Important Chinese Furniture and Works of Art
CHRISTIE'S
IMPORTANT CHINESE FURNITURE
AND WORKS OF ART
March 20 | 09:00 EDT | Lots 801-908
March 21 | 09:00 EDT | Lots 1001-1118
lot 835
Five Dynasties/Northern Song, 10th Century
Yue Yao Celadon Covered Box with Incised Butterfly Design
Estimate:USD 20,000 – USD 30,000
Dimensions: Diameter 13 cm
Provenance:Christie's New York, September 19, 2006, Lot 206
lot 836
Southern Song / Yuan Dynasty
A Pair of Qingbai Glazed Granary Jars with Applied Decoration
Estimate:USD5,000 – USD7,000
Dimensions: Height 67.3 cm
lot 837
Ming Dynasty, 15th Century
A Longquan Celadon Vase with Carved Peony and Lotus Design
Estimate:USD 5,000 – USD 7,000
Dimensions: Height 44.5 cm
lot 839
Yuan Dynasty Longquan Celadon Large Jar
Estimate:USD 15,000 – USD 25,000
Dimensions: Width 32 cm
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 20 June 2001, Lot 69
lot 840
Ming Dynasty Longquan Kiln Celadon-Glazed Bowl with Carved Floral and Fruit Design
Estimate:USD 25,000 – USD 35,000
Dimensions: Diameter 26.5 cm
Provenance: Marchant, London, September 16, 2003
lot 841
Ming Dynasty Longquan Kiln Celadon-Glazed Tripod Censer with Carved Floral Design
Estimate:USD 6,000 – USD 8,000
Dimensions:Diameter 28.8 cm
lot 842
Ming Dynasty Longquan Kiln Celadon Vase with Incised Leaf Pattern
Estimate:USD 4,000 – USD 6,000
Dimensions:Diameter 28.8 cm
Provenance: Rare Art, New York
lot 843
Early Ming Dynasty, 15th Century
A Longquan celadon bowl carved with lotus design
Estimate:USD 12,000 – USD 18,000
Dimensions:Diameter 20.4 cm
Provenance: Japanese private collection, Marchant, 16 September 2003
lot 844
A pair of Ming dynasty Longquan celadon small dishes with lobed rims and carved coin pattern
Estimate:USD 8,000 – USD 12,000
Dimensions:Diameter 11 cm
lot 847
Early Ming Dynasty, 15th century
Longquan Celadon Vase with Design of Three Friends of Winter, Yuhuchun Shape
Estimate:USD 70,000 – USD 90,000
Dimensions: Height 34cm
Provenance: Christie's New York, March 21, 2002, Lot 165
lot 848
Ming Dynasty Longquan Kiln Celadon Glazed Carved Leaf Pattern Bowl
Estimate:USD 12,000 – USD 18,000
Dimensions: Diameter 31 cm
Provenance: Marchant, London, October 21, 2002
lot 849
Ming Dynasty Longquan Kiln Celadon Glazed Carved Coin Pattern Lobed Rim Large Dish
Estimate:USD 15,000 – USD 25,000
Dimensions: Diameter 36.5 cm
Provenance: Spink Son Ltd., London (according to label)
lot 850
Ming Dynasty Longquan Kiln Celadon-Glazed Vase with Incised Decoration
Estimate:USD 4,000 – USD 6,000
Dimensions: Height 25.5 cm
Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, May 13, 1996
lot 851
Ming Dynasty Longquan Kiln Celadon-Glazed Large Three-Legged Censer with Impressed Bagua Pattern
Estimate:USD 6,000 – USD 8,000
Dimensions: Height 29.3 cm
Provenance: Marchant, London (per label)
lot 853
Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon Glazed Large Bowl with Carved Floral Design
Estimate:USD 8,000 – USD 12,000
Dimensions: Height 31 cm
Provenance: Marchant, London (per label)
lot 854
A Longquan celadon jar with the inscription "Meijiu Qingxiang" (Fine Wine, Fragrant Aroma), early Ming dynasty, 15th century
Estimate:USD 30,000 – USD 50,000
Dimensions: Height 31.8 cm
Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 31 October 2000, Lot 860
Lot 857
A Longquan celadon tripod censer with incised cloud motifs, Ming dynasty
Estimate:USD 5,000 – USD 7,000
Dimensions:Height 33.7cm
lot 858
Ming Dynasty Longquan Kiln Celadon Glazed Small Dish with Carved Floral Design
Estimate:USD 6,000 – USD 8,000
Dimensions:Diameter 19cm
Provenance:Marchant, London (per label)
lot 859
A Small Dish with Incised Floral Design, Longquan Celadon Glaze, Ming Dynasty
Estimate:USD 4,000 – USD 6,000
Dimensions: Diameter 9.6 cm
Provenance:Marchant, London (according to label)
lot 860
A Dish with Incised Coin Design, Longquan Celadon Glaze, Ming Dynasty
Estimate:USD 7,000 – USD 9,000
Dimensions:Diameter 28.6 cm
Provenance:Marchant, London
lot 1017
Southern Dynasties, 5th-6th century, Green-glazed six-hole vessel and green-glazed six-foot inkstone
Estimate:USD 5,000 – USD 7,000
Dimensions: Height 11.7 cm
Provenance:Collection of Dr. Ralph C. Marcove (1929-2001), New York, acquired before 1999
lot 1025
A Sancai Glazed Pottery Figure of a Lady, Tang Dynasty
Estimate:USD 40,000 – USD 60,000
Dimensions: height 32.1 cm
Provenance:Collection of Pauline Palmer Wood (1917-1984), Chicago, Illinois;The Art Institute of Chicago, accession no. 1977.608
lot 1026
A Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse, Tang Dynasty
Estimate:USD 50,000 – USD 70,000
Dimensions: 74.3 cm high
Provenance:Yong Bao Zhai, Hong Kong;Littleton & Hennessy Oriental Art, London, 8 May 1998
lot 1027
A Sancai-Glazed Camel, Tang Dynasty
Estimate:USD 100,000 – USD 150,000
Dimensions: 83.8 cm high
Provenance:Acquired in Hong Kong before 1999
lot 1028
Liao Dynasty White-Glazed Leather Pouch Vessel
Estimate:USD 7,000 – USD 10,000
Dimensions: 24.5 cm high
Provenance:Kusaka Shōdō, Tokyo
lot 1029
Northern Song Dynasty, 11th century, Cizhou kiln white-glazed pillow with incised phoenix decoration on pearl ground
Estimate:USD 25,000 – USD 35,000
Dimensions:Height 26.7cm
lot 1030
Northern Song Dynasty, 11th century, Longquan kiln celadon-glazed covered jar with five spouts
Estimate:USD 9,000 – USD 12,000
Dimensions: height 32.2cm
Provenance: Dr. Carl Kemp (1884-1967) Collection; Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork, Early Gold and Silver; Early Chinese White, Green and Black Wares; Sotheby's London, 14 March 2008, Lot 248
lot 1031
Song/Jin Dynasty, 12th-13th Century, White-Rimmed Oil-Spot Tea Bowl
Estimate:USD 40,000 – USD 60,000
Dimensions: diameter 11cm
lot 1032
Jin Dynasty, Jun Ware Sky-Blue Glazed Bowl
Estimate:USD 15,000 – USD 25,000
Dimensions: Diameter 21.8cm
Provenance:Collection of Samuel T. Peters (1854-1912), no. 151.; Collection of Louisine Peters Weekes Tcherepnine (1886-1952); Collection of Adaline Hathaway Weekes Scully (1915-1984); Collection of Peter Tcherepnine
lot 1033
Song/Jin Dynasty, 12th/13th Century
Black-glazed Oil-spot Bowl and Blue-glazed Bowl
Estimate:USD 40,000 – USD 60,000
lot 1034
Gold, 12th/13th century
Black-glazed jar with ribbed lines and double handles
Estimate:USD 15,000 – USD 25,000
Dimensions: 29.2 cm high
Provenance:Kochukyo, Tokyo, April 2014; Huaigutang, New York
lot 1035
Jin dynasty, 12th–13th century
A Cizhou-type sgraffiato-decorated peony meiping vase
Estimate:USD 12,000 – USD 18,000
Dimensions: Height 38 cm
Provenance:Kochukyo, Tokyo
lot 1036
A pair of Southern Song/Yuan Jizhou tortoiseshell-glazed vases
Estimate:USD 6,000 – USD 8,000
Dimensions: Height 15.5 cm
Provenance:Benjamin Shepps Collection, Florida (per label)
Huai Shi Bo Tang, New York;Sotheby's New York, September 13, 2017, Lot 96
lot 1037
Gold, 12th century
Cizhou-type Green-Glazed Pillow with Poetic Inscription
Estimate:USD 8,000 – USD 10,000
Dimensions: 28.7 cm wide
Provenance:Kochukyo, Tokyo
Published: Huai Gu Tang, New York, Spring 2013 issue, p. 134, no. 51
lot 1038
Northern Song/Jin Dynasty Jun Ware Sky-Blue Glazed Chicken-Heart Jar
Estimate:USD 20,000 – USD 30,000
Dimensions: 8.2 cm high
Provenance:Acquired in Japan around 2003–2004 (reputed)
lot 1039
Southern Song Qingbai Glazed Mallow-Shaped Bowl
Estimate:USD 5,000 – USD 8,000
Dimensions: Height 19.1 cm
Provenance:Collection of Richard McGonigle; Sotheby's London, 30 June 1964, Lot 5
lot 1040
Southern Song Qingbai Glazed Carved Waste Receptacle
Estimate:USD 7,000 – USD 10,000
lot 1041
Yuan Dynasty Jun Ware Sky-Blue Glazed Dish with Purple Splashes
Estimate:USD 5,000 – USD 7,000
Dimensions: Diameter 13.1 cm
Provenance:Collection of Michelle Liao, Philadelphia, 1999
lot 1042
Jin/Yuan Dynasty Jun Ware Sky-Blue Glazed Bowl
Estimate:USD 5,000 – USD 8,000
Dimensions: 19 cm diameter
Provenance:Acquired in Japan circa 2003–2004 (reported)
lot 1043
Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Figure of an Eagle Bearer
Estimate:USD 8,000 – USD 12,000
Dimensions: 41.9 cm height
Provenance:Brought to Japan in the early 20th century; Private Japanese collection; Xiaomenglou Collection, Japan, acquired before 2005
lot 1044
A Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Drumming Lady
Estimate:USD 15,000 – USD 18,000
Dimensions: Height 35.8 cm
Provenance:Yamanaka & Co., Japan, before 1935; Xiaomenglou Collection, Japan
Publications: "Exhibition of Chinese Art," Yamanaka & Co., London, 1935-6, no. 30; "Treasures from the East: Yamanaka & Co. and Famous Ceramics from Japanese Collections," Beijing, 2020, pp. 44-5, no. 1
Exhibitions: London, Yamanaka & Co., Knoedler's Galleries, London, "Exhibition of Chinese Art," December 1935 - January 1936
lot 1045
A Small Jun-Ware Bowl with Greenish-Glaze, Northern Song Dynasty
Estimate:USD 5,000 – USD 7,000
Dimensions: Diameter 9.1 cm
Provenance:Bluett & Sons, London (according to label); Collection of Xiaomenglou, Japan
lot 1046
A Jun-Ware Tripod Censer with Moon-White Glaze, Northern Song Dynasty
Estimate:USD 8,000 – USD 12,000
Dimensions: 6.7 cm diameter
Provenance:Collection of Baroness Marie-Louise von Callenberg (1901-1982), Switzerland, no. 86; Christie's Paris, 19 December 2012, lot 1 (one of); Sensai-tei, Tokyo; Shōmurō Collection, Japan
Literature: Sensai-tei, *Collection of Chinese Art II: 20th Anniversary Exhibition*, Tokyo, 2016, p. 66, no. 94
Exhibition: Tokyo, Sensai-tei, "Collection of Chinese Art II: 20th Anniversary Exhibition", 2016
lot 1047
A Tang Dynasty Black-Glazed Ewer
Estimate:USD 10,000 – USD 15,000
Dimensions: 18.5 cm high
Provenance: Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo; Xiaomenglou Collection, Japan
Literature: Ryūshū Shūhō (Selected Masterpieces of Chinese Ceramics), vol. 1, Tokyo, 1976, p. 109, no. 313
lot 1048
Northern Song/Jin Dynasty Jun Ware Sky-Blue Glazed Water Coupe
Estimate:USD 6,000 – USD 8,000
Dimensions: Width 6 cm
Provenance:Collection of Baroness Marie-Louise von Callenberg (1901-1982), Switzerland; Christie's Paris, 19 December 2012, lot 1 (one of a pair); Senshudo, Tokyo; Xiaomenglou Collection, Japan
Literature: Senshudo, "Selected Chinese Works of Art II: 20th Anniversary Exhibition", Tokyo, 2016, p. 66, no. 95
Exhibition: Tokyo, Senshutei, "Collection of Chinese Art II: 20th Anniversary Exhibition", 2016
Lot 1049
Southern Song Dynasty Longquan Kiln Guan-type Glazed Small Bowl
Estimate:USD 10,000 – USD 15,000
Dimensions: Width 8.7 cm
Provenance:Collection of Sir Herbert Ingram (1875-1958) (according to the label on the box); Collection of Xiaomenglou, Japan
Lot 1051
Northern Song/Jin Dynasty Ding Kiln White-glazed Dish with Carved Twin Fish Design
Estimate:USD 5,000 – USD 7,000
Dimensions: 6 cm in diameter
Provenance:The Qin Fengnan Collection, Kobe, Japan
lot 1052
Northern Song Dynasty Ding Yao White Glaze Round Covered Box
Estimate:USD 4,000 – USD 7,000
Dimensions: diameter 11 cm
Provenance:Collection of Qin Fengnan, Kobe, Japan
lot 1053
Gold Cizhou ware tiger-shaped pillow
Estimate:USD 10,000 – USD 20,000
Dimensions: length 36.8 cm
Provenance:Collection of Qin Fengnan, Kobe, Japan
lot 1054
Southern Song / Yuan
Small Qingbai-glazed Ewer with Molded Scroll Pattern and Qingbai-glazed Chrysanthemum-shaped Covered Box
Estimate:USD 5,000 – USD 7,000
Dimensions: Ewer width 11 cm; Box diameter 8 cm
Provenance:Collection of Hoshino Akira, Kobe, Japan
lot 1055
Southern Song Qingbai-glazed Melon-shaped Covered Ewer
Estimate:USD 6,000 – USD 8,000
Dimensions: Height 25.4cm
Provenance:The Qin Fengnan Collection, Kobe, Japan
lot 1056
Song/Ming Dynasty Marbled Ware Small Tripod Censer
Estimate:USD 4,000 – USD 7,000
Dimensions: Width 8.6cm
Provenance:From the collection of Qin Fengnan, Kobe, Japan
lot 1057
Yuan Dynasty Longquan Celadon Vase with Twin Handles and Ring, Decorated with Auspicious Characters
Estimate:USD 8,000 – USD 12,000
Dimensions: Width 21cm
Provenance:Tokyo Bijutsu Club, Japan, April 9, 1917, Lot 146
Collection of Hatao Mineo, Kobe, Japan
Exhibited: Tokyo, Tokyo Bijutsu Club, April 1917
Lot 1064
Southern Song Dynasty Longquan Celadon Bowl with Lotus Pattern
Estimate:USD 20,000 – USD 30,000
Dimensions: Diameter 20.7cm
Provenance:Mayuyama Ryusendo, Japan, February 1946
lot 1065
Southern Song Dynasty Qingbai Glazed Melon-Shaped Ewer with Cover
Estimate:USD 20,000 – USD 30,000
Dimensions: Height 24.8cm
Provenance:Mayuyama Ryusendo, Japan, February 1946
lot 1067
Yuan Dynasty White-Glazed Prunus Vase (Meiping)
Estimate:USD 30,000 – USD 50,000
Dimensions: Height 33.1cm
Provenance:Collection of Inoue Koichi (1906-1965); Mayuyama & Co., Japan, December 1965
Literature: Mayuyama & Co., *Ryūsen Shūhō*, Vol. 1, Tokyo, 1976, p. 228, no. 685
Exhibition: Tokyo, Gotoh Museum, "Exhibition of Chinese Ceramic Masterpieces, Fifth Session," 1966
lot 1068
Yuan Dynasty Longquan Celadon Molded Floral and Scroll Pattern Vase with Twin Handles and Ring
Estimate:USD 30,000 – USD 50,000
Dimensions: Height 26.5cm
Provenance:Mayuyama & Co., Japan, January 1977
lot 1073
Ming Dynasty, 15th Century Longquan Kiln Celadon Bowl
Estimate:USD 30,000 – USD 40,000
Dimensions: Diameter 21cm
Provenance:Collection of the seventh-generation Kanō Jihee (1862–1951), President of Hakutsuru Sake Brewery and Founder of the Hakutsuru Museum; Collection of the Teramura family, Kobe (according to the inscription on the box lid)
Literature: Hakutsuru-jō, vol. 5, Japan, 1930, no. 114
