A large blue and white brush pot, bitong, Transitional period

June 20, 2015, 1:03 pm

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A large blue and white brush pot, bitong, Transitional period. Estimate US$ 5,000 - 7,000 (€4,400 - 6,200). Photo Bonhams.

Of cylindrical form, incised on the exterior with two alternating-wave bands that form a border to the depiction of attendants with fans and folded umbrellas surrounding a high official speaking to another figure in traveling clothes standing in front of his horse and waiting servant, the celadon-tinged glaze stopping along the canted edge of the flat and unglazed base.  8 1/2in (21.5cm) high

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A blue and white 'Eight Immortals' vase, Kangxi period

June 20, 2015, 1:35 pm

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A blue and white 'Eight Immortals' vase, Kangxi period. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€2,700 - 4,400). Photo Bonhams.

Formed with a flared rim to the trumpet neck and body of inverted pear form spreading outward above the set-in foot, painted with a diamond diaper ground surrounding eight ogival reserves with depictions of the Eight Immortals, the recessed base painted with a double ring and all surfaces except the foot ring covered with glaze. 17 7/8in (45.5cm) high

Note: For a vase of similar size and decoration, see Gugong Bowuyuan Cang Wenwu Zhenpin Quanji 36: Qinghua Youlihong 3 (The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, vol. 36: Blue and White Porcelain with Underglaze Red, book 3), no. 27, p. 33 (45.9cm high). For a second example, also Kangxi period, see S. Marchant & Son,Exhibition of Blue and White - Wan Li to K'ang Hsi, London, 1980, no. 65 (as 46cm high).

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A blue and white stem cup with anhua decoration, Kangxi period

June 20, 2015, 1:39 pm

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A blue and white stem cup with anhua decoration, Kangxi period. Estimate US$ 10,000 - 15,000 (€8,900 - 13,000). Photo Bonhams.

Thinly potted with a flared rim to the wide, curving well and raised on a tall conical foot, the fabric on the interior delicately molded with alternating lotus flowers and siddham roundels issuing from interlocked strap-work scrolls, the floor of the well painted in underglaze blue with a lotus and tendril roundel that repeats in a fluid pattern on the exterior walls, the lustrous glaze covering all surfaces except the foot pad and burnt russet brown where thin along the rim. 5 3/4in (14.5cm) diameter. 3 7/8in (9.8cm) high

Note: For two similarly shaped cups with underglaze blue and anhua decoration, each ascribed to the Kangxi period, see the Southeast Asian Ceramics exhibition, Chinese Blue & White Ceramics, 1978, pp. 232-33: no. 265 with similar russet-burnt firing ring (13cm high); no. 266 with unidentified anhua decoration on the interior (11cm high) but with arabesque scrolls painted on the exterior walls similar to the anhua decoration that appears on the interior walls of this lot.

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A blue and white deep bowl with sanduo decoration, 18th century

June 20, 2015, 1:51 pm

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A blue and white deep bowl with sanduo decoration, 18th century. Estimate US$ 5,000 - 8,000 (€4,400 - 7,100). Photo Bonhams.

Painted in a combination of outline, wash and dotting with a lingzhi fungus band below the rim and a peony medallion centering the floor of the well while branches of peach, pomegranate and Buddha's hand citron (the Three Abundances) appear on the exterior walls between a dense leaf and flower head band at the rim and a jeweled lappet band rising from the tall foot, the lustrous glaze covering all surfaces except the pad of the tall foot ring. 7 3/4in (19.8cm) diameter

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Two blue and white ovoid covered jars, Kangxi period

June 20, 2015, 2:01 pm

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Two blue and white ovoid covered jars, Kangxi period. Estimate US$ 4,000 - 6,000 (€3,500 - 5,300). Photo Bonhams.

The near pair decorated in gradated hues of deep cobalt blue, surmounted by domical lids displaying two boys holding a wrapped zither (qin) and a lotus leaf, atop shoulders displaying wide and ornate ruyi-lappet bands of vine and lotus motifs above detailed continuous figural tableaux of scholar/officials accompanied by beauties and attendants within elaborate interior and exterior settings, the recessed clear glazed bases unmarked and centered by a double ring. 14in (35.5cm) high

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A blue and white porcelain storage jar, guan, 16th-17th century

June 20, 2015, 2:05 pm

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A blue and white porcelain storage jar, guan, 16th-17th century. Estimate US$ 10,000 - 15,000 (€8,900 - 13,000).Photo Bonhams.

Of elongated ovoid form, its thick walls painted in bright cobalt hues with floral cartouches and clouds at the waisted neck, cranes in clouds along the rounded shoulder and a continuous garden setting around the body peopled with two boys playing a board game observed by a seated scholar and standing scholar nearby summoning his young attendant, all above an overlapping flower petal band along the flared rim, the celadon-tinged glaze covering all surfaces except the wide foot pad and recessed base. 15 3/4in (40cm) high

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A blue and white dragon dish, Chenghua mark, 18th century

June 20, 2015, 2:10 pm

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A blue and white dragon dish, Chenghua mark, 18th century. Estimate US$ 2,500 - 4,000 (€2,200 - 3,500).Photo Bonhams.

The floor of its curving well centered with a front-facing dragon surrounded by flames and clouds, the cavetto painted with carp and waves and the exterior walls with further wave patterns, the recessed base bearing the six-character mark inscribed in underglaze blue regular script within a double ring and all surfaces except the foot pad covered with a celadon-tinged glaze. 7 3/4in (19.8cm) diameter

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A blue and white porcelain bowl, Ruosheng zhencang mark, Kangxi period

June 20, 2015, 2:17 pm

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A blue and white porcelain bowl, Ruosheng zhencang mark, Kangxi period. Estimate US$ 2,500 - 4,000 (€2,200 - 3,500).Photo Bonhams.

Formed with a wide curving well and raised on a tall foot, the interior centered with the drunken poet Li Bai seated next to his wine barrel and a diapered band below the rim, the reverse depicting a scholar on horseback and his servant with baggage riding away from a woman in her wheel chair surrounded by servants, the four-character mark inscribed in seal script within a double ring and all surfaces glazed except the foot pad. 7 3/8in (18.7cm) diameter

Provenance: paper oval label on base printed E & J Frankel Collectionwith inked no. 109

Note: A bowl with very similar decoration and body, dated as Kangxi mark and of the period, sold in Christie's, Amsterdam, sale 2637, 2 November 2004, lot 119.

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Exceptionnelle grande coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros de couleur miel foncé, époque Transition, milieu du XVIIème siècle

June 21, 2015, 1:18 pm

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Exceptionnelle grande coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros de couleur miel foncé. Chine, époque Transition Ming-Qing, milieu du XVIIème siècle. Estimation : 40 000 € / 45 000 €. Photo CONAN HÔTEL D’AINAY

Décor en relief de feuillages finement sculptés débordant à l'intérieur, de branches de pin, certaines détachées et entrelacées formant l'anse.  Quatre personnages dans le décor, lettrés, un sage cherchant à monter sur un cheval. Un petit manque dans le décor. H. : 11,5 cm. Poids : 470 gr.

CONAN HÔTEL D’AINAY. Mobilier et Objets d'Art, le 21 Juin 2015 à 14h30

Exceptionnelle grande coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros de couleur miel foncé, époque Transition, milieu du XVIIème siècle

June 21, 2015, 1:27 pm

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Exceptionnelle grande coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros de couleur miel foncé, Chine, époque Transition Ming-Qing, milieu du XVIIème siècle. Estimation : 35 000 € / 45 000 €. Photo CONAN HÔTEL D’AIN

Décor en relief profondément sculpté débordant à l'intérieur de branches de pin, certaines à une section détachée entrelacées formant l'anse. Dans les feuillages des arbres, un sujet lettré penché sur une terrasse bavardant avec un autre sujet lettré. Manque sur le bord près de l'anse. H. : 13 cm. Poids : 380 gr.

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A Celadon porcelain dish with naturalistic decoration, China, Ming Dynasty, 16th century

June 21, 2015, 1:44 pm

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A Celadon porcelain dish with naturalistic decoration, China, Ming Dynasty, 16th century. Estimate : 1 200 € / 1 400 €. Photo CAMBI CASA D'ASTE

diam cm 25

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A Longquan Celadon porcelain bowl, China, Yuan Dynasty, 14th century

June 21, 2015, 1:50 pm

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A Longquan Celadon porcelain bowl, China, Yuan Dynasty, 14th century. Estimate : 1 000 € / 1 200 €. Photo CAMBI CASA D'ASTE

h cm 6, diam cm 13

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A Longquan celadon charger, Ming dynasty

June 21, 2015, 2:04 pm

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A Longquan celadon charger, Ming dynasty. Estimate : US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€1,800 - 2,700). Photo Bonhams.

The wide mouth rim encircling a ribbed cavetto surrounding the interior well centered by an impressed roundel of stylized leaf motifs, all surfaces but a cinnamon-burnt ring on the recessed base covered in varied hues of olive green glaze (star cracks, abrasions to glaze). 
12in (30.5cm) diameter

Property from a San Francisco Collection 

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A Longquan celadon deep dish, 14th-15th century

June 21, 2015, 2:09 pm

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A Longquan celadon deep dish, 14th-15th century. Estimate : US$ 2,500 - 4,000 (€2,200 - 3,500). Photo Bonhams.

Thickly potted with a raised edge to the foliate rim and slightly recessed ribs along the curving interior and exterior walls, the floor of the well stamped with an indistinct roundel within an incised double band, the olive green glaze covering all surfaces except for a russet-burnt ring on the recessed base also etched in Arabic with the name of an owner partially reading Ravy. 13 3/8in (34cm) diameter

 

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A massive rock crystal vase with Shoulao and Xi Wangmu, Late Qing-Republic period

June 21, 2015, 2:23 pm

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A massive rock crystal vase with Shoulao and Xi Wangmu, Late Qing-Republic period. Estimate : US$ 20,000 - 30,000 (€18,000 - 27,000). Photo Bonhams.

The deeply hollowed clear stone carved on one side with the God of Longevity floating on a cloud scroll and holding aloft a branch of fruiting peach and on the other with the Queen Mother of the West standing on a flying long-tailed phoenix also holding up a peach branch, the vase carved supported around the base with reticulated leafy branches issuing peaches incised with stars, the two handles each formed as a mythical beast head suspending a loose ring and the cover surmounted by a coiling bearded chilong. 13 1/4in (33.6cm) high

Provenance: acquired in 1966 as per acquisition number 1966.319

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A carved rock crystal figure of Guanyin, Late Qing-Republic period

June 21, 2015, 2:29 pm

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A carved rock crystal figure of Guanyin, Late Qing-Republic period.  Estimate : US$ 8,000 - 12,000 (€7,100 - 11,000). Photo Bonhams.

The goddess of mercy carved standing with her hair falling in two knots over the sloping shoulders, the hands clasped in front of the chest and holding a rosary, the long layered robe flowing out to the side. 13 1/2in (34.3cm) high

Provenance: acquired in 1966 as per acquisition number 1966.404

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A ruby-red long neck glass vase, Qianlong four-character mark and of the period

June 21, 2015, 2:38 pm

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A ruby-red long neck glass vase, Qianlong four-character mark and of the period. Estimate : US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€2,700 - 4,400). Photo Bonhams.

The slightly compressed globular body rising to a long tapering cylindrical neck supported on a spreading foot, the mark on the recessed base wheel-cut within a double-lined square. 9 1/2in (24cm) high

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A Peking glass vase, Qianlong four-character mark and of the period

June 21, 2015, 2:46 pm

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A Peking glass vase, Qianlong four-character mark and of the period. Estimate : US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€1,800 - 2,700). Photo Bonhams.

Of spindle shape with a slightly tapered cylindrical neck atop an ovoid body, all raised atop a slightly recessed base centered by the mark within a square cartouche, the glass of olive hue with numerous areas of crizzling, air bubbles and production flaws. 7 1/4in (18.4cm) high

Note: For a vase of similar shape in an opaque sky-blue color, also incised with a four-character mark to the base, see Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, A Chorus of Color: Chinese Glass from Three American Collections, 1995, pp. 80-81 and cat. no. 50.

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A small crackle-glazed tripod censer, 18th century

June 22, 2015, 10:37 am

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A small crackle-glazed tripod censer, 18th century. Estimate US$8,000 - 12,000 (€7,100 - 11,000). Photo: Bonhams.

Constructed with a pair of rectangular lug handles on the thick rim extending over a waisted neck and a compressed globular body raised on three short feet, the remains of spur marks on the interior and the flat base visible within the glaze layer of pale creamy-brown hue filled with a dense web of russet-stained craze lines, the glaze covering all surfaces except the foot pads where the gray body is revealed within the russet burn. 5in (12.3cm) diameter

Provenance: a Japanese private collection, the old paper label on the base inscribed in Japanese Yamanaka Shokai

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A rare anhua-decorated white bowl, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

June 22, 2015, 10:51 am

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A rare anhua-decorated white bowl, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period. Estimate US$4,000 - 6,000 (€3,500 - 5,300). Photo: Bonhams.

Finely finished with a wide curving well raised on a tall, tapered foot, the exterior walls delicately incised with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl, the deeply recessed base displaying the mark in underglaze blue regular script and all surfaces except the narrow foot pad covered with the lustrous, celadon-tinged glaze. 6 1/4in (15.8cm) diameter

Provenance: by repute, purchased in Tokyo in 1952

Notes: For a similar anhua-decorated bowl, Kangxi mark and period, see Chinese Antiquities from the Brian S. McElney Collection, 1987, no. 96, p. 142 (as 8cm high, compared to 7.7cm heightof this lot). A second bowl with similar decoration, underglaze blue Kangxi mark and of the period, sold in Christie's, New York, sale 1976, 19 March 2008, lot 658 (as6 1/4in, 16.9cm).

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