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FINE CHINESE ART Thursday 12 May 2016 INTERNATIONAL CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART TEAM Colin Sheaf Dessa Goddard Asaph Hyman ASIA AND AUSTRALIA Xibo Wang Gigi Yu John Chong Edward Wilkinson* Yvett Klein Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Sydney EUROPE Benedetta Mottino Sing Yan Choy Edward Luper Rachel Hyman Rosangela Assennato Ben Law Smith Ian Glennie Asha Edwards London, London, London, London, London, London, Edinburgh Edinburgh New Bond Street New Bond Street New Bond Street Knightsbridge Knightsbridge Knightsbridge USA Bruce MacLaren Olivia Hamilton Nicholas Rice Mark Rasmussen* Doris Jinqhuang* New York New York New York New York New York Henry Kleinhenz Daniel Herskee Ling Shang Tiffany Chao San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco Los Angeles ASIA REPRESENTATIVES Summer Fang Bernadette Rankine Taipei Singapore * Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art FINE CHINESE ART Thursday 12 May 2016 at 10.30am 101 New Bond Street, London VIEWING INTERNATIONAL HEAD, CUSTOMER SERVICES PHYSICAL CONDITION OF Saturday 7 May 11am to 5pm CHINESE CERAMICS AND Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6pm LOTS IN THIS AUCTION Sunday 8 May 11am to 5pm WORKS OF ART, ASIA +44 (0) 20 7447 7448 Monday 9 May 9am to 7.30pm AND EUROPE PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS Tuesday 10 May 9am to 4.30pm Asaph Hyman Please see page 4 for bidder NO REFERENCE IN THIS Wednesday 11 May 9am to 4.30pm information including after-sale CATALOGUE TO THE PHYSICAL ENQUIRIES collection and shipment CONDITION OF ANY LOT. SALE NUMBER Colin Sheaf INTENDING BIDDERS MUST 23237 +44 (0) 20 7468 8237 拍賣品之狀況 SATISFY THEMSELVES AS TO [email protected] 請注意: 本目錄並無說明任何拍賣 THE CONDITION OF ANY LOT CATALOGUE 品 之 狀 況。按 照 本目錄 後 部 份 所 載 AS SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE 15 之「 競 投 人 通 告 第 15條」,準買家 OF THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS £25.00 Asaph Hyman +44 (0) 20 7468 5888 必須拍賣前親自確定拍賣品之狀 CONTAINED AT THE END OF [email protected] 況。 THIS CATALOGUE. BIDS 純為方便準買家 本公司如果拍買 +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 , 開始前 小時收到準買家的要求 As a courtesy to intending +44 (0) 20 7447 4401 fax Benedetta Mottino 24 , 本公司可提供書面上的狀況報告。 bidders, Bonhams will provide a To bid via the internet please +44 (0) 20 7468 8236 該報告是依據「競投人通告第 written Indication of the physical visit bonhams.com [email protected] 1.6 條 」提 供。 condition of lots in this sale if a request is received up to 24 Please note that bids should be Sing Yan Choy hours before the auction starts. submitted no later than 4pm on +44 (0) 20 7468 8369 ILLUSTRATIONS This written Indication is issued the day prior to the sale. New [email protected] Front cover: Lot 158 subject to Clause 3 of the Notice bidders must also provide proof Back cover: Lot 79 detail to Bidders. of identity when submitting bids. Edward Luper Failure to do this may result in +44 (0) 20 7468 5887 your bid not being processed. [email protected] Live online bidding is available We would like to thank Maria for this sale Baskhanova for her contribution Please email [email protected] and Nathan Brown for the with ‘live bidding’ in the subject design of the catalogue. line 48 hours before the auction to register for this service BonhamsBonhamsBonhamsBonhams 1793 1793 1793 1793 Limited Limited Limited Limited BonhamsBonhamsBonhamsBonhams 1793 1793 1793 1793 Ltd Ltd Ltd LtdDirectors Directors Directors Directors BonhamsBonhamsBonhamsBonhams UK UK UK UKLtd Ltd Ltd LtdDirectors Directors Directors Directors RegisteredRegisteredRegisteredRegistered No. No. No. No.4326560 4326560 4326560 4326560 RobertRobertRobertRobert Brooks Brooks Brooks Brooks Co-Chairman, Co-Chairman, Co-Chairman, Co-Chairman, ColinColinColinColin Sheaf Sheaf Sheaf Sheaf Chairman, Chairman, Chairman, Chairman, GordonGordonGordonGordon McFarlan, McFarlan, McFarlan, McFarlan, Andrew Andrew Andrew Andrew McKenzie, McKenzie, McKenzie, McKenzie, RegisteredRegisteredRegisteredRegistered Office: Office: Office: Office: Montpelier MontpelierMontpelier Montpelier Galleries GalleriesGalleries Galleries MalcolmMalcolmMalcolmMalcolm Barber Barber Barber Barber Co-Chairman, Co-Chairman, Co-Chairman, Co-Chairman, HarveyHarveyHarveyHarvey Cammell Cammell Cammell Cammell Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Chairman, Chairman, Chairman, Chairman, SimonSimonSimonSimon Mitchell, Mitchell, Mitchell, Mitchell, Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Muse, Muse, Muse,Muse, Mike Mike Mike Mike Neill, Neill, Neill,Neill, MontpelierMontpelierMontpelierMontpelier Street, Street, Street, Street, London London London London SW7 SW7 SW7 SW7 1HH 1HH 1HH 1HH ColinColinColinColin Sheaf Sheaf Sheaf Sheaf Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Chairman, Chairman, Chairman, Chairman, JonathanJonathanJonathanJonathan Baddeley, Baddeley, Baddeley, Baddeley, Antony Antony Antony Antony Bennett, Bennett, Bennett, Bennett, Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew CharlieCharlieCharlieCharlie O’Brien, O’Brien, O’Brien, O’Brien, Giles Giles Giles Giles Peppiatt, Peppiatt, Peppiatt, Peppiatt, Peter Peter Peter Peter Rees, Rees, Rees, Rees, MatthewMatthewMatthewMatthew Girling Girling Girling Girling CEO, CEO, CEO, CEO, Bradbury,Bradbury,Bradbury,Bradbury, Lucinda Lucinda Lucinda Lucinda Bredin, Bredin, Bredin, Bredin, Simon Simon Simon Simon Cottle, Cottle, Cottle, Cottle, IainIainIain IainRushbrook, Rushbrook, Rushbrook, Rushbrook, John John John John Sandon, Sandon, Sandon, Sandon, Tim Tim Tim TimSchofield, Schofield, Schofield, Schofield, +44+44+44+44 (0) (0) (0)20 (0)20 207393 20 7393 7393 7393 3900 3900 3900 3900 PatrickPatrickPatrickPatrick Meade Meade Meade Meade Group Group Group Group Vice Vice Vice Vice Chairman, Chairman, Chairman, Chairman, AndrewAndrewAndrewAndrew Currie, Currie, Currie, Currie, Paul Paul Paul Paul Davidson, Davidson, Davidson, Davidson, Jean Jean Jean Jean Ghika, Ghika, Ghika, Ghika, VeroniqueVeroniqueVeroniqueVeronique Scorer, Scorer, Scorer, Scorer, James James James James Stratton, Stratton, Stratton, Stratton, Ralph Ralph Ralph Ralph Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, +44+44+44+44 (0) (0) (0)20 (0)20 207393 20 7393 7393 7393 3905 3905 3905 3905 fax fax fax fax GeoffreyGeoffreyGeoffreyGeoffrey Davies, Davies, Davies,Davies, James JamesJames James Knight, Knight, Knight,Knight, CharlesCharlesCharlesCharles Graham-Campbell, Graham-Campbell, Graham-Campbell, Graham-Campbell, Miranda Miranda Miranda Miranda Leslie, Leslie, Leslie, Leslie, ShahinShahinShahinShahin Virani, Virani, Virani, Virani, David David David David Williams, Williams, Williams, Williams, CarolineCarolineCarolineCaroline Oliphant. Oliphant. Oliphant. Oliphant. RichardRichardRichardRichard Harvey, Harvey, Harvey, Harvey, Robin Robin Robin Robin Hereford, Hereford, Hereford, Hereford, Asaph Asaph Asaph Asaph Hyman, Hyman, Hyman, Hyman, MichaelMichaelMichaelMichael Wynell-Mayow, Wynell-Mayow, Wynell-Mayow, Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Suzannah Suzannah Suzannah Yip. Yip. Yip. Yip. DavidDavidDavidDavid Johnson, Johnson, Johnson, Johnson, Charles Charles Charles Charles Lanning, Lanning, Lanning, Lanning, W SALE INFORMATION Barr Fr Entrance 141 Acton Ln, London NW10 7PB W ve BIDS BUYERS COLLECTION & Handling The following symbol is used +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 STORAGE AFTER SALE After the first 14 calendar days to denote that VAT is due on +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax LOTS MARKED WT following the sale, the following the hammer price and buyer’s To bid via the internet please visit All lots marked WT will be removed handling charges apply: premium www.bonhams.com to Ward Thomas Removals Ltd, £35.00+VAT per lot for small lots 141 Acton Lane, London, (requiring up to 1 man to handle) † VAT 20% on hammer price and buyer’s premium PAYMENTS NW10 7PB, from 9.00am on Friday £40.00+VAT per lot for normal lots Buyers 13 May 2016. 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VALUATIONS, TAXATION All other sold lots will remain in the price plus the buyer’s premium at Ruby and Jadeite: & HERITAGE Collections room at Bonhams New a rate of 0.4% (payable after 14 +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 Bond Street for a period of not less calendar days following the sale) of Please note that as a result of +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax than 14 calendar days from the sale the invoice value plus IPT of 9.5%, recent legislation ruby and jadeite [email protected] date. Lots not collected by 5.30pm payable annual. gemstones of Burmese (Myanmar) Friday 27 May 2016 will be origin may not be imported into the US. Rubies and jadeite of CATALOGUE SUBSCRIPTIONS returned to the department storage VAT refunds on exports from To obtain any Bonhams catalogue charges may apply. the EU non-Burmese origin require or to take out an annual To submit a claim for refund of certification before import into the US. 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    Nexus Network Journal https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-021-00555-y RESEARCH The Role of Astronomy and Feng Shui in the Planning of Ming Beijing Norma Camilla Baratta1 · Giulio Magli2 Accepted: 19 April 2021 © The Author(s) 2021 Abstract Present day Beijing developed on the urban layout of the Ming capital, founded in 1420 over the former city of Dadu, the Yuan dynasty capital. The planning of Ming Beijing aimed at conveying a key political message, namely that the ruling dynasty was in charge of the Mandate of Heaven, so that Beijing was the true cosmic centre of the world. We explore here, using satellite imagery and palaeomagnetic data analysys, symbolic aspects of the planning of the city related to astronomical alignments and to the feng shui doctrine, both in its “form” and “compass” schools. In particular, we show that orientations of the axes of the “cosmic” temples and of the Forbidden City were most likely magnetic, while astronomy was used in topographical connections between the temples and in the plan of the Forbidden City in itself. Keywords Archaeoastronomy of Ming Beijing · Forbidden City · Form feng shui · Compass feng shui · Ancient Chinese urban planning · Temple design Introduction In the second half of the fourteenth century, China sat in rebellion against the foreign rule of the Mongols, the Yuan dynasty. Among the rebels, an outstanding personage emerged: Zhu Yuanzhang, who succeeded in expelling the foreigners, proclaiming in 1368 the beginning of a new era: the Ming dynasty (Paludan 1998). Zhu took the reign title of Hongwu and made his capital Nanjing.