iron-red

A fine and rare iron-red ‘Phoenix’ waterpot ,Yongzheng mark and period - Sothebys of beehive form, the tall hemispherical sides rising to a short waisted neck, painted to the exterior with two archaistic phoenix between stylised keyfret bands, the base inscribed with a six-character mark within a double-circle; 6cm., 2 3/8 in. Estimation: 15,000 - 20,000 GBP PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s London, 16th June 1998, lot 260 (part lot) NOTE: Waterpots of this form and decoration, bearing a Yongzheng reign mark on the... [Lire la suite]

A large iron-red carp tureen and cover. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period - Sotheby's realistically potted in the form of a carp lying on its side, its head and tail upturned, the fish depicted in great detail with an open mouth, protruding eyes, raised scales and fins, the head and the back painted in sepia, and the under body decorated with iron-red, the cover surmounted by an iron-red carp forming the handle. Quantité: 2 - 49cm., 19 5/16 in. Estimation: 40,000 - 60,000 GBP Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and... [Lire la suite]

A fine pair of iron-red bowls. Daoguang Seal Marks And Period. Photo Sotheby's each with steeply rounded sides, painted with a band of conjoined foliate scrolls rising to support a peach and alternating with freestanding bats below wanmotifs, all below an elaborate frieze of pendent tassels, seal mark in underglaze blue, wood stands (4). Diameter 4 3/4 in., 12.2 cm. Estimation: 7,000 - 9,000 USD - Lot. Vendu 21,250 USD PROVENANCE: Sotheby's London, June 19, 1984, lot 344. ... [Lire la suite]

A celadon-ground iron-red 'phoenix medallion' bowl. Jiaqing seal mark and period. Photo Sotheby's with rounded sides rising from a straight foot to an everted rim, the exterior decorated with five phoenix roundels, the phoenix with stylized heads and tails curled underneath, with one further roundel in the center of the interior, seal mark in underglaze blue. Diameter 5 5/8 in., 14.2 cm. Estimation: 15,000 - 20,000 USD. Lot. Vendu 22,500 USD PROVENANCE: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 15th-16th November... [Lire la suite]

Eight iron-red ''dragon' wine cupw. Daoguang Seal Marks And Period. Photo Sotheby's each finely potted with steep sides and everted rim, painted with two striding five-clawed dragons amid clouds above foaming waves, all between underglaze blue double-line borders at the rim and foot, seal mark in underglaze blue, fitted wood box (9). Height 1 7/8 in., 4.8 cm. Estimation: 30,000 - 40,000 USD - Lot. Vendu 62,500 USD PROVENANCE: Collection of Austin Tydings, donated to the Rowland Park County... [Lire la suite]

A doucai and iron-red 'Five Bats' saucer dish. Mark and period of Yongzheng.  Photo Sotheby's the rounded sides rising from a tapered foot, decorated in the centre with five iron-red bats in flight around a gnarled peach tree, issuing from the side of a cliff above a green sea with crested waves breaking over jagged rocks, the exterior with four fruiting sprigs each enclosing a stylised shou character within a flowerhead, alternating with pairs of confronting iron-red bats, inscribed to... [Lire la suite]

A powderblue-ground  iron-red painted porcelain vase, China, 18th century.  photo Nagel Auctions Property from an old North German private collection Firing imperfection to body. H. 25,2 cm - Estimate 2 000 € Nagel Auctions. Asian Art. November 5th 2011. www.auction.de

A A Blue And White, Iron-Red and 'Famille-Rose' Saucer. Jiaqing Seal Mark and Period and 'Famille-Rose' Saucer. Jiaqing Seal Mark and Period. Photo Sotheby's the exterior with iron-red bats suspending chimes and ribbons set between lotus flowers and underglaze-blue leafy scrolls all below a narrow band of pendent ruyi-heads, painted to the interior with further bats and ribbons centered by a stylized floret within a double-line border. Diameter 6 1/8 in., 15.6 cm. Estimate 20,000-30,000 USD Property From An Important Asian... [Lire la suite]

  An iron-red enameled porcelain dragon bowl.  Kangxi Mark and Period.. Photo Bonhams Its curving exterior walls encircled by two dragons chasing flaming pearls amid clouds, their eyes dotted in black pigment and the recessed base centered with the six-character mark written in underglaze blue regular script within a double ring.: 6 1/8in (15.5cm) diameter. Estimate: US$3,000 - 5,000 Property from the Collection of J. Lester Jervis Bonhams. Fine Asian Art, 21 Jun 2011, San Francisco www..bonhams.com

An iron-red and underglaze-blue 'dragon' dish. Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period.  Photo Bonhams Painted to the interior with a medallion enclosing an iron-red scaly five-clawed dragon reserved on an underglaze blue foaming wave ground, the exterior similarly decorated with nine dragons below a double-coin band, all supported on a short slightly tapering foot. 17.5cm diam. Sold for HK$216,000 清乾隆 青花礬紅水龍紋盤 青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書款 A dish with a similar design is illustrated by Qian Zhenzong in Qingdai Ciqi... [Lire la suite]