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10 septembre 2010

A Blue and White dish & A Blue and White dish, Jiajing mark and period.

A Blue and White dish. Jiajing mark and period. photo courtesy Sotheby's the interior painted with a central medallion enclosing a phoenix and crane in flight amidst scrolling lotus, the reverse similarly decorated with a frieze of alternating cranes...

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Tags: Blue and White, Jiajing mark and period

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9 septembre 2010

Two Coral snuff bottles. 1750-1820

A Coral snuff bottle. 1750-1820. photo courtesy Sotheby's of flattened rectangular form, carved on one face with two birds perched among prunus branches, and on the other with two butterflies amongst peony, the eyes of the birds and other details skillfully...

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Tags: Coral, snuff bottle, 1750-1820

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9 septembre 2010

Chinese Coral Carving of a Demon & a Vase, 19th Century

Chinese Coral Carving of a Demon. 19th Century. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York Shown standing on billowing clouds, holding a rope and sword, dressed in a long dhoti tied at the waist, the chest exposed with a dragon resting over his shoulders, the intense...

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Tags: 19th century, Coral, Demon

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9 septembre 2010

Chinese coral figural carving & coral snuff bottle. Qing dynasty

Chinese coral figural carving. Late Qing dynasty. photo courtesy Freeman & Co Carved to depict a child in traditional dress with one leg raised and bearing a peach bough. H: 4 3/4 in. Estimate $1,000-1,500 Piece glued to wood base; minor surface wear...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Coral, chinese, snuff bottle

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9 septembre 2010

Chinese scholars rocks on stand @ Freeman & Co

Large Chinese scholars rock on stand. photo courtesy Freeman & Co grey stone on rosewood base. Stone L: 20 in. Estimate $800-1,200 Chinese scholars rock on hardward stand. photo courtesy Freeman & Co Grey open work rock on carved stand. H: 11 in. Estimate...

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Tags: scholars rock, Freeman Co

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8 septembre 2010

Ming Dynasty bronzes @ Freeman & Co

Rare Chinese Ming cast bronze censer cover. Wanli period. photo courtesy Freeman & Co Of three parts and of graduating cylindrical form, surmounted with cast coiled dragon finial, over Indian lotus and coiled dragon open-work base, raised on a later associated...

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Tags: bronze, Ming Dynasty, Gu, Wanli Period, Gilt bronze, Elephant, joss stick holder, censer cover, mirror holder, stove model

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7 septembre 2010

Ming Dynasty wucai and yellow and green glazed porcelains @ Christie's Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York

A r are wucai sweetmeat box and cover. Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double-circle and of the period (1573-1619). photo Christie's Ltd 2010 The domed cover painted around the bud-form finial with opposed dragons in underglaze blue...

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Tags: wucai, Wanli, Zhengde, zhadou, yellow and green-glazed

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7 septembre 2010

Ming Dynasty Monochromes @ Christie's Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 16 - 17 September 2010, New York

An extremely rare pale celadon-glazed compressed globular jar. Yongle period (1403-1425). photo Christie's Ltd 2010 Of broad, compressed form, covered all over, and on the base, with an attractive pale 'winter-green' glaze thinning on the short neck and...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, Longquan Celadon, Hongzhi, Chenghua, Yongle, imperial white-glazed imperial white-glazed, imperial yellow-glazed

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7 septembre 2010

Qing monochromes @ Bonhams, Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 8 Sep 2010, Knightsbridge

A Ge-type mallet vase. 18th century © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd The cylindrical body with high sloping shoulders and a tall cylindrical neck rising to the lipped rim, covered overall with a dense greenish network of pale and dark crackles imitating the...

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Tags: 18th century, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Sancai, mallet vase, foliate form, sang-de-boeuf, guan-type, ge-type, lime-green-glazed, tai bai zun

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7 septembre 2010

A Junyao-type tripod bowl. Ming Dynasty

A Junyao-type tripod bowl. Ming Dynasty © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd The deep lobed walls rising to the flattened six petals, raised on three lingzhi head supports covered overall with purple and lavender glaze stopping short of the legs and thinning...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, Junyao-type

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