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Lot 3049. An inscribed silver-alloy pouring vessel, yi, Yuan dynasty (1379-1368); 22.8 cm. Lot sold: 107,100 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. the ring below the spout inscribed with four characters reading Zhen Hua Xiao Yin (pure snow-flake silver). Provenance: Laiyantang Collection, Hong Kong, 1990s, coll. no. MW 67. Exhibited: Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, on loan, 1997-2005. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian... [Lire la suite]

Lot 304. A rare set of bronze water vessel and stand, yi, Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC); 20cm (7 7/8in) wide (2). Sold for HK$114,750 . © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance: Ikeda Gallery, Japan, 1990s. Bonhams. AUTUMN SALE OF CHINESE ART A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION, Hong Kong, 25 November – 16 December 2022

Lot 109. A bronze dragon-head wine vessel, yi, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368); 24.5cm (9 5/8in) wide. Sold for HKD 127,500 (Est: HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The vessel raised on a flat base rising to a lipped rim, the S-shaped loop handle formed by the tail of a dragon incised with scales with its head on the opposite side as a spout, the body decorated with wave pattern. Provenance: A Portuguese private collection, acquired in the first half of the 20th century and thence... [Lire la suite]

Lot 113. An inscribed archaic bronze pouring vessel, yi, Zhou dynasty (1050-221 BC); 34.9 cm. Lot sold: 1,764,000 HKD (Estimate: 300,000 - 500,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the boat-shaped vessel raised on four dragon-shaped feet and set with a curved U-shaped spout, the exterior cast with horizontal concave ribs with a wide band of zoomorphic S-shaped motifs below the rim, set to one side with a loop handle formed by the arched body of a ferocious mythical beast with elaborate horns and a... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3003. A pair of inscribed archaic bronze ritual food vessels, Ding, Early Western Zhou dynasty (1050-771 BC); h. 20 cm, w. 17 cm. Lot sold: 1,512,000 HKD (Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 inscribed with a six-character inscription; with 6 X-rays Provenance: Hartman Rare Art, New York. Note: Notable for its bowl-like body and three blade-like zoomorphic legs, the present lot represents an unusual group of ding. Inspired by pottery... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3301. A gold bowl with a dragon handle, yi, Song dynasty (960-1279). W 12.1cm 95g. Sold for HKD 144,000 (Estimate 120,000 - 180,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022. Provenance: An American private collection. Literature : Michael C. Teller IV, Royal Chinese Treasures: Tang and Song Dynasties, Willamsburg, Virginia, 1991, p. 40-41, pl.20. Poly Auction. Colours Beyond Landscapes: Important Chinese Art including European and American Collections, Hong Kong, 14 July 2022

Lot 3158. A gilt-decorated silver 'makara' vessel, yi, Tang dynasty (618-907). W 32.6cm. Estimate HKD 280,000 - 350,000.  Sold for 1,140,000 HKD. © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022.  Provenance: An American private collection. Literature: Michael C. Teller IV, Royal Chinese Treasures: Tang and Song Dynasties, Willamsburg, Virginia, 1991, p. 60-61, pl.30. Poly Auction. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 14 July 2022

 Lot 39. An inscribed archaic bronze pouring vessel (Yi), Late Western Zhou dynasty. Length 13⅞ in., 35.1 cm. Lot sold: 100,800 USD (Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 USD). © Sothebys. the interior cast with a sixteen-character inscription reading bo X X zuo X qi wannian zizi sunsun yongbaoyongxiang. Provenance: Private Collection. Sotheby's London, 15th June 1964, lot 52 (part lot). Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 15. A bronze ritual food vessel (gui), Early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century BC. Length 11 5/8  in., 29.5 cm. Lot Sold: 125,000 USD. (Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 USD). © Sotheby's boldly cast with a swelling body below an everted rim with a band of eight archaistic kui dragons between bow-string borders and divided into four pairs by a small animal mask on each side, the vessel flanked by a pair of loop handles each issuing from a bovine mask and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 332. A blue and white 'lingzhi' pouring vessel, yi, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); Japanese wood box, 15.4 cm. Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 HKD. Lot sold: 126,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Nakayama (1915-2000) Collection, by repute. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 26 May 2021