doucai

Lot 2930. A pair of doucai ‘peach’ dishes, Yongzheng six-character marks in underglaze blue within double circles and of the period (1723-1735); 5 7⁄8 in. (15 in.) diam. Price realised HKD 750,000 (Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 700,000). © Christie's 2021 Each dish is finely potted and decorated to the centre with a blossoming branch bearing two peaches amid rocks and bamboo, accompanied by a pair of butterflies, all encircled by a wide border similarly decorated with further flowering peach... [Lire la suite]

Lot 323. A doucai 'Li Taibai' brushpot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 15.5 cm, 6⅛ in. Lot sold: 13,860 GBP (Estimate: 6,000 - 10,000 GBP). (C) 2021 Sotheby's the cylindrical body rising from a flat base, painted and enamelled around the exterior with figures in a studio attending to the drunken poet. Provenance: Beaussant Lefèvre Paris, 19th November 2014, lot 53. Exhibited: From the Land of Asia, Pointe-à-Callière Museum, Montréal, 17th November 2016 - 19th March... [Lire la suite]

Lot 17. A large doucai 'floral' jardinière, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); d. 32.7 cm. Lot sold: 4,652,000 HKD (Estimate: 1,200,000 - 1,800,000). © Sotheby's 2021 sturdily potted with deep rounded sides gently rising from a recessed base to an incurved lipped rim, finely decorated in a brilliant doucai palette with famille-rose accents around the exterior with five large medallions enclosing a large lotus bloom surrounded by smaller blossoms amidst curling... [Lire la suite]

Lot 8. A finely enamelled pair of doucai 'lotus' dishes, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 20.2 cm. Lot sold: 1,890,000 HKD (Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 each superbly painted on the interior with four iron-red Indian lotus sprays encircling a larger one in the centre, all wreathed by scrolling leafy foliage, the design echoed on the exterior below a band of 'horse-hoof' motifs, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6. A fine doucai 'figural' bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 9.2 cm. Lot sold: 1,008,000HKD (Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 of deep rounded form supported on a short straight foot, vividly enamelled on the exterior with a continuous scene of two Daoist Immortals in a windswept landscape, by an aged pine tree and lingzhi fungus issuing forth amidst rockwork, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle. Provenance: Sotheby’s... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4. A fine pair of doucai 'lingzhi' winecups, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); d. 7.3 cm. Lot sold: 3,906,000 HKD (Estimate: 1,600,000 - 2,400,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 each of shallow 'U' form, delicately potted with gently flared sides raised on a circular footring, decorated on the exterior in cobalt blue of soft tone and brilliant enamels of iron red, yellow, aubergine and pale green with four medallions enclosing a pair of ruyi heads, divided by florets with leafy... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3644. A rare doucai 'peach' bowl, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); d. 14.4 cm. Lot sold: 1,386,000 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). ©  2021 Sotheby's exquisitely decorated in multi-coloured enamels with a leafy scroll painted in shades of green issuing gnarled purple twigs bearing large lotus blossoms and double-peaches, all between a border of repeated wan symbols in cobalt blue at the rim and a classic scroll band at the foot, the interior decorated with a... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 861. A doucai 'phoenix' dish, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850); 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) diam. Estimate: USD 18,000 - USD 25,000. Price realised USD 25,000. © Christie's 2021 The dish is decorated on the interior with a central medallion of three archaistic phoenixes encircling a lotus blossom. The exterior is decorated with similar designs above a band of ruyi heads enclosing dots encircling the foot. Provenance: Private... [Lire la suite]

Lot 128. A pair of doucai 'boys' dishes, Qing dynasty, 18th century; Diameter 6 in., 15.3 cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold: 16,380 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. each base with an apocryphal Chenghua mark in underglaze blue within a double circle. Sotheby's. The Hundred Antiques: Fine & Decorative Asian Art, New York, 11-22 June 2021

Lot 3309. A Rare Yuan-Style Doucai ‘Peacock And Peony’ Meiping And Cover, Qianlong Period (1736-1795). H 39cm. Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - 1,500,000 (USD 153,846 - 192,308). Sold Price: HKD 1,320,000 (USD 169,231). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited An overall rounded silhouette with a narrow mouth, a cover in the shape of a lotus flower. A clearly structured design scheme decorated in doucai depicting floral motifs at the neck and shoulder, the middle with two majestic phoenixes among... [Lire la suite]