15 avril 2010
Peinture impériale représentant quatre des seize principaux luohans, Chine, dynastie Ming, règne de Jingtai, 1454.
Chine, dynastie Ming, règne de Jingtai, 1454. Peinture représentant quatre des seize principaux luohans (saints du bouddhisme), peinture sur soie, marque de Jingtai, 140 x 79,5 cm. Estimation : 40 000/50 000 €. photo courtesy Henri Adam SVV
Importante peinture verticale en polychromie sur soie, représentant quatre des dix-huit principaux luohan, saints du bouddhisme, figurés parmi des pins et des nuées. Il s’agirait de Subinda, Bintuoluo, Kalia et Gopaka, accompagnés d’un assistant et recevant l’hommage... [Lire la suite]04 avril 2010
Ming dynasty artifacts @ Christie's Interiors, 6 - 7 April 2010, New York
A chinese porcelain blue and white bowl, Ming dynasty (late 15th/16th century). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2010
6 1/8in. (15.6cm.) diameter. Est. $2,000 - $3,000
A chinese painted wood figure of Guanyin. Yuan/Ming dynasty, 13th-15th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2010
17¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high, stand - Est. $2,000 - $3,000
A massive chinese glazed ceramic head of a Luohan. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2010
15½in. (39.5cm.) high - Est. $1,000 - $1,500
Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections
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A blanc de chine figure of Damo. Qing dynasty, 17th/18th century
A blanc de chine figure of Damo. Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century
the bearded ascetic seated in meditation on a rockwork base, his hands hidden beneath the folds of his loose-fitting robe, 20.3cm., 8in; together with a blanc de chine figure of a Luohan, 19th Century, seated holding a fly whisk, the open robes revealing the emaciated chest, a blanc de chine figure of Zhenwu, 17th/18th Century, the figure clad in a suit of armour and seated on rockwork with a snake and tortoise, and a figure of Luohan, 17th/18th Century, the... [Lire la suite]09 mai 2009
A rare group of 18 carved stone heads of louhans, China, Ming dynasty
A rare group of 18 carved stone heads of louhans, China, Ming dynasty
Mounted on metal stands - Minor wear, slightly chipped. ca. 23-28 cm. Est. 18 000 €
Nagel Auctions. Asian Art. 8th May 2009. www.auction.de
29 avril 2009
A pair of wood figures. Yuan/Ming Dynasty
A pair of wood figures. Yuan/Ming Dynasty
Each one modelled as a standing Luohan, standing on a lotus base and wearing loose-fitting garments, with both hands held together in prayer. Some traces of pigment still visible.Both about 35cm (14in) high. (2). Estimate: £5,000 - 8,000
Footnote: This genre of sculpture appears to have been popular during both the Yuan and Ming eras. For an unglazed pottery example, see No. 147 in The Avery Brundage Collection Catalogue. Compare also a standing wood figure of a Luohan, given to the... [Lire la suite]