PAIR OF FLAMBÉ GLAZED ‘POMEGRANATE’ VASES, 18TH/19TH CENTURY Of lobed and broad ovoid body, all raised from a short spreading foot, covered in an incandescent glaze of strawberry tone widely streaked in milky blue and purple draining from the outward-turned rim indented at the edges where the glaze pales to a light brown, the bases […]
Month: January 2019
PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED FIGURAL PLANTERS AND TRAYS, JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820)
PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED FIGURAL PLANTERS AND TRAYS, JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820) Thickly potted, each of tapering rectangular form with the elongated sides gently receding towards a narrowed base, the exterior decorated on four sides with figural scenes including a scholar and attendant reserved against a celadon ground with moudled bamboo patterns and brightly enameled […]
PAIR OF SMALL CELADON GU VASES, KANGXI PERIOD (1662- 1722)
PAIR OF SMALL CELADON GU VASES, KANGXI PERIOD (1662- 1722) Each of flaring mouth and foot, the celadon glaze throughout, the central section incised with archaic patterns, the upper and lower section decorated with lappets and foliage, height 5.1” — 13 cm Provenance: Morgan Collection no. 1403 (sticker). Chait Galleries, New York (sticker). Imperial Oriental […]
BLUE AND WHITE CHRYSANTHEMUM POT, TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
BLUE AND WHITE CHRYSANTHEMUM POT, TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY With a bulging waist and receded footring, the rounded body deocrated in an all over floral pattern with overlapping leaf border below the flat rim and together with mounted “C” form handles, diameter 8.3” — 21 cm. $2,500—3,500
LARGE LONGQUAN ‘SUNFLOWER’ CHARGER, YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1425)
LARGE LONGQUAN SUNFLOWER CHARGER, YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1425) Heavily potted and raised on a tall straight foot, the shallow circular interior rising towards a wide smooth rim and decorated with a sunflower spray in the cavetto and surrounded by swirling leaves, and covered in a thick and even celadon glaze throughout, diameter 14.1” — 35.7 cm. […]
RARE AND LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON CHARGER, 15TH CENTURY
RARE AND LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON CHARGER, 15TH CENTURY Heavily-potted, the charger is of petal- fluted well below a thick, everted, barbed rim, covered overall with a thick glaze of olive-green colour, diameter 22.5” — 57.2 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Montreal, acquired in Cape Cod during the 1970’s. $5,000—7,000 Large Longquan celadon chargers like the current […]
SMALL GUAN-TYPE HEXAGONAL HU VASE, QING DYNASTY OR EARLIER
SMALL GUAN-TYPE HEXAGONAL HU VASE, QING DYNASTY OR EARLIER Covered overall with a glaze of pale bluish-grey color with fine dark grey crackle, the bulbous body flanked by cylinder lug handles, height 5.9” — 15 cm. Provenance: Purchased form Pao & Moltke, Toronto. Note: Guan ware, along with Ru ware, Ding ware, Ge ware, and […]
A Large Bronze Figure of Vajrasattva
A Large Bronze Figure of Vajrasattva 15th/16th Century Seated in vajrasana, his right hand positioned in front of the abdomen while holding a vajra, the left bearing a ghanta, shown wearing a dhoti incised with scroll designs and a billowing scarf draped over his shoulders, embellished with jeweled necklaces and a tiara in front of […]
AFTER FU BAOSHI SCHOLARS PLAYING CHESS
AFTER FU BAOSHI (1904-1965) SCHOLARS PLAYING CHESS Ink and colour on paper, 12.8” x 17.5” — 32.5 x 44.5 cm. $1,000—1,500 Chinese Paintings from the Collection of a Vancouver Gentleman
AFTER ZHANG DAQIAN THREE SCHOLARS
AFTER ZHANG DAQIAN (1899- 1993) THREE SCHOLARS Ink and colour on paper, 52.4” x 26.6” — 133 x 67.5 cm. $6,000—8,000 Chinese Paintings from the Collection of a Vancouver Gentleman
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