bitong

  Lot 43. A blue and white 'Ode to the Red Cliffs' brushpot, bitong, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 14cm (5 1/2in) high. Sold for £28,020 (Est: £3,000 - £5,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The tall cylindrical vessel finely potted with slightly curved sides, painted around the exterior in vibrant tones of cobalt-blue with two large stylised Shou characters each containing two large cartouches containing calligraphic inscriptions of Su Dongpo's poem 'Ode to Red Cliffs', with seals, one... [Lire la suite]

Lot 37. A rare and large famille verte 'magpies and prunus' brushpot, bitong, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 18.2cm (7 1/4in) diam. Sold for £60,780 (Est: £30,000 - £50,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The cylindrical vessel exquisitely decorated around the exterior with angular blue and green rocks and gnarled branches issuing sprays of red, green and blue prunus with gilt stamens, a magpie rests on one branch with four others in flight, the base with small recessed circular section and maker's mark forming... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 34. A rare celadon-ground blue and white and copper-red glazed 'Kui Xing' brushpot, bitong, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 18.2cm (7 1/4in) diam. Sold for £58,260 (Est: £15,000 - £20,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Finely potted with straight sides rising to a grooved mouth-rim, meticulously painted around the exterior with a continuous scene of Kui Xing the Star Lord five times interspersed between square measuring vessels, twice Kui Xing is depicted in one direction and thrice in the opposite, holding a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 29. A fine white biscuit porcelain 'cranes and pine' brushpot, bitong, 19th century; 13.8cm (5 3/8in) high. Sold for £7,650 (Est: £6,000 - £8,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Exquisitely carved around the exterior with a large gnarled pine tree with fine pine needles and a crane perched among the branches, beside it a rocky outcrop issuing auspicious lingzhi fungus and bamboo with a flittering butterfly above. Provenance: Belfont Company (Hong Kong) Ltd., 28 June 1994. Published and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 28. A famille rose 'Hou Yi' brushpot, bitong, Late Kangxi-early Yongzheng; 11.4cm (4 1/2in) high. Sold for £12,750 (Est: £6,000 - £8,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Brightly enamelled around the exterior with Hou Yi carrying a bow while gazing at the red sun above, beside him two boys, one proffering food the other holding a vase with flowers, all within a balustraded garden with gnarled pine, with red half-leaf maker's mark. Provenance: The Oriental Art Gallery Ltd., London, 15 June 1994. Note: Hou Yi (后羿) was... [Lire la suite]

Lot 26. Two rare celadon-glazed square brushpots, bitong, Qianlong seal marks and of the period (1736-1795); 9.7cm (3 3/4in) high and 8cm (3 1/4in) high. (2). Sold for £21,675 (Estimate £3,000 - 5,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Each with tall straight sides rising to an inward-curving rim, covered overall with a celadon glaze of sea-green tone. Provenance: P.C. Lu Works of Art Ltd., Hong Kong, 3 May 2003. Note: Compare with a related russet-splashed celadon-glazed square brushpot, Qianlong seal mark... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. A pale-green glazed anhua-decorated brushpot, bitong, Circa 1640-1650; 16,6cm (6 1/2in) high. Sold for £14,025 (Estimate £8,000 - 12,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The tall narrow vessel delicately incised around the exterior with flittering butterflies, peonies and bamboo, all between a border of waves and foam at the foot and a band of floral scrolls at the mouth, all covered in a thin translucent pale green glaze. Provenance: Eileen Lesouëf, FranceBen Janssens Oriental Art, London, 17 June 1999. Published,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 21. A rare powder-blue glazed brushpot, bitong, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 16cm (6 1/4in) high. Sold for £5,100 (Estimate £4,000 - 6,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The cylindrical vessel slightly tapering, the exterior covered in a lustrous powder blue-glaze, the interior glazed white, the base with small recessed button glazed white. Provenance: Adrian M. Joseph (d.2010), Hong Kong, 6 September 1985. Published and Illustrated: S.Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View, Hong Kong, 2020, pp.216-219. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 20. A rare wucai brushpot, bitong, Chongzhen-Shunzhi period (1627-1661); 19cm (7 1/2in) diam. Sold for £75,900 (Estimate £30,000 - 50,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Exquisitely decorated around the exterior with a bearded scholar official on a balustraded terrace carrying a tablet in his right hand and pointing with his left hand to the sun, behind him two attendants with large fans and three boy-attendants carrying a guqin, robes of office and a saddle, all amidst gnarled rocks and shrubbery,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 15. A rare inscribed cypress wood brushpot, bitong, Xuantong seal mark and Fuchen zhi mark, early 20th century; 16.5cm (6 1/2in) diam. Sold for £2,550 (Estimate £2,000 - 4,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The vessel with numerous gnarled and hollowed 'eyes, the wood of amber-honey tone, the base incised with seal mark and maker's signature.  Provenance: Adrian M. Joseph (d.2010), Hong Kong, 1978. Published and Illustrated: S.Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View, Hong... [Lire la suite]