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22 mai 2009

A doucai chicken cup, early 20th century

A doucai chicken cup, early 20th century painted to the exterior with the scene of Jia Chang stamping his left foot to call the chickens in a setting of blue rocks and peonies, the reverse with a long poetic inscription, Qianlong seal mark to base --...

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Tags: doucai, early 20th century, chicken cup

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22 mai 2009

A monumental repoussé gilt-copper head of Sakyamuni Buddha. Tibet, 19th century or possibly earlier

A monumental repoussé gilt-copper head of Sakyamuni Buddha. Tibet, 19th century or possibly earlier The benevolent face with serene smile and lotus petal-shaped eyes surmounted by painted arched eyebrow and a raised urna, the face applied on either side...

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Tags: 19th century, Tibet, Sakyamuni Buddha, repoussé gilt-copper

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22 mai 2009

An archaistic carved bamboo hu vase, 18th century

An archaistic carved bamboo hu vase, 18th century of flattened form with twin sectional stylised dragon handles to the shoulder, the body and shoulder carved in relief with bands of geometric dragon motifs and c-scrolls, the flaring foot with a border...

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Tags: Archaistic, 18th century, hu vase, carved bamboo

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22 mai 2009

A large bronze figure of Guandi, 17th century

A large bronze figure of Guandi, 17th century The seated figure wearing long flowing robes incised at the hems with cloud scrolls and bearing a rank medallion enclosing a dragon, his hair pulled up under beneath a scholar's head scarf, with characteristic...

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Tags: 17th century, bronze, Guandi

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22 mai 2009

A white and russet jade figural group pendant, 19th century

A white and russet jade figural group pendant, 19th century carved to one side with a scholar and a boy beneath pine and rockwork, the reverse with a scholar and a boy pointing at a flying bird in a rocky landscape -- 2½in. (6.4cm.) high, gilt clasp....

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Tags: 19th century, pendant, white and russet jade

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22 mai 2009

A grey and black jade cup, Ming dynasty or earlier (1368-1644)

A grey and black jade cup, Ming dynasty or earlier (1368-1644) of lobed hexagonal form, raised on a flaring foot, the exterior carved with three pairs of dragons facing each other, the foot with a scrolling geometric motif, incised characters 'Jie Fu'...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, grey and black jade

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22 mai 2009

A bronze figure of Sakyamuni Buddha. Late Tang/Song Dynasty

A bronze figure of Sakyamuni Buddha. Late Tang/Song Dynasty The finely-cast figure seated in dhyanasana on a raised plinth, with hands in dharmachakra pravartana mudra, wearing long flowing robes falling in folds around his body, minor traces of gilding,...

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Tags: bronze, Late Tang-Song Dynasty, Sakyamuni Buddha

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22 mai 2009

Chinese coral-glazed ceramics, 18th century from Christie's Belgravia and Lake Geneva Two European Collection

A chinese coral-glazed bowl , 18th century With lines of calligraphy advising on the art of drinking, the white glazed interior with famille rose flower sprays, with wood stand4 in. (10.2 cm.) diam. Est. £800 - £1,200 - Price Realized £813 A chinese coral-glazed...

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Tags: Meiping, 18th century, Brushpot, Ewer and Cover, bowl, dish, coral-glazed, waterpot, brushwasher

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21 mai 2009

A gilt-bronze and tiger-cowrie-shell 'deer' mat weight. Western Han Dynasty

A gilt-bronze and tiger-cowrie-shell 'deer' mat weight. Western Han Dynasty The recumbent deer finely cast with his head slightly raised, and legs folded along the edges of the flat base, the body hollow-cast to enclose a large russet-marked cowrie shell,...

Posté par Alain Truong à 20:42 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Gilt-Bronze, Western Han Dynasty, deer, mat weight, tiger-cowrie-shell

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21 mai 2009

An archaic bronze tripod vessel and spoon, jiaodou. Han Dynasty

An archaic bronze tripod vessel and spoon, jiaodou. Han Dynasty The rounded sides rising to the wide flared rim, the handle with a zoomorphic head, possibly in the form of a camel, supported on three elongated legs, the curved spoon with a deep ladle....

Posté par Alain Truong à 20:28 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Archaic Bronze, Han Dynasty, jiaodou, tripod vessel and spoon

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