5th Mar, 2021 10:00

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

 
  Lot 164
 

164

A WHITE-GLAZED ‘PHOENIX’ INCENSE HOLDER, LIAO TO YUAN DYNASTY
遼至元代白釉鳳形香插

Sold for €1,138

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Lot details

China, 10th-14th century. Molded in the form of a phoenix surmounted by an archaistic gu vase serving as the joss stick holder, the legs connected in a star shape, the back leaning on the inward-curled tail, the details of the head and plumage finely modeled in relief.

Provenance: Ming House, Hong Kong, 1996. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in “Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond”. Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, such as firing cracks, minuscule frits, glaze pooling, glaze recesses, and brown spots, as well as occasional light scratches, intentional crackling, the gu slightly tilted. All commensurate with age and exactly as expected on this type of ware.

Weight: 253.0 g
Dimensions: Height 17 cm

Expert’s note: The present lot is based on an archaistic bronze model that mainly enjoyed popularity among literati from the Song dynasty onwards.

Literature comparison: J. Koop, Early Chinese Bronzes, New York 1971, p. 70, ill. 100A. Rose Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London 1990, p. 77, fig. 60.

遼至元代白釉鳳形香插
中國,十至十四世紀。鳳凰形仿觚香插,腿部呈星形,尾巴向內彎曲穩定支撐,頭部和羽毛細節造型精美。

來源:Ming House, Hong Kong, 1996. Dr. Koos de Jong收藏,購於上述收藏(發票已丟失)。Dr. de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家, 幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書,內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。2013年,他在《Dragon & Horse:Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間,他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作,並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。
圖片: Dr. Koos de Jong Ingeborg de Roode (照片來自於Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam)
品相:狀況極佳,有輕微的磨損和燒制缺陷,例如燒制裂紋,微小的熔塊,釉料積聚,釉料凹處和褐色斑點,偶有輕度划痕,觚稍有傾斜。 一切都與年齡相稱,並且完全符合此類器物的形制。

重量:253.0
尺寸:高17 厘米

專家注釋: 此類仿古器型宋朝起頗受文人親賴。

 

China, 10th-14th century. Molded in the form of a phoenix surmounted by an archaistic gu vase serving as the joss stick holder, the legs connected in a star shape, the back leaning on the inward-curled tail, the details of the head and plumage finely modeled in relief.

Provenance: Ming House, Hong Kong, 1996. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in “Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond”. Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, such as firing cracks, minuscule frits, glaze pooling, glaze recesses, and brown spots, as well as occasional light scratches, intentional crackling, the gu slightly tilted. All commensurate with age and exactly as expected on this type of ware.

Weight: 253.0 g
Dimensions: Height 17 cm

Expert’s note: The present lot is based on an archaistic bronze model that mainly enjoyed popularity among literati from the Song dynasty onwards.

Literature comparison: J. Koop, Early Chinese Bronzes, New York 1971, p. 70, ill. 100A. Rose Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London 1990, p. 77, fig. 60.

遼至元代白釉鳳形香插
中國,十至十四世紀。鳳凰形仿觚香插,腿部呈星形,尾巴向內彎曲穩定支撐,頭部和羽毛細節造型精美。

來源:Ming House, Hong Kong, 1996. Dr. Koos de Jong收藏,購於上述收藏(發票已丟失)。Dr. de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家, 幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書,內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。2013年,他在《Dragon & Horse:Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間,他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作,並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。
圖片: Dr. Koos de Jong Ingeborg de Roode (照片來自於Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam)
品相:狀況極佳,有輕微的磨損和燒制缺陷,例如燒制裂紋,微小的熔塊,釉料積聚,釉料凹處和褐色斑點,偶有輕度划痕,觚稍有傾斜。 一切都與年齡相稱,並且完全符合此類器物的形制。

重量:253.0
尺寸:高17 厘米

專家注釋: 此類仿古器型宋朝起頗受文人親賴。

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