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2 mai 2011

Tang dynasty parcel-gilt silver, silver and gilt-bronze @ Christie's London

A magnificent rare parcel-gilt silver lobed bowl and cover. Tang dynasty (618-907). Photo Christies 2011 Ltd The bowl divided into five lobes by raised ridges, each lobe superbly engraved and gilt with floral and fruit clusters amidst luscious foliage,...

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Tags: Tang dynasty, Box and Cover, Gilt-Bronze, Silver, stem cup, parcel-gilt silver

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1 mai 2011

A tixi cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover. Ming Dynasty, 16th century.

A tixi cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover. Ming Dynasty, 16th century. Photo Christies Ltd 2011 The upper surface and sides of the cover deeply carved through alternating layers of black, red and yellow lacquer with ruyi scrolls, the base faintly...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, Tixi, Cinnabar Lacquer, 16th Century, Circular Box and Cover, Zhang Cheng

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1 mai 2011

A Ming blue and white bottle vase. Jiajing period (1522-1566)

A Ming blue and white bottle vase. Jiajing period (1522-1566). Photo Christies Ltd 2011 Painted around the pear-shaped body with large lotus flowers with feathery petals borne on leafy meandering scrolls, all above a lappet band at the foot, the shoulder...

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Tags: Blue and White, bottle vase, Jiajing period

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1 mai 2011

A rare blue and white dish. Ming Dynasty, 15th century.

A rare blue and white dish. Ming Dynasty, 15th century. Photo Christies Ltd 2011 Painted to the interior with a peacock standing on rocks below a large peony bloom surrounded by leafy branches, the cavetto with large blooms borne on leafy scrolls, repeated...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, Blue and White, 15th century

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1 mai 2011

A small rhinoceros horn ibation cup. 17th century.

A small rhinoceros horn ibation cup. 17th century. Photo Christies Ltd 2011 The octagonal vessel supported on a short recessed foot, the rim finely carved with a thin key-fret band, and with a loop handle to one side, the striated horn of a rich brown...

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Tags: 17th century, rhinoceros horn, Libation Cup

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1 mai 2011

A rare large Ming blue and white 'dragon' dish. Late 15th-early 16th century.

A rare large Ming blue and white 'dragon' dish. Late 15th-early 16th century. Photo Christies Ltd 2011 Boldly painted to the interior with a large dragon clasping a floral spray, the wide cavetto with three further long-bodied dragons clasping floral...

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Tags: Blue and White, 'dragon' dish, 15th-16th century

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1 mai 2011

A late Ming blue and white 'Three friends of winter',jar. Wanli underglaze-blue six-character mark and of the period (1573-1619)

A late Ming blue and white 'Three friends of winter',jar. Wanli underglaze-blue six-character mark and of the period (1573-1619). Photo Christies Ltd 2011 Painted around the exterior with the 'Three Friends of Winter', pine, prunus and bamboo, growing...

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Tags: Blue and White, 'Three friends of winter', Wanli underglaze-blue six-character mark and of the period

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1 mai 2011

A rare large mottled grey jade rhyton. 17th century

A rare large mottled grey jade rhyton. 17th century. Photo Christies Ltd 2011 The well-hollowed vessel terminating in a ferocious dragon head, supported on the horns of the beast, the sides with a clambering chilong, the body finely carved in shallow...

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Tags: 17th century, rhyton, grey jade

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1 mai 2011

A rare blue and white Ewer and Cover. Ming Dynasty, 15th century.

A rare blue and white Ewer and Cover. Ming Dynasty, 15th century. Photo Christies Ltd 2011 The ovoid body with tall flaring neck, slender S-scroll faceted spout and C-scroll handle, painted to the body with a wide band depicting an Immortal and attendant...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, Blue and White, Ewer and Cover, 15th century

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1 mai 2011

A blue and white 'Windswept' jar, guan. 15th-16th century..

A blue and white 'Windswept' jar, guan. 15th-16th century. Photo Christies Ltd 2011 Of baluster form, painted in underglaze cobalt blue with an official on horseback between two attendants carrying various utensils, approaching a tiered pavilion in a...

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Tags: Blue and White, Guan, 15th-16th century, 'Windswept'

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