Underglaze cobalt blue porcelain dish bearing the egret mark. Ming dynasty, Wanli
Thinly potted, this small dish has deep rounded sides, a narrow flat, upturned rim, and a low foot ring that slants slightly inwards. It is finely decorated in deep shades of underglaze cobalt blue. The centre shows two cranes standing on a rock beneath a pine tree and clouds, looking at a waterfall. The cavetto […]
A Chinese blanc-de-chine reclining figure of Zhongli Quan. Late Ming dynasty
The reclining figure depicted is Zhongli Quan, the first of the Daoist Eight Immortals, on a wood stand.
A Chinese blanc-de-chine figure of Guanyin. Late Ming dynasty, ca. 1630
Guanyin seated on rock work throne, in the position of royal ease, rajalalitasana, her right hand resting on her knee, her left hand concealed beneath long flowing robes extending to a cowl with a ruyi-head tiara above her detailed hair, covered in a rich cream glaze.
A turquoise figure of Shoulao. Ming dynasty
A turquoise, yellow-ocre and purple-glazed figure of Shoulao, the Daoist god of Longevity, seated on a deer, at his feet a tortoise. The head and hands in biscuit, the underside of the base is unglazed.
A chinese sancai « dragon » roof tile. Ming
A Chinese sancai roof tile in the form of a dragon.
A blanc-de-chine censer with the impressed seal mark Zun gu jie jian. Ming
Well potted on a splayed foot, the compressed globular body rising to an everted rim, flanked at the sides with a pair of lion head finials, under a thick glaze, the base impressed with a four-character zhuanshu seal mark.
A Kraak porcelain “Mythical beast and the Moon” dish. Ming
This dish is decorated in the center with a mythical Chinese creature, seated below a full moon in front of a garden wall. The central sce- ne is enclosed by radiating lappets with fruits and floral groupings, including pomegranates and tree peonies below the bracket-lobed rim. The reverse is decorated with stylized lappets.
A gilt-bronze garniture of three vases with a fahua-type decoration. Ming
One vase is pear-shaped and the two others are four-sided, with a square mouth and a flat square unglazed base. The third central vase has a dish mouth and stands on a circular foot ring. On the sides of the neck are semi-circular handles emerging from the open jaws of a lion-like head. The decorative motifs […]
An aubergine and turquoise-glazed figure of Zhenwu
A figure representing Zhenwu, sitting upright, his left leg sticking forward, resting on the heel, his right leg raised and bent, in a relaxed manner, his left hand in a warning gesture on his left knee, his right hand raised in blessing and protection.
A pair of Kirande plates. Ming dynasty
At the centre of the plate is a circular medallion in underglaze cobalt blue depicting a dense design of swirling foliate tendrils within a narrow border of spiraling scrolls around the cavetto. The upper section of the cavetto and upturned rim are decorated with six equidistant red cartouches, each containing a gilded lotus flower and […]