27 décembre 2022

Dish, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Chenghua mark and period (1465-1487)

Dish, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Chenghua mark and period (1465-1487). Porcelain with yellow glaze. Diameter: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.288. Former director Sherman Lee stressed the significance of technical innovation in his study of Chinese ceramics. He believed that "in the great Chinese [ceramic] tradition one can say that its major theme is the development and refinement of monochrome stoneware and porcelain . . . [E]ven... [Lire la suite]

27 décembre 2022

Dish, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1426-1435)

Dish, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1426-1435). Porcelain with copper-red glaze. Diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); Overall: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.285.
27 décembre 2022

Dish, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1425-1435)

Dish, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1425-1435). Porcelain with blue glaze. Diameter: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.); Overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.286.
21 décembre 2022

An Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, Ottoman, 17th century

Lot 115. An Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, Ottoman, 17th century. 27.4cm diam. Lot sold: 12,600 GBP (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. of shallow rounded form, decorated in underglaze green, red and dark blue with thick black outlines, a central saz leaf rising from a leafy tuft, flanked by stems of roses, tulips and hyacinths, the rim with alternating rosette and tulip buds, the underside with stylized blue and green patterns and old collector's... [Lire la suite]
16 octobre 2022

Dish, Blue-and-white with design of a bird eating a loquat, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424)

  Dish, Blue-and-white with design of a bird eating a loquat, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424), Jingdezhen ware, China, w50.5 x h10.0 cm. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka ; Gift of SUMITOMO Group (The ATAKA Collection).Important Cultural Property of Japan. Photo Kazuyoshi Miyoshi
02 juillet 2022

A Plaue-an-der-Havel Stoneware Dish, Early 18th century

Lot 2. A Plaue-an-der-Havel Stoneware Dish, Early 18th century; 10 1/8 in., 26.3 cm diameter. Lot sold: 2,394 EUR (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 EUR). © Sotheby's Sotheby's. Transformed by Fire A Private Collection of Early Meissen, Cologne, 1 July 2022

03 mai 2022

A rare biscuit-enamelled sancai dish, Mark and period of Kangxi

Lot 3510. A rare biscuit-enamelled sancai dish, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 25 cm. Lot sold 2,520,000 HKD (Estimate : 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 24th/25th November 1987, lot 195. The Walter and Phyllis Shorenstein Collection. Christie's Hong Kong, 1st December 2010, lot 2963. Exhibited: Qing Porcelain, Marchant, London, 2011, cat. no. 6. Kangxi Famille Verte, Marchant, London, 2017, cat. no. 23 and... [Lire la suite]
28 février 2022

A small Longquan celadon dish, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

 Lot 1032. A small Longquan celadon dish, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 6 1⁄2 in. (16.5 cm.) across, cloth box. Estimate USD 15,000 – USD 25,000. Price realised USD 81,900. © Christie's 2022 The dish is carved on the exterior with a band of upright petals and is covered overall with a glaze of soft sea-green color. Provenance: The J. M. Hu (1911-1995), Zande Lou Collection. Literature: Helen D. Ling and Edward T. Chow, Collection of Chinese Ceramics from the... [Lire la suite]
06 janvier 2022

A pair of enameled coral and yellow-ground dishes, Guangxu period (1875-1908)

  Lot 88. A pair of enameled coral and yellow-ground dishes, Guangxu period (1875-1908); 6 3⁄4 in. (17.1 cm.) diam. Price Realised USD 9,375 (Estimate USD 3,000- USD 5,000). © Christie's 2021 Each dish is decorated on the exterior with four characters within circular panels, reading fu (fortune), xi (happiness), shou (longivity), lu (prosperity). Provenance: Acquired in Virginia, 1985. Christie's. Art of China and Japan, New York, 1 Dec - 14 Dec 2021
23 décembre 2021

A pair of polychrome enamel and gilt-decorated dishes, Daoguang period (1821-1850), Shendetang four-character marks in iron-red

Lot 2926. A pair of polychrome enamel and gilt-decorated dishes, Daoguang period (1821-1850), Shendetang four-character marks in iron-red; 6 3⁄8 in. (16.2 cm.) diam. Price realised HKD 600,000 (Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 700,000). © Christie's 2021 Each dish is enamelled to the interior with a central medallion enclosing five bats in flight on a key-fret ground facing a stylised shou roundel, all below a band of kui-dragons separated by shou characters just below... [Lire la suite]