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21 mai 2009

A famille rose snuff bottle. Iron-red Daoguang four-character seal mark and of the period

A famille rose snuff bottle. Iron-red Daoguang four-character seal mark and of the period Of compressed form with convex lip and recessed oval foot, painted on one side with a couple by a river, the reverse painted with a blossoming willow tree, with...

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Tags: famille rose, Iron-red Daoguang four-character seal mark and of the period, snuff bottle

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21 mai 2009

A white jade 'double-gourd' shallow brushwasher. Qianlong

A white jade 'double-gourd' shallow brushwasher. Qianlong Finely carved as a double gourd with an irregular shaped inward-turning rim, emanating from a gnarled stem with large leaves curled at the edges and four smaller double-gourds flanking the vessel...

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Tags: Qianlong, white jade, 'double-gourd', brushwasher

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21 mai 2009

A pale green jade and wood table screen, 17th/18th century

A pale green jade and wood table screen, 17th/18th century The large oval openwork jade plaque finely carved with a full-face dragon grasping the flaming pearl amidst a dense foliate scroll with lotus blossoms, the stone of pale green tone with minor...

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Tags: 17th-18th Century, Wood, table screen, pale green jade

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20 mai 2009

A pale green jade 'dragon' vase and cover, Kangxi

A pale green jade 'dragon' vase and cover, Kangxi Finely carved with a well hollowed ovoid vase surmounted by an oval domed cover with a chilong finial, flanked by a ferocious dragon rising from the crashing waves and cloud scrolls and by a chilong dragon,...

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Tags: Kangxi, pale green jade, 'dragon' vase and cover

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20 mai 2009

A very fine pale green jade mountain carved with Shoulao, 17th/18th century

A very fine pale green jade mountain carved with Shoulao, 17th/18th century The impressive stone skillfully carved with a young acolyte bowing down in reverence, offering a tray laid with the Three Abundances, peach, pomegranate and finger citron, to...

Posté par Alain Truong à 23:42 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Shoulao, 17th-18th Century, Huafeng san zhu, pale green jade

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20 mai 2009

A fine and rare Mughal-style white jade goat-shaped water dropper and stopper. Late 18th/early 19th century

A fine and rare Mughal-style white jade goat-shaped water dropper and stopper. Late 18th/early 19th century The skilfully-hollowed vessel carved in the form of a recumbent goat looking forward, the curved horns resting on its shoulders, the leaf-shaped...

Posté par Alain Truong à 23:15 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: white jade, mughal-style, Late 18th-early 19th century, goat-shaped, water dropper and stopper

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20 mai 2009

A fine yellow hardstone carving of a lion and cub. Qianlong

A fine yellow hardstone carving of a lion and cub. Qianlong Carved with a recumbent lion playfully engaged with a cub, the details well carved conveying the bulging eyes and pronounced nose, the thick tail with finely incised lines, the stone of honey-amber...

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Tags: Qianlong, 'lion of Buddha', cub, yellow hardstone

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20 mai 2009

A mottled white jade carving of a qilin, 17th century

A mottled white jade carving of a qilin, 17th century The recumbent mythical beast carved with its head turned towards the back, the head with a horn between elongated scrolling eyebrows above the ruyi-shaped nose and snarling jaws revealing the menacing...

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Tags: 17th century, white jade, qilin

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20 mai 2009

A pair of rare famille rose candlesticks, Qianlong

A pair of rare famille rose candlesticks, Qianlong Each of European silver form, the octagonal base rising to a knopped stem, painted in iron-red, gilt and colours of the famille rose palette, finely painted with hibiscus, peony and chrysanthemum sprays,...

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Tags: famille rose, Qianlong, candlesticks

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20 mai 2009

Sotheby's Next Sale of Asian Art, to be Held on June 11 in Paris

A pair of famille rose porcelain « soldiers » vases and covers, China , Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Est. 30.000-40.000€. Copyright : Sotheby’s ArtDigital Studio. PARIS.- Sotheby’s next sale of Asian Art, to be held on June 11, includes...

Posté par Alain Truong à 09:20 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Asian, Buddhist, chinese, Yongle period, Japanese, Daoguang period, Ming, Palais Galliera Paris, Sotheby's

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