bronze figure

Lot 187. A rare bronze figure of Ksitigarbha, Dali kingdom (937-1253). Hauteur : 29,2 cm. Price realised EUR 226,800 (Estimate EUR 200,000 – EUR 400,000). © Christie's 2023 Il est représenté assis en latitasana, la plante de son pied gauche visible. Ses deux avant-bras sont relevés et il tient dans sa main droite une sphère. Il revêt une longue robe formant des plis sur son buste sous un collier ouvragé ainsi qu'un élégant drapé sous ses jambes pliées. Ses épaules et ses bras... [Lire la suite]

Lot 177. A bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. H. 40,5 cm. Sold: €8 500 (Estimate €3 000- €5 000). Photo Nagel Auction. Seated in vajrasana on an oval plinth with his right hand lowered in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment including an underskirt fastened around the waist with a ribbon knotted to the front and a wide-sleeved mantle covering both shoulders falling down in large pleats over body and legs, his bare... [Lire la suite]

Lot 163. A bronze figure of Bouddha Shakyamuni, Ming dynasty, ca. 16th century. H. 40,5 cm. Sold: €13 000 (Estimate €6000- €10000). Photo Nagel Auction. Seated in vajrasana with both hands resting in dhyanamudra on his lap, wearing monastic garment including an underskirt fastened around his waist with a ribbon knotted to the front and a mantle covering both shoulders, its border cast with a band of scrolling tendrils, his chest engraved with the swastika-emblem, his face displaying a... [Lire la suite]

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 26. A possibly unique bronze figure of a standing man, Southwest China, Late Shang-Zhou dynasty; 11.7 cm, overall 14.8 cm. Lot sold: 693,000 HKD (Estimate: 500,000 - 800,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 modelled with his hands held together in front of the chest, dressed in a high-waisted and belted robe with a slit at the hem above the feet, the well-sculpted face portrayed with almond-shaped eyes below thick brows, a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3056. A bronze figure of Shakyamuni, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). H 19.5cm. Sold for 1,140,000 (Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - 1,500,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022. Provenance: 1. Mayuyama & Co , Tokyo, Japan 2. Umehara Ryuzaburo, Important japanese Artist 3. An Important Kansai Private Collection. Exhibited: Dedicated Collection of the Chinese Gilt-bronze Buddhist Sculpture of the Six- Dynasties Period, Kuboso Memorial Museum Arts, Izumi, Osaka, 1991. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 133. A small bronze figure of a recumbent ram, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Width 2⅜ in., 6 cm. Lot sold: 63,000 USD (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD). © Sothebys.  Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. T.1.3.   Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part 1, New York, 22 March 2022

Lot 132. A bronze figure of a toad, Song-Ming dynasty. Length 5 in., 12.5 cm. Lot sold: 5,292 USD (Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD). © Sothebys.  Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. M.4.18.   Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part 1, New York, 22 March 2022

Lot 133. A small bronze figure of a recumbent ram, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Width 2⅜ in., 6 cm. Diameter 7⅛ in., 18.2 cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. © Sothebys. Provenance: Collection of Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. T.1.3. Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part 1, New York, 22 March 2022

Lot 830. A bronze figure of a tiger, Eastern Han dynasty-Six dynasties (AD 25-589); l. 31.5 cm. Lot sold: 756,000 HKD (Estimate: 200,000-300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's. Provenance: Mandala Fine Arts, Hong Kong. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 3 December 2021

Lot 157. A Rare Bronze figure, 5th-6th century or Later; 10 1/16in (25.5cm) high, stand. Sold for US$ 69,062 (€ 58,836). © Bonhams 2001-2021 Depicting the young Buddha in a rare pose with arms falling at his side and palms up outward in a gesture of compassion, his lithe body draped in a loincloth, his face set in a benign expression and framed by hair drawn up in a domed topknot, the back of his head set with a small tab for attachment, the surface with a mottled brown patina and recessed patches of... [Lire la suite]