15th Oct, 2021 10:00

TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 125
 

125

A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF DANCERS, HAN DYNASTY
漢代一對彩繪舞者陶像

Sold for €4,045

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Lot details

China, 202 BC to 220 AD. Each well modeled in a standing position with arms stretched out in opposite directions, the robes with prominent V-shaped collars painted in red and black with rhombic diaper patterns, their faces neatly detailed and hair arranged in elaborate coiffures.

Provenance: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, Autumn 2007. Dr. Mons Fischer, acquired from the above. A seasoned private collector of modern and contemporary art, Dr. Mons Fischer has also acquired fine Chinese works of art since the 1980s, eventually building one of the most important collections of its kind in Austria.
Published: Zacke, Vienna, Archaische und Antike Kunst aus Asien & Altamerika, Autumn 2007, no. 13.
Condition: Some old repair as generally expected from Han dynasty excavations. Extensive wear, particularly to pigments. Signs of weathering. Small losses and cracks. Drilled holes from sample taking.
Scientific Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication on 6 February 2020, based on sample number C120a67, sets the firing date of two samples taken at 1500-2400 years ago. A copy of the report, issued by Oxford Authentication, is accompanying this lot.

Weight: 984 g and 1,134 g
Dimensions: Height 32.5 cm (each)

Auction result comparison: Compare a related painted single pottery figure of a dancer, also dated to the Han dynasty, of larger size (49.5 cm), at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Furniture, Ceramics and Works of Art on 16 September 1999, lot 266, sold for USD 16,100.

漢代一對彩繪舞者陶像
中國, 公元前202年至公元220年。舞者站立,手臂向相反方向伸展,長袍帶有突出的V形領,塗有紅色和黑色的菱形紋,舞者面部刻畫細緻,頭髮梳成精緻的髮髻。

來源:維也納Zacke藝廊,2007年秋天。Dr. Mons Fischer購於上述藝廊。Mons Fischer 博士是一位經驗豐富的現代及當代藝術私人收藏家,自 1980 年代以來,他還收藏了衆多精美的中國藝術品,建立了奧地利最重要的一個藝術品收藏。
出版:維也納Zacke藝廊,Archaische und Antike Kunst aus Asien & Altamerika, 2007年秋季,no. 13。
品相:一些從漢代發掘中普遍預期的舊修復。 嚴重磨損,尤其是彩繪,風化跡象,小缺損和裂紋,取樣時鑽孔。
科學測試報告:隨附一份2020年2月6日的牛津熱釋光測試報告副本,采樣編號C120a67,通過兩處取樣檢測確認該陶俑為1500-2400年前之物。

重量:分別爲984 克與1,134 克
尺寸:高32.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較:一件漢代彩繪舞者陶俑,尺寸稍大 (49.5 厘米), 見紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Furniture, Ceramics and Works of Art 1999年9月16日 lot 266, 售價USD 16,100。

 

China, 202 BC to 220 AD. Each well modeled in a standing position with arms stretched out in opposite directions, the robes with prominent V-shaped collars painted in red and black with rhombic diaper patterns, their faces neatly detailed and hair arranged in elaborate coiffures.

Provenance: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, Autumn 2007. Dr. Mons Fischer, acquired from the above. A seasoned private collector of modern and contemporary art, Dr. Mons Fischer has also acquired fine Chinese works of art since the 1980s, eventually building one of the most important collections of its kind in Austria.
Published: Zacke, Vienna, Archaische und Antike Kunst aus Asien & Altamerika, Autumn 2007, no. 13.
Condition: Some old repair as generally expected from Han dynasty excavations. Extensive wear, particularly to pigments. Signs of weathering. Small losses and cracks. Drilled holes from sample taking.
Scientific Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication on 6 February 2020, based on sample number C120a67, sets the firing date of two samples taken at 1500-2400 years ago. A copy of the report, issued by Oxford Authentication, is accompanying this lot.

Weight: 984 g and 1,134 g
Dimensions: Height 32.5 cm (each)

Auction result comparison: Compare a related painted single pottery figure of a dancer, also dated to the Han dynasty, of larger size (49.5 cm), at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Furniture, Ceramics and Works of Art on 16 September 1999, lot 266, sold for USD 16,100.

漢代一對彩繪舞者陶像
中國, 公元前202年至公元220年。舞者站立,手臂向相反方向伸展,長袍帶有突出的V形領,塗有紅色和黑色的菱形紋,舞者面部刻畫細緻,頭髮梳成精緻的髮髻。

來源:維也納Zacke藝廊,2007年秋天。Dr. Mons Fischer購於上述藝廊。Mons Fischer 博士是一位經驗豐富的現代及當代藝術私人收藏家,自 1980 年代以來,他還收藏了衆多精美的中國藝術品,建立了奧地利最重要的一個藝術品收藏。
出版:維也納Zacke藝廊,Archaische und Antike Kunst aus Asien & Altamerika, 2007年秋季,no. 13。
品相:一些從漢代發掘中普遍預期的舊修復。 嚴重磨損,尤其是彩繪,風化跡象,小缺損和裂紋,取樣時鑽孔。
科學測試報告:隨附一份2020年2月6日的牛津熱釋光測試報告副本,采樣編號C120a67,通過兩處取樣檢測確認該陶俑為1500-2400年前之物。

重量:分別爲984 克與1,134 克
尺寸:高32.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較:一件漢代彩繪舞者陶俑,尺寸稍大 (49.5 厘米), 見紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Furniture, Ceramics and Works of Art 1999年9月16日 lot 266, 售價USD 16,100。

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