15th Oct, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A WHITE JADE ‘IMMORTAL PLAYING THE QIN’ PLAQUE, QING DYNASTY
清代白玉仙人彈琴玉牌
Sold for €3,539
including Buyer's Premium
China, 18th-19th century. Of rectangular form with canted sides and corners, finely carved in relief with a seated immortal playing the qin and wearing a long flowing robe, his face with a joyous expression, the reverse with a corresponding poem and two seals intricately carved in relief, all below lingzhi-shaped clouds. The translucent stone of an almost flawless, even white tone.
Inscriptions: To the backside with a verse by the Song-dynasty poet Wang Ling from his ‘Two Poems about the Qin’. Two seals, ‘Chun’ (Spring) and ‘He’ (Harmony).
Provenance: Collection of Pietro Accorsi. The property of a gentleman in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above. Pietro Accorsi (1891-1982) was a famous Italian collector and dealer of fine art and antiques. The Accorsi - Ometto Museum in Turin, the first decorative arts museum in Italy, originated from his collection which was left to the Pietro Accorsi Foundation after his death.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and few microscopic nicks.
Weight: 45.8 g
Dimensions: Size 6 x 4 cm
Wang Ling (1032-1059) was a poet of the Northern Song dynasty. Struck by tragedy at a young age – his parents both died when he was five years old – and stricken by poverty, he never took the imperial examination, despite being a promising student and talented poet.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related but slightly smaller (4.7 cm) white jade plaque, also with a poem to the reverse, at Bonhams Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Art on 27 May 2021, lot 24, sold for HKD 152,500, and another at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 1 December 2016, lot 739, sold for HKD 112,500, and a third at Sotheby’s London in Important Chinese Art on 6 November 2019, lot 277, sold for GBP 6,875.
清代白玉仙人彈琴玉牌
中國，十八至十九世紀。長方形委角，精美浮雕，仙人彈琴，其身披飄逸長袍，面帶微笑。反面一首詩。上方靈芝祥雲紋。幾乎毫無瑕疵，均勻的白玉。
款識：聞説五弦弦不斷，慾于何處借人琴（出自王令《琴二首》）；鈴印：春，和
來源：Pietro Accorsi收藏。英國一位紳士的收藏，購於上述收藏。Pietro Accorsi (1891-1982) 曾是一位著名的義大利藝術品古玩收藏家與經銷商。義大利都林的The Accorsi – Omett 美術館是義大利第一個裝飾藝術美術館，其展品來自Pietro Accorsi 基金會。
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損和細微磕損。
重量：45.8 克
尺寸：6 x 4 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件相近詩文白玉牌(4.7 厘米) ，見香港邦翰思Fine Chinese Art 2021年5月 27日 lot 24, 售價HKD 152,500, and another 于香港蘇富比Chinese Art 2016年12月1日 lot 739, 售價HKD 112,500 ；還有一件見倫敦蘇富比Important Chinese Art 2019年11月6日 lot 277, 售價GBP 6,875。
China, 18th-19th century. Of rectangular form with canted sides and corners, finely carved in relief with a seated immortal playing the qin and wearing a long flowing robe, his face with a joyous expression, the reverse with a corresponding poem and two seals intricately carved in relief, all below lingzhi-shaped clouds. The translucent stone of an almost flawless, even white tone.
Inscriptions: To the backside with a verse by the Song-dynasty poet Wang Ling from his ‘Two Poems about the Qin’. Two seals, ‘Chun’ (Spring) and ‘He’ (Harmony).
Provenance: Collection of Pietro Accorsi. The property of a gentleman in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above. Pietro Accorsi (1891-1982) was a famous Italian collector and dealer of fine art and antiques. The Accorsi - Ometto Museum in Turin, the first decorative arts museum in Italy, originated from his collection which was left to the Pietro Accorsi Foundation after his death.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and few microscopic nicks.
Weight: 45.8 g
Dimensions: Size 6 x 4 cm
Wang Ling (1032-1059) was a poet of the Northern Song dynasty. Struck by tragedy at a young age – his parents both died when he was five years old – and stricken by poverty, he never took the imperial examination, despite being a promising student and talented poet.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related but slightly smaller (4.7 cm) white jade plaque, also with a poem to the reverse, at Bonhams Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Art on 27 May 2021, lot 24, sold for HKD 152,500, and another at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 1 December 2016, lot 739, sold for HKD 112,500, and a third at Sotheby’s London in Important Chinese Art on 6 November 2019, lot 277, sold for GBP 6,875.
清代白玉仙人彈琴玉牌
中國，十八至十九世紀。長方形委角，精美浮雕，仙人彈琴，其身披飄逸長袍，面帶微笑。反面一首詩。上方靈芝祥雲紋。幾乎毫無瑕疵，均勻的白玉。
款識：聞説五弦弦不斷，慾于何處借人琴（出自王令《琴二首》）；鈴印：春，和
來源：Pietro Accorsi收藏。英國一位紳士的收藏，購於上述收藏。Pietro Accorsi (1891-1982) 曾是一位著名的義大利藝術品古玩收藏家與經銷商。義大利都林的The Accorsi – Omett 美術館是義大利第一個裝飾藝術美術館，其展品來自Pietro Accorsi 基金會。
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損和細微磕損。
重量：45.8 克
尺寸：6 x 4 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件相近詩文白玉牌(4.7 厘米) ，見香港邦翰思Fine Chinese Art 2021年5月 27日 lot 24, 售價HKD 152,500, and another 于香港蘇富比Chinese Art 2016年12月1日 lot 739, 售價HKD 112,500 ；還有一件見倫敦蘇富比Important Chinese Art 2019年11月6日 lot 277, 售價GBP 6,875。
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