jue

Lot 134. A rare small archaistic Longquan celadon tripod vessel, jue, 15th century; 12.2cm high. Sold for €3,200. Photo Bonhams. With a rounded body raised on three high, splayed legs, the wide spout flanked by two short posts above loop handles, the body moulded on either side with leafy tendrils and lingzhi below a classic meandering scroll, applied overall with a lustrous green glaze. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Roland Sonderhoff (1897-1960), Hamburg, collected in Japan before 1942, thence... [Lire la suite]

Ritual vessel jue for serving wine, Shang dynasty, ca 1200 BC. Bronze, height 18 cm. National Gallery of Prague, Vp 2909. The ritual bronze wares from the Bronze Period (ca 2000–200 BC) that have survived in China in large numbers are unique in use and production technology. They were not made in the so-called lost-wax technique, but were cast in complexly decorated moulds of joint ceramic parts specially produced for each object. At the time the first states were forming in China, these vessels were used for rituals to pay respect... [Lire la suite]

Lot 901. Property from a Prestigious Private Collection. A bronze ritual food vessel, gui, Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th-10th century BC; 28.4 cm across handles. Estimate USD 100,000 – USD 150,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2023 An eight-character inscription on the interior reads shu xiang zuo fu gui bao zun yi (This precious sacrificial vessel was made by Shu Xiang for Father Gui). Provenance : J. T. Tai & Co., New York, 1965.Arthur M. Sackler... [Lire la suite]

Bronze Jue-wine-vessel, 11th Century B.C. Collection of Shanghai Museum

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]