11 mai 2022

A very rare blue-glazed zhadou, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735)

Lot 3517. A very rare blue-glazed zhadou, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735) d. 14.3 cm. Lot sold 2,268,000 HKD (Estimate : 1,800,000 - 2,500,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Collection of Professor J. Norman Collie, FRS (1859-1942), one of the founding members of the Oriental Ceramic Society, and thence by descent. Exhibited: Sarah Wong and Stacey Pierson, eds, Collectors, Curators, Connoisseurs: A Century of the Oriental Ceramic Society, 1921-2021, Hong Kong, 2021, cat. no.... [Lire la suite]

12 janvier 2022

Three parcel-gilt silver vessels, Liao dynasty (907-1125) at Sotheby's HK 3 December 2021

Lot 821. A rare parcel-gilt silver repoussé 'makara' ewer, Liao dynasty (907-1125); h. 18.8 cm. Lot sold: 214,200 HKD (Estimate: 80,000 - 100,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 31st May 2017, lot 3144 (offered). Lot 822. A rare parcel-gilt silver repoussé cup and cup stand, Liao dynasty (907-1125); cup: d. 6.9 cm, cup stand: d. 14.5 cm. Lot sold: 107,100 HKD (Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Provenance: Christie's... [Lire la suite]
22 décembre 2021

A rare Xingyao white-glazed spittoon, zhadou, Tang dynasty-Five dynasties

Lot 383. A rare Xingyao white-glazed spittoon, zhadou, Tang dynasty - Five dynasties (618-960); w. 15.6 cm. Lot sold: 189,000 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Note: Xingyao wares from Hebei province were amongst the finest ceramic wares during the Tang and Five Dynasties period. The kilns were best known for their pure white body and highly glossy glaze, and renowned for their production of tea bowls and bowl stands. Xingyao vessels of this form are... [Lire la suite]
22 décembre 2021

A Yaozhou black-glazed zhadou, Late Tang dynasty (618-907)

Lot 367. A Yaozhou black-glazed zhadou, Late Tang dynasty (618-907); w. 13.3 cm. Lot sold: 32,760 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 30 November 2021
03 décembre 2021

Qingbai ware from The Songde Tang Collection sold at Hong Kong, 3 december 2021

Lot 2801. A rare small Qingbai vase, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high, box. Price realised HKD 350,000 (Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 80,000). © Christie's 2021 The vase is raised on a spreading foot rising towards the globular body below the trumpet neck supporting a cup-shaped mouth. It is covered with a translucent glaze of aquamarine tone.  Lot 2802. A Qingbai zhadou, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 7 3⁄8 in. (18.9 cm.) diam., box. Price... [Lire la suite]
11 juin 2021

A rare Dingyao spitoon, zhadou, Northern Song Dynasty

Lot 65. A rare Dingyao spitoon, zhadou, Northern Song Dynasty; 22cm (8 5/8in) diam. Sold for HK$ 477,500 (€ 50,467). © Bonhams. Thinly potted with a compressed globular body incised around the exterior with stylised peony petals, the waisted neck surmounted by a wide flared mouth carved with further floral motifs, covered overall in a creamy-white glaze of ivory tone. Provenance: Berwald Oriental Art, LondonProfessor Conrad Harris, UK, acquired from the above on 30 April 2002. Note: Conrad Harris became interested in Chinese... [Lire la suite]

09 novembre 2020

A rare Dingyao spittoon, zhadou, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)

Lot 15. A rare Dingyao spittoon, zhadou, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127); 22cm (8 5/8in) diam. Estimate £ 3,000 - £ 5,000. Sold for £ 175,062 (€ 193,588). Courtesy Bonhams. Thinly potted with a compressed globular body incised around the exterior with stylised lotus petals, the waisted neck surmounted by a wide flared mouth carved with further floral motifs, covered overall in a creamy-white glaze of ivory tone. Provenance: Berwald Oriental Art, LondonProfessor Conrad Harris, UK, acquired from... [Lire la suite]
30 octobre 2020

A red-glazed spittoon, zhadou, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795)

Lot 306. A red-glazed spittoon, zhadou, Qianlong six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-1795); 11.6 cm. (4 5/8 in.) diam. Auction Result: HKD: 29,500. © 2020 China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd. China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art: Part I, 2020 Autumn Auctions
03 juin 2020

A white-glazed zhadou, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

Lot 314. A white-glazed zhadou, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); d. 11 cm, 4 3/8  in. Estimate 70,000 - 90,000 HKD. Unsold. Courtesy Sotheby's. the compressed globular body rising from a splayed foot to a flared rim, the white body covered in a thin transparent glaze stopping neatly at the foot leaving the base unglazed. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 Jun 2020, 10:00 AM
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14 avril 2020

A small painted enamel jar, zhadou, Qianlong four-character mark within a double square in iron red and of the period (1736-1795

Lot 3377. A small painted enamel jar, zhadou, Qianlong four-character mark within a double square in iron red and of the period (1736-1795); 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 475,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. The jar is enamelled on the bombe shaped body with two cartouches in mirror image of a European lady and a gentleman in a garden, and surrounded by floral scrolls and arabesques on a bright turquoise ground. The trumpet neck is encircled by... [Lire la suite]