Yuan dynasty

A rare small celadon-glazed box and cover, Yuan Dynasty. Photo courtesy Bonham's The cover finely moulded with two figures passing a vessel between them beneath a delicate leafy branch, the box and cover glazed on the exterior and the interior wells with a fine even-toned celadon glaze pooling to a darker tone in the recesses. 8.6cm (3 3/8in) diam. (2). Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 (€12,000 - 18,000) - Unsold Provenance: Robert Chang, Hong Kong, no.2. (label)Collection of Laurent KadéSold by M.Claude... [Lire la suite]

A moulded luanbai-glazed bowl, Yuan dynasty. Photo Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a flared rim, moulded to the interior with six floral medallions borne on stylised foliate scrolls, covered overall in an opaque greyish-white glaze with a subtle bluish tinge, the base unglazed revealing the buff-coloured body; 17.3cm., 6 7/8 in. Estimation 4,000 - 6,000 GBP Provenance: A Danish Private Collection Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 06 nov.... [Lire la suite]

A carved qingbai ‘dragon’ vase, Yuan dynasty. Photo Sotheby's. the pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck, freely carved to the exterior with a ferocious dragon emerging from turbulent cresting waves, all between double-line borders, covered overall in a translucent bluish glaze, the neck cut down and mounted with copper; 20.5cm., 8 1/8 in. Estimation 5,000 - 7,000 GBP Provenance: A Danish Private Collection Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 06 nov.... [Lire la suite]

A guri lacquer dish, Yuan dynasty. Photo Sotheby's. the shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to a thick rolled rim, deeply carved through thick layers of red and black lacquer with two rows of guri pommels enclosing a five-pointed star in the centre, the exterior similarly decorated with a foliate scroll, the base lacquered brown, Japanese wood box. Quantité: 2 - 22.5cm., 8 7/8 in. Estimation 10,000 - 15,000 GBP Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 06 nov.... [Lire la suite]

A magnificent and rare blue and white 'Dragon and Phoenix' jar, Yuan dynasty. Photo Sotheby's. stoutly potted with full rounded sides rising to a gently waisted neck, flanked by a pair of animal mask handles, the body painted in bright inky shades of cobalt-blue with two scaly dragons pacing amongst scrolling clouds in pursuit of flaming pearls between classic scroll bands, all below a frieze of rising and descending phoenix among boughs of flowering peony, the neck encircled by a band of undulating lotus scrolls and the foot... [Lire la suite]

A rare blue and white ‘peony’ jar, guan, Yuan dynasty. Photo Sotheby's. of baluster form, superbly potted with wide swelling shoulders gently tapering to a slightly flared foot, surmounted by a short upright neck with lipped rim, deftly painted with a broad scroll of six large peony blooms, each differently rendered with a luxuriant array of petals, borne on the same undulating scroll with attendant buds and foliage, all above a classic scroll band, the shoulder encircled with a composite floral scroll and the foot with a band of... [Lire la suite]

A celadon-glazed twin fish Longquan bowl, China, Yuan dynasty. Photo courtesy Bonhams inor wear, slightly warped. D. 22 cm. Estimate 2000/3000 € Nagel Auktionen. 2013/10/30. http://www.auction.de 

A splashed junyao jar with handles, China, Yuan dynasty.  Glaze partly corroded. D. 16,5 cm. Estimate 3000/5000 € Property from an old Bavarian private collection, bought from Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich in July 1968 for DM 2000.   Nagel Auktionen. 2013/10/30. http://www.auction.de  

A splashed junyao bowl, China, Yuan dynasty.  Good condition. D. 12,3 cm. Estimate 5000/8000 € Property from a German private collection  Nagel Auktionen. 2013/10/30. http://www.auction.de    

A small porcelaneous stoneware dish with celadon glaze and twin-fish decor, probably province Henan, Song (960-1279) or early Yuan dynasty (1271-1368).  a thick, slightly olive-green celadon glaze covers the entire small dish with moulded fishes. D. 13,3 cm. Estimate 1500/2500 € Nagel Auktionen. 2013/10/30. http://www.auction.de