6th Mar, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A RETICULATED BAMBOO ‘SEVEN SAGES’ BRUSH POT, BITONG, MID-QING
清代中期竹雕竹林七賢筆筒
Sold for €2,781
including Buyer's Premium
China, 18th-19th century. Featuring a continuous openwork scene of 'The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove'. Two sages playing weiqi and four examining a scroll while the seventh looks on from behind, all against a backdrop of finely reticulated towering bamboo stalks, the depiction framed by two large pine trees and craggy rockwork.
Provenance: French private collection, old collector’s label reading ‘do not leave in the sun or expose to heat [translated from French]’.
Condition: Good condition with natural age cracks, few minuscule nicks and losses, a larger loss to the underside. The natural patina nicely grown into a warm, golden-brown color.
Weight: 349.7 g
Dimensions: Height 14.8 cm
The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove' were mid-3rd century literati who retreated to the countryside as a reaction against the corrupt politics of the Wei dynasty rulers. They reflect the virtues of art and intellectual pursuits.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bitong at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Archaic Bronzes, Ceramics and Works of Art on 20 September 2002, lot 155, sold for USD 11,950.
清代中期竹雕竹林七賢筆筒
中國，十八至十九世紀。竹雕精美，以“竹林七賢”爲主題，兩人下圍棋，四位欣賞書畫，而第七個則從後面看，四周高聳竹林，以及松樹和岩石。
來源：法國私人收，舊藏家標簽“不要放在陽光下或暴露在高溫下” [從法語翻譯過來]’.
品相：狀況良好，具有自然的年齡裂縫，幾乎沒有微小的划痕和損失，下部有比較大的缺損。自然的溫暖的金棕色包漿。
重量：349.7 克
尺寸：高14.8 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一個相似的筆筒，於2002年9月20日在紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Archaic Bronzes, Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場，拍號155，成交價USD 11,950。
China, 18th-19th century. Featuring a continuous openwork scene of 'The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove'. Two sages playing weiqi and four examining a scroll while the seventh looks on from behind, all against a backdrop of finely reticulated towering bamboo stalks, the depiction framed by two large pine trees and craggy rockwork.
Provenance: French private collection, old collector’s label reading ‘do not leave in the sun or expose to heat [translated from French]’.
Condition: Good condition with natural age cracks, few minuscule nicks and losses, a larger loss to the underside. The natural patina nicely grown into a warm, golden-brown color.
Weight: 349.7 g
Dimensions: Height 14.8 cm
The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove' were mid-3rd century literati who retreated to the countryside as a reaction against the corrupt politics of the Wei dynasty rulers. They reflect the virtues of art and intellectual pursuits.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bitong at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Archaic Bronzes, Ceramics and Works of Art on 20 September 2002, lot 155, sold for USD 11,950.
清代中期竹雕竹林七賢筆筒
中國，十八至十九世紀。竹雕精美，以“竹林七賢”爲主題，兩人下圍棋，四位欣賞書畫，而第七個則從後面看，四周高聳竹林，以及松樹和岩石。
來源：法國私人收，舊藏家標簽“不要放在陽光下或暴露在高溫下” [從法語翻譯過來]’.
品相：狀況良好，具有自然的年齡裂縫，幾乎沒有微小的划痕和損失，下部有比較大的缺損。自然的溫暖的金棕色包漿。
重量：349.7 克
尺寸：高14.8 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一個相似的筆筒，於2002年9月20日在紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Archaic Bronzes, Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場，拍號155，成交價USD 11,950。
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