Chinese Ceramics sold at Christie's HK, 11 Nov 2025
Lot 1242. A Yue celadon iron-spotted 'chicken-head' ewer, Western Jin dynasty (265-317); 23 cm high. Price Realised HKD 63,500 (Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: Sold Christie's New York, 2 June 1994, lot 238
Lot 1232. A green-glazed pottery tray and two jars, Northern Dynasties-Sui dynasty (386-618). Tray: 38.4 cm diam. ; Larger jar: 18.5 cm high. Price Realised HKD 13,970 (Estimate HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, 1990s
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Lot 1235. A white-glazed elephant-shaped pillow, Tang dynasty (618-907); 11.5 cm wide, box. Price Realised HKD 152,400 (Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: Treasure Gallery, Hong Kong, May 1999
Priestley & Ferraro, London, by repute
The Ten-Views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, no. PR1
Sold at Poly Hong Kong, Important Tang Treasures from the Ten-Views Lingbi Rock Retrest Collection, 10 October 2022, lot 3246
Lot 1236. A very rare inscribed Xing white-glazed jar, Tang dynasty (618-907); 21.3 cm high, box. Price Realised HKD 101,600 (Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
The base is incised with the character, ying.
Provenance: Acquired in Taiwan in 1999
Lot 1237. A Xing white-glazed ewer, Tang dynasty (618-907); 19.4 cm high, box. Price Realised HKD 203,200 (Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 200,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, September 1999
Dr. Jonathan Broido (1941-2008) Collection, London
Lot 1238. A Yaozhou painted 'floral' box and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907); 7 cm diam., Japanese wood box. Price Realised HKD 69,850 (Estimate HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: Sen Shu Tey, Tokyo, 1998
Lot 1239. A blue-glazed pottery jar, Tang dynasty (618-907); 21.5cm high, Japanese wood box. Price Realised HKD 82,550 (Estimate HKD 70,000 - HKD 90,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: Collection of Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937)
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, in memory of her sister Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in 1928 (acc. no. 1928.249)
Sold at Sotheby’s New York, 11 September 2019, lot 689
Lot 1240. A rare Yue celadon bird-form cup, Five dynasties (907-960); 15 cm across handles, box. Price Realised HKD 254,000 (Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 400,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: An English private collection, acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980s
The Property of a Lady; sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 9 July 2020, lot 2876
Lot 1243. A Yue celadon double-gourd ewer, Five Dynasties (907-960); 19 cm high. Price Realised HKD 101,600 (Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: Sold at Sotheby's London, 7 December 1993, lot 151
Lot 1245. A Xing white-glazed lobed bowl, Five Dynasties (907-960); 17 cm diam. Price Realised HKD 20,320 (Estimate HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Lot 1249. A Ding white-glazed carved 'floral' bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 9.7 cm diam, Japanese wood box. Price Realised HKD 48,260 (Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: Lam's Gallery, Hong Kong.
Lot 1247. A Qingbai lobed ewer and cover and a Qingbai lobed cosmetic box and cover; Ewer: Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); cosmetic box: Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) Box and cover: 7 cm across, box; Ewer: 20 cm high, box. Price Realised HKD 12,065 (Estimate HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: T. Y. King & Sons, Ltd., Hong Kong, by repute
Acquired in Tokyo, by repute
Lot 1248. A Qingbai jar and cover, Song dynasty, 11th-12th century; 16.5 cm high. Price Realised HKD 76,200 (Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 80,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: Yamanaka & Co., Ltd., Kyoto, 31 May 1984
Sold at Christie’s New York, The Falk Collection II: Chinese And Japanese Works of Art, 15 October 2001, lot 4553
Lot 1252. A Jizhou black-glazed 'moon and plum blossom' tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 11.5 cm diam, wood box. Price Realised HKD 24,130 (Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Lot 1253. A black-glazed 'oil spot' tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 11.5 cm diam, wood box. Price Realised HKD 279,400 (Estimate HKD 200,000- HKD 400,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. P125e25 (9 April 2025) is consistent with the dating of this lot.
Lot 1255. A Longquan celadon 'twin fish' dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); 15 cm diam., Japanese wood box. Price Realised HKD 38,100 (Estimate HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
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Lot 1256. A small Longquan celadon washer, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 12.4 cm diam. Price Realised HKD 53,340 (Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 80,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Lot 1234. A large Cizhou polychrome pottery figure of a boy, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 28 cm high. Price Realised HKD 82,550 (Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 80,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Note: Compare to a similar figure of slightly larger size (30.8 cm.) illustrated in Porcelain from the Tianjin Municipal Museum, The Tianjin Municipal Museum, Hong Kong, 1993, pl. 41.
Lot 1254. A persimon-glazed foliate dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 20 cm diam, box. Price Realised HKD 69,850 (Estimate HKD 50,000- HKD 80,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: Shimojo Art Co. Ltd, Tokyo, 1980s
A Japanese private collection
Lot 1258. A carved Yaozhou celadon 'chrysanthemum' dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 18 cm diam., Japanese wood box. Price Realised HKD 76,200 (Estimate HKD 60,000- HKD 80,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: Shimojo Art Co. Ltd, Tokyo, 1980s
A Japanese private collection
Lot 1257. A Longquan celadon 'lotus' bowl and a Longquan yellow dish, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty (1127-1368)2 Bowl: 17 cm diam., Japanese wood box Dish: 15.8 cm diam. Price Realised HKD 27,940 (Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.3
Provenance: Bowl: acquired in Japan, by repute
Dish: Acquire from Southeast Asia, by repute
Lot 1260. A carved Yaozhou celadon 'floral' bowl, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 21 cm diam., Japanese wood box. Price Realised HKD 406,400 (Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Literature: Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (eds), The Masterpieces of Yaozhou Ware, Tokyo, 1997, p.70, no. 91
Exhibited: Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, The Masterpieces of Yaozhou Ware, Yamaguchi, 25 October to 21 December 1997; Osaka, 10 January to 22 February 1998; Aichi, 4 April to 10 May 1998, Catalogue, no.91
Lot 1261. A moulded and carved Yaozhou celadon-glazed tripod censer, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 20.3 cm wide, box. Price Realised HKD 228,600 (Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 250,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Provenance: Xu Shiying Family collection, by repute
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Lot 1262. An iron-spot-decorated celadon model of a sampan, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 16.5 cm long, Japanese wood box. Price Realised HKD 254,000 (Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Lot 1263. A Jun purple splashed bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 20.4 cm diam., box. Price Realised HKD 82,550 (Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
Christie's, Pavilion Online - Chinese and Asian Art, Hong Kong, 11 November 2025
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