amphora

  Amphora with Dished Mouth and Two Dragon Handles, Tang dynasty (618-907), late 7th–early 8th century. Gongxian ware; stoneware with incised and applied decoration under celadon glaze, height: 43.5 cm. Spink Asian Art Collection, Bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink, 47:2014. Saint Louis Art Museum

Dr. Horiuchi at Christie’s, Tokyo Dr. Hiroshi Horiuchi earned his doctorate from Jikei University’s School of Medicine, Japan’s oldest private medical university, where he pursued gastroenterology with a specialization in gastrointestinal endoscopy. He holds an additional Master of Medical Administration from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University’s School of Medical Administration. As a doctor, he has worked toward the integration of AI into endoscopic medicine and treatment methods. Descended from a long line of physicians,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5076. An amber-glazed amphora, Tang dynasty (618-907); 32.7 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 60,480 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 2021

Lot 858. A peachbloom-glazed amphora, liuye zun, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722); 5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high. Estimate USD 120,000 - USD 180,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2021 The vase has an elegant, tapering, high-shouldered body and is covered in a glaze of rich crushed strawberry-red color. Provenance: Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection. Note: The shape of this vase is sometimes described as liuye zun, 'willow-leaf vase', owing to its... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 839. A Jizhou 'papercut' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 4¼ in., 10.8 cm. Estimate: 1,500 - 2,000 USD. Lot sold 12,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London, 1950. Collection of Dr Hugh Swire (d. 1976). Bonhams London, 7th November 2005, lot 6. Collection of Roy Louis Byrnes (1924-2019), and thence by descent. Lot 840. A purple-splashed 'Jun' bowl, Jin-Yuan dynasty (1115-1368). Diameter 7½ in., 19 cm. Estimate:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 166. A straw-glazed amphora, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 15 1/2  in., 39.4 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 27,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the tall ovoid body rising to a waisted neck supporting a cupped mouth with a rolled lip rim, the broad shoulders set with a pair of dragon handles springing up from the shoulders and biting the rim of the vessel, the upper portion dipped in a very pale straw white glaze pooling in the recesses.  Provenance: John Sparks... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1165. A sancai-glazed pottery amphora, Tang dynasty (618-907); 13¾ in. (35 cm.) high. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 10,000. Price realised USD 17,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The ovoid body is raised on a flat base, and the rounded shoulder is splash-glazed in amber, green and cream, exposing the buff ware of the unglazed lower body, while the reel-shaped neck is glazed amber, as are the two dragon-headed handles that bite the cup-shaped mouth. Provenance: Yamanaka & Co., New York,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1. Two pottery jars, Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220); 20 in. (50.9 cm.) high; 15 in. (38.1 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 1,500 - USD 2,500. Price Realised: USD 1,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 The first jar with a compressed globular body, is molded on the sides with a pair of mask and ring handles, covered overall with a green-streaked amber glaze; the second jar is molded in relief with a band of mythical beasts and equestrian figures amongst rocks and clouds, covered overall in a green... [Lire la suite]

Lot 221. An Unusual Neolithic Red Pottery Amphora, Yangshao Culture, 4800-3600 B.C.; 21in. (53.4cm.) high. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 6,462. © Christie's Image Limited The unusual waisted ovoid body tapering to a point at the bottom and decorated allover with bands of scoring of various width below the neck and broad everted rim. Note: It is unusual to find waisted amphoras of such robust proportions and with broad everted rims. Compare the waisted amphoras of more slender... [Lire la suite]

© Penn Museum 2019 PHILADELPHIA, PA.- A 25,000-pound monument returned to the limelight, as the centerpiece of the new Sphinx Gallery at the Penn Museum.The colossal red granite Sphinx of Ramses II—history’s most well-known pharaoh who reigned in ancient Egypt for nearly 67 years and fathered more than 100 children—dates back to between 1293 and 1185 BCE. Excavated by the famous archaeologist W. M. Flinders Petrie and his team, it is the largest sphinx in the Western hemisphere and has served as one of the City of... [Lire la suite]