Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 21. A rare carved cinnabar lacquer 'bird and flower' tray, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368); d. 26.3 cm. Lot sold: 2,772,000 HKD (Estimate: 1,500,000 - 2,500,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 of circular form, the interior carved through layers of red lacquer to the ochre ground with a pair of birds soaring with outstretched wings amidst chrysanthemum blooms wreathed in profuse foliage, the underside carved with a floral scroll, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 226. A rare grey pottery arrow vase, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368); 20.4cm., 8in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000. Lot sold 3,750 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's. of archaic form, the globular body rising from a splayed foot, with a tall cylindrical neck set to each side with solid lug handles, the body moulded with four chilong reserved against a ground of S-shaped spirals, below a key-fret border, the neck with two wide friezes of S-shaped spirals above a lappet band, the base... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1. A white and brown jade reticulated 'Dragon' finial, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 4.6 cm, 1 3/4  in. Estimate: 40,000-60,000 HKD. Lot sold 250,000 HKD (31,968 USD). © Sotheby's. skilfully reticulated as a sinuous dragon, the mythical beast rendered with incised mane and depicted entwined with dense clusters of floral scrolls, the pale celadon stone with brown inclusions. Provenance: Collection of Hans Öström, Stockholm.Collection of Emil Hultmark (1872-1943), and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 614. A small green 'Jun' tripod censer, Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368). Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the compressed globular body rising from three short tapered legs to a waisted neck with an everted rim, covered overall with a lustrous olive-green glaze suffused with a fine network of crackles, the feet unglazed to reveal the gray stoneware body. Height 2 1/4  in., 5.7 cm Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 14 Mar 2017, 10:30 AM

Wang Mian (died 1359), Ink Plum, ca. 1350s, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). Hanging scroll: ink on paper; with ivory rollers. Without mounting: 114.8 x 26 cm (45 3/16 x 10 1/4 in.), with mounting: 281.9 x 53.3 cm (111 x 21 in.), with rollers: 63.5 cm (25 in.), Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore, 1954.40.3. Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery The plum, blooming in isolation at the end of winter when it is still often surrounded by snow, became a symbol of regeneration and of endurance... [Lire la suite]

Trumpet-Mouthed Vase, early 14th century, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), Longquan ware; stoneware with green glaze, 37.5 x 15.9 cm (14 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.) Diameter at Base: 7.6 cm (3 in.) Stand: 6.03 x 15.56 cm (2 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.), Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore, 1955.4.64. Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery The complex of kilns near Longquan in southern Zhejiang Province had started production during the tenth century, but it was only after the retreat of the Song court to... [Lire la suite]

Lot 618. A large ‘Jun’ purple-splashed bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). Estimate 35,000 — 50,000 HKD. Lot sold 43,750 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. well potted on a neatly cut splayed foot, applied with thick pale blue glaze splashed with a patch of purple and transmuting to a mushroom tone at the rim, the glaze stopping short above the foot revealing an orange burnt stoneware - 20.5 cm, 8 1/8  in. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 02 Dec 2016

Lot 626. A moulded ‘Crane and Clouds’ ‘Shufu’ bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 75,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. moulded on the interior of the rim with the two characters Shu and Fu - 18.9 cm, 7 3/8  in. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 02 Dec 2016

Lot 659. A ‘Shufu’ white-glazed ‘dragon’ bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Lot sold 212,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. with a flared rim and a splayed foot, the interior moulded with a central flower head, surrounded by two striding dragons around the cavetto, each embracing a character reading shu and fu, covered overall in an opaque white glaze with a slight tinge of blue, Japanese wood box - 17.9 cm, 7 in. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 02 Dec... [Lire la suite]

Lot 658. A 'Longquan' celadon 'dragon' dish, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). Estimate 180,000 — 250,000 HKD. Lot sold 275,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. with rounded sides rising to a flat everted rim, the interior centred with a coiling dragon looking at a 'flaming pearl' with its mouth held agape, encircled by curling scrolls, the exterior decorated with a lappet of chrysanthemum petals, applied overall save for the unglazed footring with a sea-green glaze - 35.5 cm, 14 in. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong... [Lire la suite]