr. Bazin, Paris, France, 19782. Collection of the Duchamp family, Paris, France. Note: The vase has an open mouth and a narrow neck, with a rounded, pendulous belly and a high, flared footrim, of beautiful and elegant form. The mouth, interior... [Lire la suite]
17 juillet 2022

A plain silver pear-shaped vase, yuhuchunping, Song dynasty (960-1279)

Lot 3303. A plain silver pear-shaped vase, yuhuchunping, Song dynasty (960-1279). H 31.8cm 468g. Sold for HKD 114,000 (Estimate 50,000 - 80,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022. Provenance: An American private collection. Literature : Michael C. Teller IV, Royal Chinese Treasures: Tang and Song Dynasties, Willamsburg, Virginia, 1991, p. 34-35, pl.17. Poly Auction. Colours Beyond Landscapes: Important Chinese Art including European and American Collections, Hong Kong, 14... [Lire la suite]
14 avril 2022

A russet-painted black-glazed vase (Yuhuchunping), Northern Song-Jin dynasty

Lot 524. A russet-painted black-glazed vase (Yuhuchunping), Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); Height 12⅜ in., 31.5 cm, wood stand Lot sold: 4,032 USD (Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from the Collection of Anthony G. Henderson. Provenance: Acquired circa the 1970s-80s. Sotheby's. China / 5000 Years, New York, 29 March 2022

25 janvier 2022

Marbled ceramics from Song and Jin dynasties sold at Sotheby's London, 15 May 2007

Lot 9. A rare marbled yuhuchunping, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 28.5cm., 11 1/4 in. Sold 7,200 GBP (Estimate 8,000 - 10,000 GBP). © Sotheby's. the elegant pear-shaped body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall flaring neck with everted rim, well-potted from marbled clays of buff and dark brown tone creating an irregular pattern of whorls in imitation of marble, covered overall with a translucent ivory coloured glaze. Large marbled wares of the Song period, such as the present bottle vase,... [Lire la suite]
12 décembre 2021

An Underglaze-Red ‘Floral’ Pear-Shaped Vase, Yuhuchunping, Hongwu Period, 1368-1398

Lot 3577. An Underglaze-Red ‘Floral’ Pear-Shaped Vase, Yuhuchunping, Hongwu Period (1368-1398). H 33.5cm. Sold for HKD 4,200,000/USD 538,462 (Estimate HKD 2,500,000 - 4,500,000/USD 320,513 - 576,923). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited This vessel is potted with the rounded sides supported on a flat base, rising to a straight rim incised with a single line border and set with an outward flaring spout above a fine coiled band of clay attached as a lug underneath. It is painted on the interior in... [Lire la suite]
07 décembre 2021

An important and very rare early-Ming blue and white pear-shaped bottle vase, yuhuchunping, Yongle period

Lot 2941. An important and very rare early-Ming blue and white pear-shaped bottle vase, yuhuchunping, Yongle period (1403-1425); 11 1⁄16 in. (28 cm.) high, Japanese double wood boxes. Price realised HKD 21,850,000 (Estimate HKD 20,000,000 - HKD 30,000,000). © Christie's 2021 The rounded body finely painted with bold strokes to depict a continuous scroll of four large lotus blooms borne on an undulating vine growing leaves to the sides, above cresting waves around the base, below borders enclosing... [Lire la suite]
06 décembre 2021

A blue and white 'phoenix' vase, yuhuchunping, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

Lot 399. A blue and white 'phoenix' vase, yuhuchunping, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 24.8 cm. Lot sold: 1,197,000 HKD (Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 HKD). © Sotheby's Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 30 November 2021