Deep dish, underglaze blue, interior floral scrolls, wave pattern at rim....
Deep dish, underglaze blue, interior floral scrolls, wave pattern at rim. Ming dynasty, early 15th century. Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, 6.5 × 33.8 cm diameter. National Gallery of...
View ArticleA very rare and fine large blue-white interlocking flowers dish, Period of...
A very rare and fine large blue-white interlocking flowers dish, Period of Yongle, Ming Dynasty, 33.4 cm. Diam. Sold 3,795,000 RMB at Johan, 2014 Autumn Auction-Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art,...
View ArticleA magnificent and extremely rare blue and white barbed dish, Yongle period
Lot 318. A magnificent and extremely rare blue and white barbed dish, Yongle period. Sold for HK$ 2,280,000 (€262,195). Photo Bonhams.Very finely moulded and shaped, a feat of technical...
View ArticleDish, underglaze blue with flowerscrolls, Ming dynasty, Yongle period...
Dish, underglaze blue with flowerscrolls, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424), Gustav VI Adolf samling, ÖM-1974-1072 , Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm©2016 Östasiatiska Museet
View ArticleDish, porcelain, decorated in underglaze blue with flowerscrolls, Ming...
Dish, porcelain, decorated in underglaze blue with flowerscrolls, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424), Axel och Nora Lundgrens samling, ÖM-1977-75, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm...
View ArticleA fine and rare blue and white barbed 'floral scroll' dish, Ming dynasty,...
Lot 3715. A fine and rare blue and white barbed 'floral scroll' dish, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1425). Estimate 2,500,000 — 3,500,000 HKD. Lot sold 3,680,000. Photo Sotheby's.the shallow...
View ArticleAn exceptional and brilliantly painted large blue and white 'peony' bowl,...
Lot 3631. An exceptional and brilliantly painted large blue and white 'peony' bowl, mark and period of Xuande (1426-1435). Estimate 2,500,000 — 3,500,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's. sturdily potted...
View ArticleA large and rare blue and white 'fruit spray' bowl, mark and period of Xuande...
Lot 3637. A large and rare blue and white 'fruit spray' bowl, mark and period of Xuande (1426-1435). Estimate 5,000,000 — 7,000,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's.heavily potted with low rounded sides...
View ArticleChristie's to offer restituted Egyptian mummy portraits
Lot 45 An Egyptian encaustic on wood mummy portrait of a woman, Hadrianic Period, circa 2nd century A.D., 12 1/16 in. (30.6 cm.) long. Estimate: $150,000-250,000 & Lot 46. An Egyptian encaustic on...
View ArticleCollecting history gathers at Bonhams Fine Chinese Art Sale in London
LONDON.- Bonhams is offering an exceptional selection of Chinese ceramics and works of art in its Fine Chinese Art sale to be held on Thursday 10 November at Bonhams New Bond St, during London’s Asian...
View ArticleA rare blue and white 'immortals' warming bowl, Ming dynasty, Chenghua period...
Lot 3714. A rare blue and white 'immortals' warming bowl, Ming dynasty, Chenghua period (1465-1487). Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD. Lot sold 625,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's.the double-walled vessel...
View ArticleA blue and white 'crane' box and cover, mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566)
Lot 3633. A blue and white 'crane' box and cover, mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566). Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Lot sold 750,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's.of circular form supported on a straight...
View ArticleA blue and white facetted 'dragon' jarlet, mark and period of Jiajing...
Lot 3719. A blue and white facetted 'dragon' jarlet, mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566). Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD. Lot sold 625,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's. potted with a square-section baluster...
View ArticleA rare blue and white 'dragon' jarlet, Mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566)
Lot 3718. A rare blue and white 'dragon' jarlet, Mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566). Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 625,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's.the compressed ovoid body with tapered...
View ArticleA pair of blue and white 'dragon and phoenix' dishes, marks and period of...
Lot 3720. A pair of blue and white 'dragon and phoenix' dishes, marks and period of Jiajing (1522-1566). Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 437,500 HKD. Photo Sotheby's.each with the interior...
View ArticleA large blue and white 'figures, dragon and phoenix' bowl, mark and period of...
Lot 3722. A large blue and white 'figures, dragon and phoenix' bowl, mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566). Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 625,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's.the exterior decorated...
View ArticleA blue and white 'dragon' jar, Mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566)
Lot 3713. A blue and white 'dragon' jar, Mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566). Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's.the exterior decorated with a pair of five-clawed dragons, each...
View ArticleNational Gallery of Art acquires masterpiece by Caspar Netscher
Caspar Netscher, A Woman Feeding a Parrot, with a Page, 1666. Oil on panel. National Gallery of Art, Washington. The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund. © 2016 National Gallery of ArtWASHINGTON, DC.- At the...
View ArticleA Dehua figure of Guanyin, signed He Chaozong, late Ming dynasty
Lot 3647. A Dehuafigure of Guanyin, signed He Chaozong, late Ming dynasty. Estimation 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's.skillfully modelled as Guanyin, seated on a rajalilasana on a...
View ArticleA rare carved cinnabar lacquer circular 'peony' box and cover, mark and...
Lot 3683. A rare carved cinnabar lacquer circular 'peony' box and cover, mark and period of Yongle (1403-1425). Estimation 800,000 — 1,000,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's.of circular form, the cover...
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