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17 mai 2009

A rare Qingbai circular warmer, Southern Song Dynasty

A rare Qingbai circular warmer, Southern Song Dynasty The slightly curved high walls with an aperture on one side to allow filling with hot water, with a shallow concave interior, the sides finely carved with a continuous lotus scroll reserved on a combed...

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Tags: Southern Song Dynasty, Qingbai, circular warmer

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17 mai 2009

Two Dingyao lobed bowls, Song Dynasty

Two Dingyao lobed bowls, Song Dynasty Each finely-potted bowl with six gently curved lobes rising from a short straight foot to an everted foliate rim, bound in white metal, covered overall in an ivory-white glaze, the larger with characteristic teardrops...

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Tags: Song Dynasty, Dingyao, lobed bowl

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17 mai 2009

A rare carved Dingyao deep 'lotus' bowl, Song/Jin Dynasty

A rare carved Dingyao deep 'lotus' bowl, Song/Jin Dynasty Thinly potted with deep rounded walls rising to the slightly flared rim, supported on a short foot ring, the interior freely carved with a single undulating lotus spray bearing blossoms, the exterior...

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Tags: Dingyao, 'lotus' bowl, Song-Jin Dynasty

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17 mai 2009

A rare 'Dingyao-type' persimmon-glazed bowl, 11th/12th century

A rare 'Dingyao-type' persimmon-glazed bowl, 11th/12th century Finely potted with gently rounded sides rising to a six-notched rim, supported on a short foot, applied overall with a lustrous persimmon russet glaze, thinning to a pale mushroom colour at...

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Tags: bowl, 11th-12th century, 'Dingyao-type', persimmon-glazed

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17 mai 2009

A Junyao conical bowl. Late Yuan/early Ming Dynasty

A Junyao conical bowl. Late Yuan/early Ming Dynasty Covered overall with a thick lavender-blue glaze running thin to a pale mushroom colour stopping above the foot, the interior with a large purple splash. 23.8cm (9¼in) diam. Sold for £1,680 Bonhams....

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Tags: junyao, Late Yuan-early Ming Dynasty, conical bowl

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17 mai 2009

A Junyao dish, 11th-12th century

A Junyao dish, 11th-12th century The shallow dish raised on a short, straight foot ring with a slightly inverted rim, covered all over with a soft blue-green glaze with a fine network of crackle. 18cm (7in) diam. Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 - Unsold Provenance:...

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Tags: dish, junyao, 11th-12th century

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17 mai 2009

A sancai pottery horse, Tang Dynasty

A sancai pottery horse, Tang Dynasty Elegantly modelled standing four-square on a rectangular base, the head alertly raised, the forelock parted and ears pricked, the body covered with a light straw glaze leaving the saddle unglazed, the bridle, breast...

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Tags: Tang dynasty, Pottery, Sancai, horse

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17 mai 2009

A rare and large sancai-glazed architectural fitting of Guanyin in a grotto, Ming Dynasty

A rare and large sancai-glazed architectural fitting of Guanyin in a grotto, Ming Dynasty Representing Guanyin seated in royal ease on a raised rockwork pedestal, dressed in loose-fitting robes, open at the chest to reveal a jewelled pendant necklace,...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, Guanyin, architectural fitting, sancai-glazed

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16 mai 2009

A large documentary polychrome-glazed pottery tripod censer, Wanli, dated 1589 and of the period

A large documentary polychrome-glazed pottery tripod censer, Wanli, dated 1589 and of the period Raised on three monster-mask legs, the body deftly carved in high relief around the exterior with a pair of confronted dragons amidst a single blossoming...

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Tags: tripod censer, Wanli Period, Pottery, 1589, polychrome-glazed

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16 mai 2009

A blue and white green-enamelled baluster vase. Second half of the 16th century

A blue and white green-enamelled baluster vase. Second half of the 16th century Painted with four vertical lotus scrolls outlined in blue and reserved in white against the blue ground, emanating from a border of lotus lappets decorated in green enamel...

Posté par Alain Truong à 23:24 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: 16th Century, Blue and White, Baluster Vase, green-enamelled

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