14 mai 2021

An Underglaze-Blue And Copper-Red-Decorated ‘Dragon’ Moonflask, Qianlong Period, 1736-1795

 Lot 3316. An Underglaze-Blue And Copper-Red-Decorated ‘Dragon’ Moonflask, Qianlong Mark and Period (1736-1795). H 37.5cm. Estimate HKD 150,000 - 200,000 (USD 19,231 - 25,641). Sold Price: HKD 216,000 (USD 27,692). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited A flattened spherical shaped body surmounted by a cylindrical neck and a set of handles. Each side depicted with a majestic dragon in copper-red glaze, then further adorned with patterns of waves and clouds sparsely distributed across... [Lire la suite]

29 septembre 2020

An underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated bottle vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

 Lot 843. An underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated bottle vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 30,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. Decorated with a dragon with copper-red scales encircling the shoulder below the tall, cylindrical neck, and with a band of waves and rocks above the foot. Provenance: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1990. Christie's. Sacred and Imperial: The... [Lire la suite]
27 novembre 2019

An underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated brush pot, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Lot 3075. An underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated brush pot, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 250,000. Price realised HKD 350,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 The brushpot is painted to the exterior with a continuous scene depicting a seated lady and scholar-officials with their attendants in an interior setting which extends to a terrace. The base has an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of... [Lire la suite]
13 janvier 2017

A large underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated dish, Early Kangxi period, circa 1670

Lot 3589. A large underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated dish, Early Kangxi period, circa 1670. Estimate $10,000 – $15,000. Price Realized $62,500. Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015 The dish is decorated on the interior with a scene from the Romance of the Western Chamber, depicting Yingying’s servant Hongniang kneeling before Yingying’s mother and an attendant in a curtained pavilion. An inscription referring to the scene appears on the wall behind the mother. The dish is supported on an unglazed... [Lire la suite]
13 janvier 2017

A large and unusual underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated dish, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double

 Lot 3581. A large and unusual underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated dish, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722). Estimate $25,000 – $35,000 Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015 The dish is decorated in the interior with an overall design drawn in a penciled style with leaping carp and Buddhist emblems on a ground of undulating waves. The reverse is painted with four further Buddhist emblems above the channeled foot. 13 ¾ in. (34.9 cm.) diam. ... [Lire la suite]
13 janvier 2017

An underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated basin, Early Kangxi period, circa 1670

Lot 3580. An underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated basin, Early Kangxi period, circa 1670. Estimate $20,000 – $30,000. Price Realized $62,500. Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015 The basin is decorated in the interior with a praying mantis on a large rock beneath a prunus tree with a butterfly fluttering above. The cavetto is decorated with peony and chrysanthemum sprays beneath a band of flowering prunus branches on the everted rim. The basin is supported on an plain unglazed channeled foot. 14 ¼ in.... [Lire la suite]
21 mars 2015

An underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated high-shouldered vase, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

An underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated high-shouldered vase, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Price Realized $106,250 . Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The body decorated with two deer standing beside a pine tree below scrolling clouds and a crane in flight on the tall, slender neck, the base with an apocryphal Kangxi six-character mark; 10 ¾ in. (27.2 cm.) high Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1977. Christie's. THE COLLECTION... [Lire la suite]
27 février 2015

An underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated ‘Dragon’ moonflask, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the p

Lot 3156. An underglaze-blue and copper-red-decorated ‘Dragon’ moonflask, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 12 ¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high. Estimate $300,000 – $500,000. Price realised USD 317,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2015 Each side of the vase is decorated in copper red of soft, shaded tones with a dragon leaping in pursuit of a copper-red flaming pearl amidst blue clouds and above a band of wind-tossed waves, and a pair of arched handles painted with... [Lire la suite]