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'Round Heaven | Square Earth: Ancient Chinese Jade' at TAI Modern

Cong (Ts'ung) Prismatic Cylinder and Bi disc, Qijia Culture, Late Neolithic Period (2100-1600 BCE), jade. © TAI Modern Chinese cosmology views the world in geometric terms. The Earth was square shaped and the Heavens round. As far back as the Neolithic...

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Tags: jade, Cong, Bi Disc, Qijia culture, Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), Abe Motoshi, Late Neolithic Period (2100-1600 BCE)

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19 novembre 2022

A molded gourd 'floral' garlic-mouth vase, Shangwan mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795)

Lot 345. A molded gourd 'floral' garlic-mouth vase, Shangwan mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795) . Height 7⅛ in., 18 cm. Lot sold: 25,200 USD (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD) . © Sotheby's 2022 the base molded with a four-character Qianlong shang wan...

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Tags: Shangwan mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795), gourd 'floral' garlic-mouth vase, molded

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19 novembre 2022

A rare iron-brown-decorated Qingbai 'floral' vase, Yuan dynasty

Lot 327. A rare iron-brown-decorated Qingbai 'floral' vase, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) . Height 6⅞ in., 17.5 cm. Lot sold: 25,200 USD (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD) . © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 30th May 1990, lot 91. Note: Although...

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Tags: Qingbai, iron-brown-decorated, 'floral' vase, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

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19 novembre 2022

A 'Jizhou' 'papercut' 'phoenix' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Lot 327. A 'Jizhou' 'papercut' 'phoenix' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) . Diameter 6⅜ in., 16.1 cm. Lot sold: 9,450 USD (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD) . © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978). Christie's New...

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Tags: 'phoenix' bowl, 'Papercut', 'Jizhou', Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), Collection of Stephen Junkunc III

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19 novembre 2022

A pair of blanc-de-chine 'Dutchmen' whistles, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Lot 90. A pair of blanc-de-chine 'Dutchmen' whistles, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 7cm (2 6/8in) high. (2). Sold for €1,083.75 (Estimate € 200-300). Photo Fabrice Gousset. Each modelled as a Dutchman wearing a tricorn hat, cravat and buttoned jacket, with...

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Tags: Blanc-de-chine, Kangxi period (1662-1722), Robert and Jean-Pierre Rousset Collection, 'Dutchmen' whistle

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19 novembre 2022

A blanc-de-chine Guanyin and child, 18th century

Lot 89. A blanc-de-chine Guanyin and child, 18th century; 30.8cm (12 1/8in) high. Sold for €2,805 (Estimate € 800-1,200). Photo Fabrice Gousset. The Goddess of Mercy finely modelled seated on pierced rockwork with the right leg crossed and resting on...

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Tags: Blanc-de-chine, 18th century, Guanyin and child, Robert and Jean-Pierre Rousset Collection

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19 novembre 2022

A blanc-de-chine incense burner, gui, 17th century

Lot 88. A blanc-de-chine incense burner, gui, 17th century; 13.5cm (5 3/8in) wide. Sold for €7,650 (Estimate € 1,500-2,000). Photo Fabrice Gousset. The vessel raised on a short cylindrical foot with everted rim, the bombe form body flanked by a pair of...

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Tags: Blanc-de-chine, 17th century, gui, incense burner, Robert and Jean-Pierre Rousset Collection

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18 novembre 2022

'Guido Reni, The Divine' at the Städel Museum

Guido Reni (1575–1642), Bacchus and Ariadne, ca. 1614-16. Oil on canvas, 96,5 × 86,4 cm,Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Photo: © Museum Associates / LACMA Frankfurt am Main - With a large-scale exhibition opening to the public on 23 November...

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Tags: Guido Reni

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18 novembre 2022

A rare wucai 'lotus pond' rouleau vase, Circa 1640

Lot 27. A rare wucai 'l otus pond ' rouleau vase , Circa 1640; 9.7cm (3 3/4in) high and 8cm (3 1/4in) high. (2). Sold for £60,780 (Estimate £30,000 - 50,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Deftly painted in blue and enamelled in shades of iron-red, aubergine, green...

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Tags: Wucai, Circa 1640, Roy Davids Collection, Marsh Collection, 'lotus pond' rouleau vase

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18 novembre 2022

Two rare celadon-glazed square brushpots, bitong, Qianlong seal marks and of the period (1736-1795)

Lot 26. Two rare celadon-glazed square brushpots, bitong, Qianlong seal marks and of the period (1736-1795); 9.7cm (3 3/4in) high and 8cm (3 1/4in) high. (2). Sold for £21,675 (Estimate £3,000 - 5,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Each with tall straight sides...

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Tags: bitong, celadon-glazed, square brushpot, Qianlong seal mark and of the period (1736-1795), Marsh Collection

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