white marble

Lot 7. A striated white marble pillow, Tang dynasty (618-907); 5 3/8in (13.6cm) wide. Sold for US$14,025 (Estimate US$2,000 - 3,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 The solid oblong block with flat sides and slightly canted top, the corners beveled and gently rounded, the base slightly domed with rounded edges, the dense white stone with subtle striations of silvery grey tones, softly polished with traces of encrustation from burial. Note: Tang pottery pillows of this form and size are well-known and... [Lire la suite]

      Lot 295. An exceptionally rare white marble pear-shaped bottle and cover, Sui-Tang dynasty, 7th century. Height 12⅜ in., 31.5 cm. Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 USD. © Sothebys. Property from an American Private Collection. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 22nd September 2005, lot 297. Note: It is extremely rare to find vessels of this early date made of marble, a medium that was then used for carving figural or animal sculptures. A few white marble vessels, such as a footed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 95. A white marble figure of a seated lion, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 4⅛ in., 10.6 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD. Lot sold: 4,032 USD. © Sothebys.  Provenance: Christie's London, 31st October 1966, lot 150. Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. T.1.2. Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Part 1, New York, 22 March 2022

Lot 8. An extremely rare white marble 'grain measure' cup, Song dynasty (960-1279). Height 2⅜ in., 6 cm. Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 USD. Lot sold: 20,160 USD. © Sothebys.  Provenance: Collection of Professor Charles Gabriel (1873-1940) and Brenda Zara Seligman (1882-1965), by 1955. Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. T.5.2. Exhibited: The Arts of the T'ang Dynasty, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1955, cat. no. 319. Note: This... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5. An exceptionally rare white marble figure of a turtle, Shang dynasty (c. 1500-1050 BC). Length 3 in., 8 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD. Lot sold: 6,300 USD. © Sothebys.  Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. E.3.14. Note: Shang dynasty marble carvings are extremely rare, much more so than  other ritual works of art and vessels created from bronze, jade,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 742. A superb carved white marble figure of a lion, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 6 3⁄4 in. (17 cm.) high, cloth box. Estimate USD 40,000 – USD 60,000. Price realised USD 75,600. © Christie's 2022 The powerfully carved beast is shown seated and facing forward and with front legs firmly planted on a rectangular plinth, the mouth open in a roar. Provenance: Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 25 November 1990. Note: The lion is well represented in Buddhist art of the Tang dynasty, as... [Lire la suite]

Lot 29. A rare white marble figure of a lokapala, Tang dynasty, 8th century; 51.5cm., 20 1/8 in. Sold 96,000 GBP (Estimate 80,000 - 100,000 GBP). © Sotheby's.  the guardian finely carved standing, his body slightly twisted to the right with both hands resting atop his sword (now missing), dressed in full armour with large circular breastplates and a bow-tied cape around his shoulder falling over flowing sleeves emerging from dragon-head epaulets, all above an... [Lire la suite]

Lot 838. A white marble figure of a lion, Five dynasties-Song dynasty or later; 20.5 cm. Lot sold: 176,400 HKD (Estimate: 80,000-100,000 HKD). © Sotheby's. Provenance: Mandala Fine Arts, Hong Kong, early 2000s. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 3 December 2021

Lot 3127. A carved white marble buffalo, Song-Ming dynasty (960-1644); 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) wide. Estimate HKD 15,000 - HKD 30,000. Price realised HKD 18,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 Christie's. Pavilion Online – Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 27 May - 11 June 2021 

Lot 5020. A white marble figure of a seated bodhisattva, Eastern Wei dynasty (534-550); 37 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 50,400 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: A French private collection.Christie's Paris, 11th December 2013, lot 322 (EUR 7,500). Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 2021