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20 septembre 2010

A large 'HuanglashiI' Scholars' Rock

A large 'HuanglashiI' Scholars' Rock. photo courtesy Sotheby"s the narrow foot rising to a cloud-like plume, filled with perforations of various sizes, the stone of ivory color with caramel and crystelline inclusions, wood stand (2); height 16 in., 40.6...

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Tags: Scholars' Rock, Huanglashi

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20 septembre 2010

A large carved coral vase. Qing dynasty, 19th century

A large carved coral vase. Qing dynasty, 19th century. photo courtesy Sotheby"s elaborately carved as a dragon entwined around a bottle-form vase, both emerging from a profusion of floret-form cloud scrolls, surmounted by a flaming pearl finial, the coral...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, 19th century, Coral, carved coral

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20 septembre 2010

A white jade snuff bottle, 1750-1850. Suzhou School

A white jade snuff bottle, 1750-1850. Suzhou School. photo courtesy Sotheby's superbly hollowed, of rounded bulbous form resting on a small flat base, below a slightly tapered neck, well carved in low relief with a continuous scene of a figure seated...

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Tags: white jade, snuff bottle, 1750-1850. Suzhou School

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19 septembre 2010

A pair of 'Huanghuali' horseshoeback armchairs. Qing dynasty, 17th-18th Century

A pair of 'Huangh uali' horseshoeback armchairs. Qing dynasty, 17th-18th Century. photo courtesy Sotheby's. the crestrail terminating in slightly flattened scroll handles, set with a shaped flange towards the undulating front posts with further tapering...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Huanghuali, 17th-18th Century, horseshoeback armchair

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19 septembre 2010

A pair of waitless 'zitan" tables.. Qing dynasty, 19th century. A pair of waitless 'zitan" tables.. Qing dynasty, 19th century.

A pair of waitless 'zitan" tables.. Qing dynasty, 19th century. photo courtesy Sotheby's each with two rectangular top panels set within a rectangular frame, continuing down to fluted legs of rectangular cross-section and ending in scroll-end feet, the...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, 19th century, zitan, waitless table

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19 septembre 2010

A fine and rare Imperial 'Zitan' 'Dahlia' table (Tiaozhuo). Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

A fine and rare Imperial 'Zitan' 'Dahlia' table (Tiaozhuo). Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. photo courtesy Sotheby's of long rectangular form constructed of well-figured, tightly-grained zitan wood members, supported by straight legs of square section...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, zitan, Dahlia, Tiaozhuo

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19 septembre 2010

A fine pair of 'HuanghualiI' yokeback armchairs (Guangmao Yi). Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

A fine pair of 'HuanghualiI' yokeback armchairs (Guangmao Yi). Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. photo courtesy Sotheby's of unusually spare form, the slender members undulating in subtle 'S'- shape to form the yoke-shaped crestrail with flattened headrest...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, Huanghuali, Guangmao Yi, yokeback armchair

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19 septembre 2010

A rare blue-splashed box and cover. Tang dynasty

A rare blue-splashed box and cover. Tang dynasty. photo courtesy Sotheby's of circular section with straight sides, the slightly domed cover and base modeled with a groove around the edge, covered overall in mottled blue and ochre splashes (2): diameter...

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Tags: Blue-Splashed Sancai, Tang dynasty, Blue-Splashed, Box and Cover

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19 septembre 2010

An amber snuff bottle, 1730-1795. Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing

An amber snuff bottle, 1730-1795. Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing. photo courtesy Sotheby's of bulbous rounded form, of transparent dark honey-brown color, superbly hollowed and finely carved with two qilong flying amongst dense...

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Tags: Amber, imperial, snuff bottle, Beijing Palace Workshops, Palace workshops, 1730-1795

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18 septembre 2010

A good pair of cloisonné Fu-lion candelabras. Qing dynasty, 18th century.

A good pair of cloisonné Fu-lion candelabras. Qing dynasty, 18th century. photo courtesy Sotheby's each powerfully modeled, seated on its haunches with head turned to one side and tail wrapped around over its hind paws, grasping in its jaws a gnarled...

Posté par Alain Truong à 20:19 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Qing dynasty, 18th century, Cloisonné, candelabra, Fu-lion

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