01 janvier 2022

A Jian russet-streaked 'hare's fur' temmoku bowl, Southern Song dynasty

  Lot 5020. A Jian russet-streaked 'hare's fur' temmoku bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 12.4 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot sold: 189,000 HKD (Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Provenance: An Asian private collection. Note: Jian tea bowls were renowned for their unique suitability for tea drinking as the fine foam of the whisked powdered tea contrasted attractively against the dark glaze of the vessel. The thickness of the glaze helped... [Lire la suite]

31 décembre 2021

A superb Henan russet-splashed blacked-glazed 'partridge feather' temmoku bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)

Lot 5015. A superb Henan russet-splashed blacked-glazed 'partridge feather' temmoku bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 12.1 cm. Lot sold: 403,200 HKD (Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Provenance: Collection of Stephen Junkunc III. An American private collection. Christie's New York, 21st September 1995, lot 180. Collection of Mr and Mrs James E. Breece III Christie's New York, 18th September 2003, lot 251. Collection of Peter Scheinman... [Lire la suite]
10 décembre 2018

A Northern ware Jian-type temmoku bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)

Lot 70. A Northern ware Jian-type temmoku bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). 8,9 cm, 3 1/2  in. Estimate 12,000 — 15,000 EUR. Lot Sold: 15.000 EUR. © Sotheby's de forme conique sur un petit pied circulaire, recouvert d'une belle glaçure 'fourrure de lièvre', le pied non émaillé, le col ceint d'une bordure en métal doré. Provenance: Acquired in Japan. Sotheby's. Art d'Asie, 11 décembre 2018
26 novembre 2018

A Jian 'Hare's fur' temmoku bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279)

Lot 387. A Jian 'Hare's fur' temmoku bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 12.4 cm, 4 7/8  in. Estimate 50,000-70,000  HKD. Lot sold 62,500 HKD (7,024 EUR). © Sotheby's.  with deep sides rising to an indented rim, covered overall in a black glaze with cascading russet 'hare's fur' streaks and pooling short of the foot. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, HongKong, 28 november 2018, 10:15 AM
25 avril 2018

A rare 'Jian' 'Hare's fur' temmoku bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279)

Lot 59. A rare 'Jian' 'Hare's fur' temmoku bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 12.4 cm, 4 7/8  in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 GBP. Lot Sold 106,250 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018.  of deep conical form with a groove below the lip and a shallow straight foot, covered in a thick black lustrous glaze, the interior with silver striations, the exterior with brown striations at the rim terminating in silvery-blue striations where the glaze pools short of the unglazed foot revealing the dark brown body... [Lire la suite]