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Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong
2 mai 2010

Ming Dynasty ivory @ Bonhams

Ming Dynasty ivory @ Bonhams
A stained ivory figure of a luohan, Ming Dynasty. photo Bonhams The slender standing figure wearing long cascading robes, secured with a belt with long hanging tassel, holding an alms bowl in his left hand, the large head carved with furrowed brow and...
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2 mai 2010

A very rare blue and white and enamelled pear-shaped vase for the 'Islamic market', 16th century.

A very rare blue and white and enamelled pear-shaped vase for the 'Islamic market', 16th century.
A very rare blue and white and enamelled pear-shaped vase for the 'Islamic market', 16th century. photo Bonhams The body with two bands of vertical flanges, the tall cylindrical neck applied with six tubular handles, painted around the sides with six...
2 mai 2010

Yongzheng and Qianlong monochromes @ Sotheby's Hong Kong

Yongzheng and Qianlong monochromes @ Sotheby's Hong Kong
A fine blue-glazed vase. Mark and period of Yongzheng. photo Sotheby's the slender ovoid body surmounted by a tall waisted neck flared towards the rim, covered overall with a rich purplish-blue glaze leaving a white edge around the rim, the interior and...
30 avril 2010

Ming blue & white porcelains @ Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 13 May 2010

Ming blue & white porcelains @ Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 13 May 2010
A rare blue and white double-gourd moonflask, bianping. Late Yongle. photo Bonhams Modelled after a Middle Eastern prototype, each domed face well painted illustrating the characterstic 'heaping and piling' with an eight-pointed lappet starburst, one...
30 avril 2010

Chinese tables, 18th-19th century from the Collection of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman: The London Residence

Chinese tables, 18th-19th century from  the Collection of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman: The London Residence
A pair of Chinese black and gilt lacquer small tables, 18th century. photo Sotheby's height 18 in.; width 14 1/4 in.; depth 14 1/4 in. 49 cm; 36.5 cm; 36.5 cm. Est. 1,200—1,800 USD. Lot Sold 30,000 USD PROVENANCE: Harold Eberhard, 1974 A pair of Chinese...
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28 avril 2010

Sotheby's Announces London Sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

Sotheby's Announces London Sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
A Fine and Exceptionally Rare Pair of Imperial Gilt-Bronze and Cloisonné Models of Magpies in Winter Plum Trees, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period (est. £500,000-700,000). Photo: Sotheby's. LONDON.- In the wake of Sotheby’s record-breaking Spring sales series...
27 avril 2010

"La voie du Tao. Un autre chemin de l’être" @ Galeries nationales Grand Palais.

"La voie du Tao. Un autre chemin de l’être" @ Galeries nationales Grand Palais.
Brûle-parfum tripode en bronze doré et émail cloisonné. H. 42 x D. 36 cm. Dynastie Qing, XVIIIe siècle. Ancienne collection Montigny, catal. 1854, déposé en 1901 du musée de la Marine. Musée Guimet, Paris © Rmn / Thierry Ollivier Ouvertes à tous les champs...
25 avril 2010

Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros. Chine, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle.

Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros. Chine, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle.
Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros. Chine, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle. photo Beaussant Lefèvre en forme de panier de vannerie fleuri à décor en relief et détaché de fleurs et feuillage de lotus, millet et litchi avec leur feuillage(Petite restauration, petits...
25 avril 2010

Le Houfeng Didong Yi de Zhang Heng

Le Houfeng Didong Yi de Zhang Heng
Le Houfeng Didong Yi est le premier sismographe connu, inventé en Chine par l'astronome Zhang Heng, en l'an 132, après plusieurs graves tremblements de terre en Chine. Ce sismographe était un grand vase de bronze autour duquel étaient soudés ou rivetés...
25 avril 2010

Yongzheng doucai & famille verte @ Sotheby's Hong Kong

Yongzheng doucai & famille verte @ Sotheby's Hong Kong
A superb doucai bottle vase. Mark and period of Yongzheng. photo Sotheby's the elegantly potted ovoid body rising from a recessed base to a tall cylindrical neck with cup-shaped mouth, superbly decorated around the exterior with underglaze blue, green,...
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