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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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20 mai 2009

A mottled white jade carving of a qilin, 17th century

A mottled white jade carving of a qilin, 17th century The recumbent mythical beast carved with its head turned towards the back, the head with a horn between elongated scrolling eyebrows above the ruyi-shaped nose and snarling jaws revealing the menacing...

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Tags: 17th century, white jade, qilin

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16 mai 2009

A yellow-glazed tripod censer, ding, 17th century

A yellow-glazed tripod censer, ding, 17th century Modelled after its archaic bronze prototype, incised on either side with cloud scrolls and ruyi-head motifs composing abstract taotie masks, against a geometric ground with segmented flower-heads, the...

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Tags: 17th century, tripod censer, Ding, yellow-glazed

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16 mai 2009

A green, yellow and aubergine 'lion and phoenix' bowl, 17th century

A green, yellow and aubergine 'lion and phoenix' bowl, 17th century The interior finely and densely incised and painted in green and aubergine with a pair of phoenix amidst scrolling lotus flowers and tendrils, the exterior similarly decorated with three...

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Tags: 17th century, yellow and aubergine, 'lion and phoenix' bowl, green

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12 mai 2009

A rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th century

A rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th century Boldly and finely carved in high relief around the exterior with long gnarled pine branches, the openwork handle formed by a further pine trunk growing into the interior of the vessel, the horn of a rich toffee...

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Tags: 17th century, rhinoceros horn, Libation Cup

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11 mai 2009

A Transitional blue and white vase of trumpet form, 17th century

A Transitional blue and white vase of trumpet form, 17th century Decorated with a bold design of a Dragon flying beside a sacred pearl. 43cm (17in) high. Estimate: £15,000 - 18,000 Bonhams. Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 11 May 2009. Knightsbridge...

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Tags: 17th century, Transitional, Blue and White, vase of trumpet form

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10 mai 2009

A blanc de chine figure of Guanyin. Qing dynasty, 17th century

A blanc de chine figure of Guanyin. Qing dynasty, 17th century modelled seated in Royal Ease, with her right hand resting on her raised right knee, the face with a serene expression, the loose robe partially open at the front revealing a necklace with...

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Tags: 17th century, Qing dynasty, Guanyin, Blanc-de-chine

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10 mai 2009

A cloisonné enamel vase, fanghu. Ming dynasty, 17th century

A cloisonné enamel vase, fanghu. Ming dynasty, 17th century in the form of an archaic prototype, the sides with applied bronze mask ring handles, enamelled with various animals including crane, deer, a monkey, peacock and parrot amongst rockwork and flowering...

Posté par Alain Truong à 10:26 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: 17th century, Ming Dynasty, Fanghu, cloisonné enamel

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10 mai 2009

A large cloisonné enamel 'dragon' dish. Ming dynasty, 17th century

A large cloisonné enamel 'dragon' dish. Ming dynasty, 17th century the gently curved sides rising from a short spreading foot to an everted rim, brightly decorated to the interior with two large scaly dragons in mutual pursuit of a flaming pearl, all...

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Tags: 17th century, Ming Dynasty, 'dragon' dish, cloisonné enamel

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9 mai 2009

A Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Vajradhara, 17th century.

A Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Vajradhara, 17th century. Seated in vajrasana on a separate cast lotus base, both hands crossed in front of the breast and holding vajra and ghanta, wearing pleated dhoti, scarf, bejewelled and partly set with semi-precious...

Posté par Alain Truong à 10:09 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: 17th century, Gilt-Bronze, Tibetan, Vajradhara

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