What: Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of ArtWhere: Christie’s; 20 Rockefeller Center, New York, USAWhen: March 22; 10.30 AM & 02.00 PMPublic Viewing: 14 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 15 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 16 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 17 Mar, 1pm - 5pm; 18 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 19 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 20 Mar, 10am - 2pmTop lots at the sale:— “A Rare and Exceptional “Number Three” Jun Jardiniere: Yuan-Ming Dynasty, 14th-15th Century.” The body is molded with six lobes below the correspondingly lobed everted rim, and the exterior is covered with a lavender-blue glaze shading to brilliant purple color. The interior and the rim are covered with a pale milky-blue glaze thinning to mushroom, and there are five drainage holes piercing the base, which is dressed in a thin brown glaze on the underside and incised with the number san (three). 10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.,) diam., double Japanese wood box. Estimate:  2,500,000 USD -  3,500,000 USD— “An Extremely Rare and Fine Large Blue and White “Fruit Spray” Bowl.” Xuande Six-Character Mark In Underglaze Blue In A Line At The Rim And Of The Period (1426-1435). The bowl is heavily potted with low, rounded sides and decorated on the exterior with six sprays of fruit comprising pomegranate, grape, peach, persimmon, melon, and crab-apple or loquat, all above a band of radiating lotus lappets, and six floral sprays on the foot ring. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) diam. Estimate:  2,000,000 USD -  3,000,000 USD— “A Rare and Finely Cast Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel and Cover, Fangyi: Late Shang Dynasty, 13th-11th Century BC.” The vessel is of slightly tapering rectangular shape and is well cast in low relief on the two broad sides with a large taotie mask set below a small taotie mask, and reserved on a fine leiwen ground repeated as the ground to the pair of confronted bottle-horn kui dragons shown in profile above and the pair of addorsed kui dragons shown in profile below. Each narrow side is also cast with a large taotie mask set between bands of small dragons. The center of each side and the corners are cast with narrow notched flanges, which are repeated on the cover to divide and frame an inverted taotie mask on each side below the taotie-decorated, faceted finial. The bronze has a light green patina. 9 in. (22.8 cm.) high. Estimate: 1,500,000 USD - 2,500,000 USD— “A Very Rare and Important Gilded Grey Stone Figure of Buddha: Northern Qi Dynasty (Ad 550-577).” The slender, elegant figure is shown standing on top of a socle with right hand raised in abhaya mudra, in the attitude of “do not fear,” and the left hand held in varada mudra, the gesture of gift-giving. He wears a simplified sanghati bearing traces of patchwork pattern that falls to above his feet and clings to the contours of his body. The face is carved with a serene expression, and the hair and rounded ushnisha are painted black while the remainder of the figure is covered in gold leaf, with traces of red pigment on the mouth and black pigment on the eyes and brows. 27 ¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high, stand. Estimate:  1,200,000 USD- 1,800,000 USD— “A Magnificent and Very Rare Huanghuali Painting Table, Jiatousun Hua'an: 17th Century.” The single, floating panel is set in the rectangular frame fitted flush at both narrow ends with short, everted ends, above the beaded apron and beaded, shaped spandrels carved in openwork with ruyi heads. The whole is raised on gently splayed legs of round section joined by pairs of stretchers on the narrow sides. 32 in. (81.3 cm.) high, 85 in. (215.9 cm.) wide, 24 in. (60.9 cm.) deep. Estimate:800,000  USD -  1,200,000 USD— “A Large and Impressive Zitan Luohan Bed, Luohan Chuang; 17th-18th Century with Modifications.” The hard mat seat is set into the rectangular frame above the narrow waist and plain, beaded aprons crisply carved with chilong confronted on a central medallion enclosing stylized mythical beasts, the side aprons further carved with chilong confronted on a sash-tied ruyi. The whole is raised on solid, thickly beaded, inward-curving legs. The stepped railings are carved in openwork with an attractive lattice design. 41 in. (104 cm.) high, 86 ¾ in. (220.3 cm.) wide, 57 ¾ in. (146.7 cm.) deep. Estimate: 400,000 USD -  600,000 USD— “ Rare Large Longquan Celadon Cong-Form Vase: Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279).” Finely potted in imitation of a Neolithic jade cong, the vase has a rectangular body of square section with a cylindrical foot and short neck, and is covered overall with a glaze of rich sea-green color stopping just short of the foot rim to expose the light grey stoneware body. 15 ¼ in. (38.6 cm.) high, Japanese wood box. Estimate:  400,000 USD -  600,000 USDFor details, visit: https://www.christies.com/?sc_lang=en&lid=1Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more