zun

Lot 3007. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, zun, Late Shang - early Western Zhou dynasty; h. 24.7 cm. Lot sold: 504,000 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. the interior cast with three characters reading ge fu xin, with 2 x-rays. Provenance: Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, 2010, by repute. Note: The inscription, ge fu xin 戈父辛, indicates that this zun vessel was dedicated to Father Xin of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 29. A rare Ru-type archaistic baluster vase, zun, Qianlong seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 34cm (13 1/2in) high. (2). Sold for HKD 444,000 (Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 700,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Modelled as a flattened archaic bronze hu, the rounded sides resting on a slightly sprayed foot rising to a slightly flared mouthrim, the waisted neck flanked by a pair of stylised relief-moulded pushou ring handles, covered overall in a pale greenish-blue glaze and moulded... [Lire la suite]

Lot 109. A gilt and silvered bronze ‘animal’ vessel and cover, zun, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); overall h. 17.8 cm, d. 18.5 cm. Lot sold: 630,000 HKD (Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 the cylindrical body decorated with a main frieze enclosing an undulating silvered cloud scroll, amid the scrolls with finely rendered animals, such as a pheasant, a leaping deer, a pouncing bear and other mythical creatures, all below a silvered chevron band, the vessel... [Lire la suite]

The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung. Lot 106. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, zun, Late Shang - Western Zhou dynasty; h. 21.8 cm. Lot sold: 693,000 HKD (Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 well cast with a slightly bulging midsection rising from a splayed foot to a wide trumpet neck, cast around the body in crisp relief with two animal masks against a background of thunder patterns (leiwen) between bow-string bands, each mask... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3554. A Flambé-Glazed Vase, Zun, Seal Mark and Period of Yongzheng (1723-1735). H 26cm. Sold for HKD 4,500,000 (Estimate HKD 2,800,000 - 3,200,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022  Provenance: 1. Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2006, no. 13662. Meiyintang Collection, Switzerland. Published: Kang Ruijun, The Meiyintang Collection of Chinese Ceramics, Volume IV (II), London, 1994-2010, pp. 359-361, no. 1809 Note: The bottle has a flared mouth, a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 103. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (Zhi), Early Western Zhou dynasty. Height 10¼ in., 26 cm. Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 USD. Lot sold: 44,100 USD. © Sothebys. Provenance: Collection of Armand Trampitsch (1890-1975), (by repute). Maître Maurice Rheims, Commissaire-Priseur, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 6th June 1956, lot 103. Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. E.5.12.  Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese... [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 3554. A Flambé-Glazed Vase, Zun, Seal Mark And Period Of Yongzheng (1723-1735). H 33.5cm. Sold for HKD 4,500,000/USD 576,923 (Estimate HKD 2,800,000 - 3,200,000/USD 358,974 - 410,256). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited The pear-shaped body is molded with double-ribs at the shoulder and applied with two taotie mask handles suspending fixed rings. The vase is covered with a characteristically thick and bright purple glaze with turquoise streaks thinning to a brown over the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 806. An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, zun, Early Western Zhou dynasty; h. 31.3 cm. Lot sold: 504,000 HKD (Estimate: 400,000-600,000 HKD). © Sotheby's. Provenance: Hartman Rare Art, New York. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 3 December 2021

Lot 36. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (Zun), Late Shang dynasty. Height 10 in., 25.5 cm. Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 USD. Lot sold: 201,600 USD. © Sotheby's 2021 robustly cast of cylindrical form, the waisted vessel with flared pedestal foot and wide trumpet mouth, punctuated by four evenly spaced prominent vertical flanges that extend past the rim, crisply cast in relief with a pair of large taotie masks and confronting... [Lire la suite]