A large and very fine famille rose figure of the immortal He Xiangu. Qianlong
He Xiangu is wearing a long richly decorated polychrome robe. The neckline is outlined by a scalloped blue, yellow and red motif, the long sleeves are embroidered with pink peonies against a green background, their folds match the pink and ivory colors of the front of the robe and blend into the skirt. She is […]
An aubergine and turquoise-glazed ‘Cadogan’ ewer. Kangxi
A-peached-shaped ewer with a branch-like spout bearing two leafy stems extending on to the body. It is supported by a splayed foot. The whole piece is covered in a deep lustrous aubergine glaze with turquoise splashes. The recessed aubergine-glazed base has a central aperture and an unglazed footrim.
A famille rose sugar caster and cover decorated with flowers. Qianlong
Of a tall baluster shape on a wide, spreading foot, surmounted by a hight domed lid with a bud-shaped finial, this sugar caster is deco- rated in famille rose enamels with sprays of flowers.
A rare grisaille dish with a European subject “L’eau”. Qianlong
This dish is decorated en grisaille with a cartouche depicting a man fondling a lady while a second one looks on. The scene takes place in a wooded landscape. Both women are holdings fishing rods.
A famille rose “brocade ball” teapot. Yongheng
Each side of the teapot is molded with two convex reticulated and gilt roundels encircled by petal lappets on a diaper ground, and the whole is flanked by two Buddhist lions which form the handle and the spout. The cover bears a cockerel-form finial.
A rare famille jaune group depicting the immortal Zhongli Quan on his vessel. Kangxi
The sculpture is decorated in the famille jaune palette. The immortal Zhongli Quan is sitting on a vessel, the double gourd of the elixir of immortality behind his back. He is holding the magical fan, his passage to immortality.
An imari armorial plate for the French market (Thomas-Auguste Miniac of Saint-Malo). Kangxi
Painted in the centre in characteristic Imari palette, underglaze blue, rouge-de-fer and gilding with the coat-of-arms of Miniac, Quaterly: 1 and 4, gules, an eagle displayed argent between five billets of the last, three and four; 2 and 3, azure, a cross cantoned with four crescent or, within a roptwist border enclosed by scrollwork and […]
A chinese sancai « dragon » roof tile. Ming
A Chinese sancai roof tile in the form of a dragon.
A blanc-de-Chine figure of Budai. Qing dynasty
The rotund figure is seated in rajalilaasana, the posture of royal ease, with a cheerful expression and wearing robes that cover the shoulders and legs, leaving the chest and round belly bare. He wears a string of prayer beads.
A famille verte biscuit figure of Li Bai. Kangxi
The drunken poet seated with his legs crossed, wrapped in a long robe, wearing a court official’s hat, dressed in yellow robes and with tall boots, leaning on a large green-glazed jar of rice wine