13th Oct, 2023 11:00
THREE-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A FAMILLE ROSE ‘SCHOLAR’ VASE, INSCRIBED WANG QI (1884-1937), DATED 1929
粉彩《文人》賞瓶，王琦款
Sold for €1,950
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China. The baluster body with rounded and pronounced shoulders, neatly molded with Buddhist lion headed handles with movable bulging eyes and suspending mock-ring handles from their mouths. The waisted neck with a flared mouth. Finely painted in bright enamels to one side with a scholar seated on a mat, his shoes laid out beside him, wearing a voluminous robe, his face with a meditative expression, heavy-lidded eyes, and bow-shaped lips, and to the other with gnarled fruiting tree, one with a crow perched on a twig, each side with inscriptions.
Inscriptions: To one side, dated ‘[…] during the Sommer of the Year of Jisi [corresponding to 1929]’. To the other side, inscribed ‘Xichang Midaoren Wang Qi’.
Provenance: A private collection in the United Kingdom. Bonhams London, 5 November 2012, lot 157, estimate GBP 5,000 or approx. EUR 9,200 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A collector, acquired from the above.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear and firing irregularities as well as occasional light scratches.
Weight: 3,474 g
Dimensions: Height 41.5 cm
Please click here to read the full description
Wang Qi (1884-1937) was the most outstanding porcelain painter of his day. After the fall of the Qing dynasty, imperial orders for porcelain dwindled at Jingdezhen, the main porcelain production center in China. Porcelain artists, released from imperial restraints, developed their own styles based on famous scroll painters of earlier periods. Eight of the leading artists formed a group, which despite calling themselves ‘The Full Moon Society’ came to be known as the ‘Eight Friends of Zushan’. The development of Wang Qi’s mature style can be traced to a trip he made to Shanghai in 1916 to see an exhibition of works by a group of painters called Yangzhou Baguai (the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou). Wang was so impressed by the paintings of Huang Shen, one of the Eight Eccentrics, that he started to emulate Huang’s style. But not satisfied with just emulating, over the years Wang more and more developed his own distinct style by incrementally incorporating Western painting and enameling techniques in his work.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 11 June 2006, lot 212
Price: GBP 7,800 or approx. EUR 18,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A fine famille rose rouleau vase, Wang Qi, Dated Wuchen Year, corresponding to 1928
Expert remark: Compare the related decoration and inscription. Note the different form and the size (33 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 10 December 2015, lot 8186
Price: USD 12,500 or approx. EUR 15,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small polychrome enameled vase, Wang Qi, dated by inscription to 1927
Expert remark: Compare the related decoration and inscription. Note the different form and the size (17 cm).
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
粉彩《文人》賞瓶，王琦款
中國。 侈口，豐肩，弧腹，獅面輔首啣環，大眼可活動。琺瑯彩描繪一位文人坐在墊子上，鞋子放在旁邊，穿著寬大的長袍，作沉思狀，雙眼微閉。樹上似有紅色果子，秋日落葉，樹枝上棲息著一隻烏鴉。
款識：時在己巳仲夏為如九仁兄先 清玩，西昌勾迷道人王琦寫；空林落葉昏鴉棲，王琦
來源：英國私人收藏；倫敦Bonhams，2012 年 11 月 5 日，拍品 157，估價 5,000 英鎊或約 9,200 歐元（在撰寫本文時根據通貨膨脹進行換算和調整）；私人藏家，從上述拍賣獲得。
品相：狀況非常好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，以及局部輕微劃痕。
重量：3,474 克
尺寸：高 41.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2006年6月11日，lot 212
價格：GBP 7,800（相當於今日EUR 18,000）
描述：1928年王琦粉彩瓶
專家評論：比較相近的裝飾和款識。請注意不同的外形和尺寸(33厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：舊金山邦翰斯，2015年12月10日，lot 8186
價格：USD 12,500（相當於今日EUR 15,000）
描述：1927年王琦粉彩鍾馗捉鬼圖瓶《王琦》、《匋匋齋》款
專家評論：比較相近的裝飾和款識。請注意不同的外形和尺寸(17厘米)。
China. The baluster body with rounded and pronounced shoulders, neatly molded with Buddhist lion headed handles with movable bulging eyes and suspending mock-ring handles from their mouths. The waisted neck with a flared mouth. Finely painted in bright enamels to one side with a scholar seated on a mat, his shoes laid out beside him, wearing a voluminous robe, his face with a meditative expression, heavy-lidded eyes, and bow-shaped lips, and to the other with gnarled fruiting tree, one with a crow perched on a twig, each side with inscriptions.
Inscriptions: To one side, dated ‘[…] during the Sommer of the Year of Jisi [corresponding to 1929]’. To the other side, inscribed ‘Xichang Midaoren Wang Qi’.
Provenance: A private collection in the United Kingdom. Bonhams London, 5 November 2012, lot 157, estimate GBP 5,000 or approx. EUR 9,200 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A collector, acquired from the above.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear and firing irregularities as well as occasional light scratches.
Weight: 3,474 g
Dimensions: Height 41.5 cm
Please click here to read the full description
Wang Qi (1884-1937) was the most outstanding porcelain painter of his day. After the fall of the Qing dynasty, imperial orders for porcelain dwindled at Jingdezhen, the main porcelain production center in China. Porcelain artists, released from imperial restraints, developed their own styles based on famous scroll painters of earlier periods. Eight of the leading artists formed a group, which despite calling themselves ‘The Full Moon Society’ came to be known as the ‘Eight Friends of Zushan’. The development of Wang Qi’s mature style can be traced to a trip he made to Shanghai in 1916 to see an exhibition of works by a group of painters called Yangzhou Baguai (the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou). Wang was so impressed by the paintings of Huang Shen, one of the Eight Eccentrics, that he started to emulate Huang’s style. But not satisfied with just emulating, over the years Wang more and more developed his own distinct style by incrementally incorporating Western painting and enameling techniques in his work.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 11 June 2006, lot 212
Price: GBP 7,800 or approx. EUR 18,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A fine famille rose rouleau vase, Wang Qi, Dated Wuchen Year, corresponding to 1928
Expert remark: Compare the related decoration and inscription. Note the different form and the size (33 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 10 December 2015, lot 8186
Price: USD 12,500 or approx. EUR 15,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small polychrome enameled vase, Wang Qi, dated by inscription to 1927
Expert remark: Compare the related decoration and inscription. Note the different form and the size (17 cm).
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
粉彩《文人》賞瓶，王琦款
中國。 侈口，豐肩，弧腹，獅面輔首啣環，大眼可活動。琺瑯彩描繪一位文人坐在墊子上，鞋子放在旁邊，穿著寬大的長袍，作沉思狀，雙眼微閉。樹上似有紅色果子，秋日落葉，樹枝上棲息著一隻烏鴉。
款識：時在己巳仲夏為如九仁兄先 清玩，西昌勾迷道人王琦寫；空林落葉昏鴉棲，王琦
來源：英國私人收藏；倫敦Bonhams，2012 年 11 月 5 日，拍品 157，估價 5,000 英鎊或約 9,200 歐元（在撰寫本文時根據通貨膨脹進行換算和調整）；私人藏家，從上述拍賣獲得。
品相：狀況非常好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，以及局部輕微劃痕。
重量：3,474 克
尺寸：高 41.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2006年6月11日，lot 212
價格：GBP 7,800（相當於今日EUR 18,000）
描述：1928年王琦粉彩瓶
專家評論：比較相近的裝飾和款識。請注意不同的外形和尺寸(33厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：舊金山邦翰斯，2015年12月10日，lot 8186
價格：USD 12,500（相當於今日EUR 15,000）
描述：1927年王琦粉彩鍾馗捉鬼圖瓶《王琦》、《匋匋齋》款
專家評論：比較相近的裝飾和款識。請注意不同的外形和尺寸(17厘米)。
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