white-glazed 'Anhua'

Lot 3058. An incised white-glazed 'anhua' jar, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1566); 21.5 cm., 8 3/8  in. Estimate 100,000 — 120,000 HKD. Lot sold 187,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 the broad-shouldered baluster body rising from a recessed base to a short tapered neck, freely incised around the exterior with a leafy lotus scroll band, all above a lotus-lappet band and covered overall in a milky-white glaze. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Hong Kong,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 113. A large white-glazed 'anhua' 'Phoenix' bowl, Ming Dynasty, Hongwu Period (1368-1398). Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP (27,130 - 40,695 EUR). Unsold. Photo Sotheby's robustly potted with rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a flared rim, the interior incised with vaporous ruyi clouds in the centre, surrounded by two anhua phoenix with outstretched wings and long curling tails, the exterior left undecorated, all beneath a smooth creamy glaze with a slight tinge of... [Lire la suite]

A rare white-glazed 'Anhua' dish, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate 12,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's. the shallow rounded sides rising to a gently everted rim, the sides delicately incised with two pairs of dragon and phoenix, covered overall with a luminous and fine white glaze, the base with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue within a double circle - Diameter 7 7/8  in., 20.3 cm Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries Inc., New York, 1980s Sotheby's.... [Lire la suite]