30 décembre 2020
A parcel-gilt copper alloy 'Phoenix and Flowers' incense burner, by Hu Wenming, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Lot 1029. A parcel-gilt copper alloy 'Phoenix and Flowers' incense burner, by Hu Wenming, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 18.3 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 69,300 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Property from the collection of Cheng Huan.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020
29 décembre 2020
A parcel-gilt copper alloy 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' incense burner, by Hu Wenming, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Lot 1023. A parcel-gilt copper alloy 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' incense burner, by Hu Wenming, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 18.5 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 81,900 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Property from the collection of Cheng Huan.
Provenance: Susan Chen, Hong Kong.
Note: Hu Wenming from Songjiang, Jiangsu province, was one of the most accomplished master metalworkers of the late Ming period, who specialised in the production of gilt metal vessels for the scholar's desk. For... [Lire la suite]