27 décembre 2022

An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Jue, Late Shang-early Western Zhou dynasty

Lot 203. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Jue, Late Shang-early Western Zhou dynasty. Height 19 cm, 7½ in. Lot sold: £32,760 (Estimate: £15,000 - 25,000). © 2022 Sotheby's. cast beneath the handle with a three-character inscription reading Wo Fu Ji. Property from an English Private Collection. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 14th July 1970, lot 50. Literature : Liu Yu and Lu Yan (eds.), Jin chu Yin Zhou jinwen jilu [Compilation of Recently... [Lire la suite]

20 décembre 2022

A quartz slit ring, jue, Neolithic period, South-East China, c. 3500 - 2500 B.C.

Lot 144. A quartz slit ring, jue, Neolithic period, South-East China, c. 3500 - 2500 B.C. Width 5.4 cm, 2⅛ in. Lot sold: 2,016 GBP (Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the stone of a creamy white colour, carved as a ring with a large central hole drilled from both sides, with an animal straddling the outer edge, a small aperture drilled through the ring just below the animal's heathe stone of a milky-white colour, of flattened shape with a large hole to the centre, the... [Lire la suite]
04 octobre 2022

An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (Jue), Late Shang dynasty (c. 1500-1050 BC)

Lot 258. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (Jue), Late Shang Dynasty (c. 1500-1050 BC). Height 7⅝ in., 19.3 cm. Lot sold: 20,160 USD (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 cast beneath the handle with a single character reading Ni. Property from a New York Private Collection. Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Dagny Carter (d. 1970), acquired in 1931.Collection of Mrs. G.G. Scranton, acquired between 1932-1939.American Private Collection. Sotheby's. Important... [Lire la suite]
31 juillet 2022

Shang dynasty archaic bronzes sold at Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 28 July 2022

Lot 3001. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Jue, Shang dynasty (c. 1500-1050 BC); h. 20.8 cm, w. 17 cm. Lot sold: 378,000 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 cast beneath the handle with a two-character inscription reading Fu Yi ('Father Yi'). Provenance: Mandala Fine Arts, Hong Kong. Note: Father Yi (Fu Yi) should be the father of the patron, for whom the vessel was dedicated. Compare a similar example without... [Lire la suite]
18 avril 2022

A black stone slit disc (Jue), Neolithic period-Shang dynasty

Lot 226. A black stone slit disc (Jue), Neolithic period-Shang dynasty; Diameter 2⅛ in., 5.4 cm. Lot sold: 1,134 USD (Estimate: 800 - 1,200 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Speed Art Museum. Provenance: - Christie's New York, 1st June 1990, lot 3 (part lot).  - Collection of William H. and Sophia H. Harrison. - Gifted to the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, in 2000 (acc. no. 2000.13.25). Sotheby's. Important Chinese... [Lire la suite]
18 avril 2022

A calcified jade slit disc (Jue), Neolithic period-Shang dynasty

Lot 225. A calcified jade slit disc (Jue), Neolithic period-Shang dynasty; Diameter 1⅛ in., 2.9 cm. Lot sold: 2,016 USD (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Speed Art Museum. Provenance: - Christie's New York, 1st June 1990, lot 3 (part lot).  - Collection of William H. and Sophia H. Harrison. - Gifted to the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, in 2000 (acc. no. 2000.13.24). Sotheby's. Important Chinese... [Lire la suite]

31 mars 2022

A bronze ritual tripod wine vessel, jue, Late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC

Lot 712. A bronze ritual tripod wine vessel, jue, Late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC; 8 3⁄4 in. (22.2 cm.) high. Price realised USD 22,680 (Estimate USD 20,000 – USD 30,000). © Christie's 2022 The deep body is raised on three blade-shaped supports and is flat-cast on the sides with a band of stylized dragons below a band of cruciform motifs all on a leiwen ground. The posts that rise from the rim have conical caps cast with whorl motifs. An inscription, nan (son) is cast... [Lire la suite]
25 mars 2022

An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (Jue), Late Shang dynasty

Lot 3. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (Jue), Late Shang dynasty. Height 7⅝ in., 19.3 cm. Lot sold: 63,000 USD (Estimate: 12,000 - 15,000 USD). © Sothebys. with a two-character inscription beneath the handle reading Fu Wu. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Toeg. Sotheby's London, 3rd December 1963, lot 180. Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. E.4.2.  Literature: Rose Kerr... [Lire la suite]
15 mars 2022

Two fragments of a ceremonial bone spatula, Shang dynasty

Lot 4. Two fragments of a ceremonial bone spatula, Shang dynasty. Length of longest 2¾ in., 7 cm. Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 USD. Lot sold: 10,710 USD. © Sothebys. Provenance: Collection of H.K. Burnet. Sotheby's London, 3rd April 1941, lot 229. Collection of Professor D.M.S. Watson FSA (1886-1973). Sotheby's London, 19th October 1965, lots 18 and 19. Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. E.4.9. Sotheby's. A Journey... [Lire la suite]
28 janvier 2022

Shang dynasty bronzes sold at Sotheby's New York 17 september 2013

Lot 12. A bronze tripod ritual wine vessel (jue), Late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC. Height 8 in., 20.3 cm. Lot Sold: 20,000 USD. (Estimate: 15,000 – 20,000 USD). © Sotheby's stoutly cast, the body of deep U-form shape raised on three tapering blade supports, the sides with two taotie masks formed of detached scrolled reserves enclosing leiwen and two rectangular protuberant eyes; one centered by a narrow notched flange, the other by the bovine mask loop handle, surmounted by a band of upright... [Lire la suite]