Lot 29. An archaistic bronze ritual food vessel (Dou), Ming dynasty, Hongzhi period, dated to the13th year, corresponding to 1500. Diameter 17.7 cm. Lot Sold 3,556 GBP (Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2023 the base cast with an inscription reading...

BEIJING - The reigns of the Hongzhi Emperor (r. 1488-1505) and the Zhengde Emperor (1506-1521) are the watershed of the Ming-dynasty's social and cultural changes at the turn of the sixteenth century. The stifling conservativeness gave way to dynamic...

Bowl with dragons, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Reign of the Hongzhi emperor (1488-1505). China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Glazed porcelain with incised decoration unglazed. H. 3 5/8 in x Diam. 7 3/4 in, H. 9.2 cm x Diam. 19.7 cm. The Avery Brundage...

Lot 114. A blue and white pear-shaped bottle vase, yuhuchunping, Hongzhi period, circa 1500; 24.8cm (9 3/4in) high . Estimate £5,000 - 8,000 (€7,100 - 11,000 ). Sold for £ 6,250 (€ 7,137) . Photo Bonhams. The pear-shaped body rising from a short foot...

Lot 113. A large blue and white ewer, Hongzhi period, circa 1500; 30cm (11 6/8in) high. Estimate £9,000 - 12,000 (€13,000 - 17,000 ). Sold for £ 11,250 (€ 12,847) . Photo Bonhams. The body of squat truncated form, with a cylindrical neck flanked by an...

A parcel-gilt bronze figure of a seated luohan, Ming Dynasty, Hongzhi Period, dated in accordance with 1496. Photo Sotheby's. sturdily cast with his legs crossed, the contemplative face with a furrowed brow below a raised urna, gently pursing his lips...

Plate decorated with yellow glaze. Porcelain, Jingdezhen ware. Height x diameter: 4.1 x 17.8 cm (1 5/8 x 7 in.). Da Ming Hongzhi nian zhi inside double circle frame in underglaze blue mark. China, Ming dynasty, Hongzhi period, 1488–1505. Gift of Paul...