wall vase

A famille-rose 'Da ji' wall vase, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong (1736-1795). Photo China Guardian D 35 cm. Estimate: HKD 18,000-28,000 (USD: 2,300-3,600) China Guardian Hong Kong 2013 Spring Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. April 4-5 2013. http://english.cguardian.com

A famille-rose Turquoise-Ground wall vase. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. Photo Sotheby's the flat-back vessel with a compressed globular body surmounted by a flaring mouth with three circular openings on the top, the body centred with a stylised lotus surrounded by further florets borne on meandering foliate scrolls, all outlined in gilt and reserved on a turquoise ground, the wide trumpet mouth similarly decorated with lotus blossoms and undulating foliage, between pendant ruyi heads and formalised upright leaf motifs, the three... [Lire la suite]

  A lime-green ground Famille-Rose Wall Vase. Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong; Photo Sotheby's the flat-back vase finely potted with a rounded rectangular body raised on a slightly splayed foot, tapering to a waisted neck beneath a flaring mouth, flanked by a pair of iron-red and gilt-decorated dragon handles, the central white rectangular panel inscribed in clerical script (lishu) with a poem followed by two iron-red seals Qian and Long, enclosed within a border of lotus, lily and iris blossoms borne on an undulating foliate... [Lire la suite]

A rare blue and white double-gour, wall vase. Mark and period of Wanli . Photo Sotheby's the flat-back vase elegantly potted of double-gourd form, supported on a slightly flared foot, gently rising to a slender neck and lipped mouth, the lower bulb brilliantly painted in cobalt blue with a seated high official holding a ruyi, flanked by his attendants in front of a screen, surrounded by scholars and further attendants on the sides, all in a garden scene with trees and rockwork, below bands of scrolling foliage and pendant... [Lire la suite]

A fine Canton enamel phoenix wall vase, China, 18th century.photo courtesy Nagel H. 17 cm.  Very minor wear, good condition  Estimate 1 500 € Property from an old European private collection Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art. November 5th 2010 www.auction.de

A rare blue-ground 'famille-rose' imperially inscribed wall vase. Seal mark and period of Qianlong. Photo Courtesy Sotheby's the flat-back vessel of oval shape with a globular body rising to a waisted neck and everted rim, moulded with a quatre-lobed panel enclosing a six-column inscription ending with Qianlong renxu (corresponding to 1742), all reserved on a vibrant blue ground decorated with four qilong dragons with long sinuous bodies floating amid feathery leafy scrolls, clutching the curling stems in their mouths and... [Lire la suite]