06 décembre 2022

A white and russet jade carving of a tiger, Song-Ming Dynasty (960-1644)

Lot 22. A white and russet jade carving of a tiger, Song-Ming Dynasty (960-1644); 7.7cm (3in) long. (2). Sold for HKD 153,000 (Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 150,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Carved as a flattened recumbent tiger slightly leaning to the right, its head turned to the left, detailed with a wide grin, thick eyebrows, fine whiskers and sharp fangs, its fur incised with vertical stripes, and its tail flicked over its haunches at the end of the raised backbone, the stone of even white... [Lire la suite]
Posté par Alain Truong à 18:10 - - Commentaires [0] - Permalien [#]
Tags : , ,

06 décembre 2022

A rare grey and brown jade figure of a tiger, Song Dynasty (960-1279)

Lot 19. A rare grey and brown jade figure of a tiger, Song Dynasty (960-1279); 5.2cm (2in) high. (2). Sold for HKD 178,500 (Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 150,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The crouching tiger facing forward with bulbous eyes, a long snout, closed mouth, the ears pressed back against the neck, its paws outstretched and seated on its haunches, the stone of greyish white tone with blackish-brown inclusions, box. Provenance: C. Philip Cardeiro (1930-2014). ... [Lire la suite]
24 février 2022

A rare large pottery tile of a tiger, Han dynasty (220 BC-AD 220)

Lot 732. A rare large pottery tile of a tiger, Han dynasty (220 BC-AD 220); 19 1⁄4 in. (48.6 cm.) wide, softwood frame. Price realised USD 25,200 (Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000). © Christie's 2022 The tile is modeled in relief with a tiger with pronounced stripes emerging from the right side and stretching its forelegs.  Provenance: C.T. Loo (according to label).Christian Humann (d. 1981), Pan Asian Collection, New York. Exhibited: On loan: Denver Art Museum, prior to 1983. Note: A... [Lire la suite]
Posté par Alain Truong à 14:58 - - Commentaires [0] - Permalien [#]
Tags : , ,
13 janvier 2022

A bronze figure of a tiger, Eastern Han dynasty-Six dynasties (AD 25-589)

Lot 830. A bronze figure of a tiger, Eastern Han dynasty-Six dynasties (AD 25-589); l. 31.5 cm. Lot sold: 756,000 HKD (Estimate: 200,000-300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's. Provenance: Mandala Fine Arts, Hong Kong. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 3 December 2021
26 septembre 2021

A pale green and brown jade figure of a tiger, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Lot 52. A pale green and brown jade figure of a tiger, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Width 1⅝ in., 4.2 cm. Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 USD. Lot sold: 75,600 USD. © Sotheby's 2021 carved in the round, the coiled recumbent feline with legs tucked underneath, the head lowered resting on the front paws, the long tail curled around the body and nestled between the head and paws, the face with squared eyes above a ruyi-form nose and straight mouth indicated by a single incised line, the... [Lire la suite]
13 janvier 2020

A rare carved bone figure of a tiger, late Shang dynasty, 11th century BC

Lot 1192. A rare carved bone figure of a tiger, late Shang dynasty, 11th century BC; 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) long. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 The hollow, or partially hollow, figure is well carved in the round as a tiger standing with head facing forward and tail curled to form a loop. The head is well delineated and there are bands of hooked scrolls on the back, chevrons on the sides and scale-like markings on the belly. The bone... [Lire la suite]

03 janvier 2017

Tiger, Fourth Rank Military Official, 1850-1870

Tiger, Fourth Rank Military Official, 1850-1870. Silk embroidery on silk, height: 11 1/2 in, 29.21 cm; width: 12 1/2 in, 31.75 cm. Neusteter Textile Collection: Gift of James P. Grant and Betty Grant Austin, 1977.233 © Denver Art Museum Tiger in yellow surrounded by symbols: canopy at top, bats, pomegrenate, the three plenties, wheel with flames, endless knot bottom left, fish, cloud forms. Colors are light and dark blues, green, reds, yellows. Border designs in blues.
Posté par Alain Truong à 20:31 - - Commentaires [0] - Permalien [#]
Tags : , ,
14 octobre 2015

Exceptional works by Japanese master offered at Bonhams

Shibata Zeshin (柴田是真 (1807–1891). A tiger from an album of 18 urushi-e (lacquer) paintings. Estimate £15,000 - 20,000. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- Bonhams will hold the second of a series of sales from the Misumi Collection of Important Works of Lacquer Art and Paintings on Tuesday 10 November at its New Bond Street headquarters in London. Last year’s white-glove sale of the first part of the collection achieved a total of £1,424,500, over four times the pre-sale estimate. A selection of masterpieces by... [Lire la suite]
15 août 2015

Big cats by Colin Langford

North Chinese Leopard by Colin Langford Black Jaguar by Colin Langford Jaguar by Colin Langford Serval by Colin Langford Caracal by Colin Langford White Lion by Colin Langford Tiger by Colin Langford White Tiger by Colin Langford Amur Leopard by Colin Langford Black Jaguar by Colin Langford Amur Tiger by Colin Langford White Lion by Colin Langford White Lion by Colin Langford Rusty Spotted Cat by Colin Langford
30 mars 2015

Swimming tiger by Henrik Vind

Swimming tiger by Henrik Vind
Posté par Alain Truong à 00:15 - - Commentaires [0] - Permalien [#]
Tags : ,