Habsburg Auction Company successfully auctioned a series of Ming Dynasty porcelain in the 2023 Singapore and Qatar porcelain auctions, including blue and white five clawed cloud dragon patterned large jars, blue and white sea water double dragon patterned high footed bowls, etc., with transaction prices ranging from tens of millions of yuan after being converted into Chinese yuan. The deadline for soliciting bids from auction house Habsburg International Auction Limited is May 10, 2024, and the auction venue is at the Sands Hotel Convention and Exhibition Center in Marina Bay, Singapore. The buyer group comes from all over the world, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and other countries and regions.
Art Collection | Porcelain - List of Auction Prices for Ming Xuande Porcelain in Habsburg in 2023
![](/uploads/allimg/240420/2-240420113356151.jpg)
No.1 Mingxuan De Blue and White Five Claw Cloud Dragon Pattern Jar
Auction Session: September 30, 2023 Singapore Auction - Porcelain Session
Collection specification: H: 48.5cm
Starting price: SGD 11170000
Transaction price: SGD 11170000 (equivalent to RMB 59.89 million)
Collection description: Lips, straight neck, bulging abdomen, shallow circular feet. Glazed inside and outside the vessel, with no glaze on the legs and bottom. Painted with blue and white patterns throughout the body, with cloud patterns on the outer edge of the mouth; Four animal face patterns are painted on the shoulders, with a horizontal stroke in regular script written in the middle as "Xuande Year System"; Draw a fierce five clawed dragon on the abdomen and play the game among the clouds. The dragon looks back, with its eyebrows and eyes wide open, its eyes sharp, and its teeth and claws open, full of strength and strength; Draw a lotus petal pattern on the tibia. Blue and white hair has a rich and vibrant green color, with rust stains in the thick areas.
![](/uploads/allimg/240420/2-240420113412H3.jpg)
No.2 Mingxuan De Blue and White Sea Water Double Dragon Pattern Inner Dark Flower Dragon Pattern High Foot Bowl
Auction Session: September 30, 2023 Singapore Auction - Porcelain Session
Collection specification: D: 15.2cm
Starting price: SGD 11160000
Transaction price: SGD 11160000 (equivalent to RMB 59.83 million)
Collection description: 盌 Skilled mouth, curved wall, high foot hollow. The whole body is decorated with blue and white patterns, with a light depiction of the sea water as the ground. The outer wall of the bowl is painted with two agile five clawed dragons waving their teeth and chasing each other, one rushing forward and the other echoing back, inheriting the sea water patterns on the Eight Peaks River Cliff; Draw four peaks of sea water patterns on the high tibia. The inner wall of the bowl is decorated with two five clawed dragons in hidden flowers, and the center of the bowl is inscribed in regular script with the inscription "Made in Xuande Year of the Ming Dynasty".
![](/uploads/allimg/240420/2-240420113423V0.jpg)
No.3 Mingxuan De Blue and White Dark Flower Sea Water Dragon High Foot Cup
Auction Session: June 24, 2023 Dubai - Porcelain Session
Collection specification: H: 15.4cm
Starting price: AED 23000000
Transaction price: AED 300000000 (equivalent to RMB 59.06 million)
![](/uploads/allimg/240420/2-2404201134342Q.jpg)
No.4 Mingxuan De Blue and White Flower Pierced Dragon Pattern Flat Bottle
Auction Session: December 16, 2023 Qatar Auction - Porcelain Session
Collection specification: 33 x 46cm
Starting price: QAR 19800000
Transaction price: QAR 19800000 (equivalent to RMB 39.25 million)
![](/uploads/allimg/240420/2-24042011344B14.jpg)
No.5 Mingxuan De Blue and White Dragon Pattern Sky Ball Bottle
Auction Session: December 16, 2023 Qatar Auction - Porcelain Session
Collection specification: 43 x 34cm
Starting price: QAR 16000000
Transaction price: QAR 16000000 (equivalent to RMB 31.72 million)
Collection description: Round mouth, straight neck, round drum belly, flat bottom without slight concave feet. The celestial sphere bottle is named because it resembles a planet in the sky. The mouth is decorated with a curled grass pattern around the bottom, and two green lines are added to the top and bottom. Draw a dragon with a round belly and a full body, looking back at it as it soars through the clouds. It opens its mouth, spits out its tongue, and exposes its teeth. Its eyes are wide open and its limbs are stretched out. The dragon's body is painted with scales and armor, and its martial prowess is agile. The neck and crevices are adorned with cross cloud patterns and three cloud patterns. The glaze color is thick with gray, and there are brown green spots and brown green, brown yellow, and iron brown crystal defects in many places. The scale is particularly severe, and the blue and white glaze is covered with bubbles of various sizes, sparse and bright. The glaze is glossy, and the white glaze turns green. The fetal bone is thick and heavy, with traces of casting on both the round body and neck. The bottom of the exposed fetal body has no glaze, and the fetal texture is delicate. During the Yongle and Xuande periods, it was popular to produce large vessels such as the Tianqiu vase and flat teapot. The Tianqiu vase was particularly popular during the Xuande period, with patterns such as cloud dragon, wave dragon, and floral patterns being the most common. This type of great tool for promoting virtue rarely carries literary recognition, so it is difficult to distinguish it from Yongle. The cloud and dragon patterns on this celestial sphere vase are exquisitely crafted, indicating that it was fired during the transitional period between Yongle and Xuande.
![](/uploads/allimg/240420/2-240420113454E9.jpg)
No.6 Ming Xuande Imperial Blue and White "Eternal Peace Song" High Foot Bowl
Auction Session: December 16, 2023 Qatar Auction - Porcelain Session
Collection specification: D: 16.8cm
Starting price: QAR 12500000
Transaction price: QAR 150000000 (equivalent to RMB 29.74 million)
Collection Description: Bowl with curved walls, high and hollow feet, fully glazed and plump, with a bright and smooth glaze color. The outer wall is left largely blank, with only one week of Tibetan "Ping An Song" scripture written in blue and white at the center line of the bowl wall. The font is neat and elegant, and the lower part of the outer wall is painted with a raised lotus petal pattern for one week. The blue and white hair color is elegant and elegant, and some strokes show iron spots that are calm, with distinct characteristics of the era. The bowl heart uses the technique of dark carving to recognize the four characters and two lines of "Xuande Nian Zhi" in the double circle seal script. The font structure is rigorous, the strokes are smooth and natural, and the turning points are round, graceful and elegant, elegant and regular. It is quite different from the common Kai script Xuande Nian Zhi, and is very similar to the style of "Yongle Nian Zhi" in some rare Yongle sweet white glazed seal scripts, indicating that this product should have been fired in the early period of Xuande. At the corresponding position between the inner wall and the outer wall, there is a Sanskrit scripture in the Lanzha script. Due to the thick glaze layer, it is not easy to notice, and the side light is faintly visible. When touched by hand, the glaze surface is also very smooth and smooth. Therefore, the inner wall text should be printed and engraved on a pure white body, giving the text a shallow relief effect. After applying the glaze, the shape can be displayed, and the glaze surface is also smooth, which can be said to be a miraculous skill.
![](/uploads/allimg/240420/2-240420113502427.jpg)
No.7 Mingxuan De Blue and White Colored Fish Algae Pattern Jade Pot Spring Bottle
Auction Session: December 16, 2023 Qatar Auction - Porcelain Session
Collection specification: 32 x 21cm
Starting price: QAR 13000000
Transaction price: QAR 150000000 (equivalent to RMB 29.74 million)
![](/uploads/allimg/240420/2-240420113510620.jpg)
No.8 Mingxuan De Blue and White Crane Pattern Jade Pot Spring Bottle (Pair)
Auction Session: December 16, 2023 Qatar Auction - Porcelain Session
Collection specifications: 32 x 19.5cm * 2
Starting price: QAR 13000000
Transaction price: QAR 13000000 (equivalent to RMB 25.77 million)
![](/uploads/allimg/240420/2-240420113543Q8.jpg)
No.9 Mingxuan De Blue and White Sea Water Dragon Pattern Flat Bottle
Auction Session: September 30, 2023 Singapore Auction - Porcelain Session
Collection specifications: H: 45.8cm C: 8.1cm
Starting price: SGD 4160000
Transaction price: SGD 4500000 (equivalent to RMB 24.12 million)
Collection description: The bottle has a round mouth with a slightly outer edge, a long neck that gradually widens from top to bottom, a flat and round belly, and elliptical shallow circular feet. The whole body is decorated with blue and white, and the bottle mouth and neck are painted with rolled grass patterns and tangled lotus patterns for one circle each. The abdomen is adorned with blue and white sea dragon patterns, and a agile and majestic white dragon swims in the vast and boundless sea. The white dragon turns its head and curves, with its hair fluttering and limbs stretched out, ready to emerge. The blue and white waves rolled up and down, surging and surging, with black spots visible. There was a feeling of overwhelming sky and earth, splashing with water droplets, and coming head-on. Especially with blue and white dots on the dragon's eyes, it becomes more and more impressive.
![](/uploads/allimg/240420/2-240420113551294.jpg)
No.10 Ming Xuande Blue and White Broken Branch Tea Pattern Ruyi Ear Flat Pot
Auction Session: June 24, 2023 Dubai - Porcelain Session
Collection specifications: H: 25cm, C: 3cm
Starting price: AED 7000000
Transaction price: AED 7800000 (equivalent to RMB 15.35 million)
Collection description: The pot has a straight mouth, a thin neck, a flat round belly, and a flat bottom. Place symmetrical, Italian shaped ears between the neck and shoulders. Full body blue and white decoration. Painted with tangled branches on the neck, banana leaf patterns on the shoulders, and folded branch tea patterns on both sides of the abdomen. Plain base without glaze. No style.
![](/uploads/allimg/240420/2-24042011355cc.jpg)
No.11 Ming Xuande Blue and White Flower Entangled Branch Flower Pattern Bowl
Auction Session: September 30, 2023 Singapore Auction - Porcelain Session
Collection specifications: C: 20cm H: 9.2cm
Starting price: SGD 1600000
Transaction price: SGD 2800000 (equivalent to RMB 15.01 million)
Collection description: The bowl has an open mouth and a slight tilt, with a deep belly and straight circular feet. The fetal bone is firm and delicate, washed and refined, the enamel is translucent, and the color presents a bright green feeling, thick and natural. The layout is rigorous, the brushstrokes are delicate, and the level of painting is breathtaking. The blue and white hair colors are rich and vibrant, with different shades and intensities, exuding a strong sense of artistic interest. Rust stains penetrate deep into the fetal bone, which is the standard for Xuande blue and white vessels.
![](/uploads/allimg/240420/2-24042011360L52.jpg)
No.12 Ming Xuande Blue and White Double Dragons Piercing Lotus Tibetan High Foot Bowl
Auction Session: September 30, 2023 Singapore Auction - Porcelain Session
Collection specifications: C: 17.5cm B: 4.7cm H: 11.2cm
Starting price: SGD 1120000
Transaction price: SGD 2000000 (equivalent to RMB 10.72 million)
Collection Description: The outer wall of the bowl is painted with imported Su Ma Li Qing material, depicting two twisted dragons walking among tangled lotus branches. The two dragons are agile and fierce, with different shapes; On the upper part of the inner wall, there is a collection of texts: auspicious day, auspicious night, auspicious noon, auspicious day and night, and auspicious three treasures. A Sanskrit character is written inside the double circle of blue and white at the bottom. The quality of the bowl is light, thin, and delicate, with a rich and precious essence. The wall is semi transparent, commonly known as semi detached, and the external wall decoration can be seen from the inner wall when facing light. The glaze is white with a hint of green, delicate and translucent. The blue and white are dense and bright, with obvious iron brown spots. There are dense bubbles along the glaze layer of the mouth, mixed with clusters of black and gray bubbles, indicating the traces of time. The bowl has a high outer sole and a blue and white "Xuande Nian Zhi" design with calligraphy on the inside.
Event Name: Habsburg 2024 Singapore · China Collection Art Auction
●拍卖征集:哈布斯堡2024新加坡·中国珍藏艺术品拍卖会
Auctioneer: Habsburg International Auction Co., Ltd.
●拍卖机构:哈布斯堡国际拍卖有限公司
Collection deadline: May 10, 2024
●征集截止:2024年5月10日
Auction location: Banquet Hall, 4th Floor, Convention and Exhibition Center, Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore
●拍卖地点:新加坡滨海湾金沙酒店会展中心4层宴会厅