1st Mar, 2024 10:00
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A LARGE AND FINELY CARVED ‘PEONY’ LONGQUAN CELADON CHARGER, MING DYNASTY
明代龍泉青釉暗刻牡丹紋盤
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China, 15th-16th century. The broad rounded sides rising from a short foot to a lipped rim. The center deftly carved with a peony spray within a foliate border, encircled by a freely incised peony scroll around the sides. Covered overall in an unctuous olive-green glaze save for a ring at the base burnt orange in the firing.
Provenance: French trade. Acquired from a noble private estate, where it has been since the late 19th century according to family repute.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities including dark spots, glaze recesses, and light surface scratches. Shallow losses to the base which have smoothened over time, and are possibly inherent to manufacture. The dish slightly warped, as expected. An early Ming-dynasty charger of this size in such well-preserved condition must be considered exceedingly rare.
Weight: 6.6 kg
Dimensions: Diameter 46 cm
Please click here to read the full description
Literature comparison:
Compare two related Longquan dishes, with similar lotus decoration to the present lot, illustrated by Mei-fen Tsai, Green–Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2009, p. 94, nos. 43 and 44. Compare a related dish carved with an elaborate leafy peony scroll, illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall in Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, no. 16:74.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 7 November 2012, lot 611
Price: GBP 8,125 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large Chinese longquan celadon dish, Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, glaze, and carved decoration. Note the similar size (45 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 4 April 2012, lot 3124
Estimate: HKD 250,000 or approx. EUR 39,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A massive longquan celadon charger, Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar carving. Note the slightly paler glaze and similar size (47.9 cm).
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
明代龍泉青釉暗刻牡丹紋盤
中國，十五至十六世紀。敞口，淺弧腹，圈足。盤内開光暗刻牡丹花紋，内壁飾牡丹卷葉紋。通體施厚厚的青釉，圈足内的露胎呈橘色。
來源：法國古玩交易，購自貴族私人莊園，根據家族所説，該拍品自十九世紀末以來一直保存在莊園裏。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，包括黑點、釉面凹陷和輕微的表面劃痕。底座的淺層損失隨著時間的推移而變得平滑，並且可能是製造所固有的。正如預期的那樣，盤子稍微變形了。如此尺寸、保存如此完好的明代早期大盤，實屬罕見。
重量：6.6 公斤
尺寸：直徑46 厘米
文獻比較：
比較兩件相近的蓮紋龍泉盤，見Mei-fen Tsai，《Green–Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty》，台北國立故宮博物館，2009年，頁94，編號43和44。比較一件相近的盤上刻有精美的牡丹葉捲軸，見J. Harrison-Hall，《Ming Ceramics in the British Museum》，倫敦，2001年，編號16:74。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2012年11月7日，lot 611
價格：GBP 8,125（相當於今日EUR 14,500）
描述：明代龍泉青釉盤
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、釉面，以及浮雕裝飾。請注意相似的尺寸(45厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2012年4月4日，lot 3124
估價：HKD 250,000（相當於今日EUR 39,000）
描述：明代龍泉青釉盤
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、相似雕刻。請注意釉色較淺和相似的尺寸(47.9厘米)。
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China, 15th-16th century. The broad rounded sides rising from a short foot to a lipped rim. The center deftly carved with a peony spray within a foliate border, encircled by a freely incised peony scroll around the sides. Covered overall in an unctuous olive-green glaze save for a ring at the base burnt orange in the firing.
Provenance: French trade. Acquired from a noble private estate, where it has been since the late 19th century according to family repute.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities including dark spots, glaze recesses, and light surface scratches. Shallow losses to the base which have smoothened over time, and are possibly inherent to manufacture. The dish slightly warped, as expected. An early Ming-dynasty charger of this size in such well-preserved condition must be considered exceedingly rare.
Weight: 6.6 kg
Dimensions: Diameter 46 cm
Please click here to read the full description
Literature comparison:
Compare two related Longquan dishes, with similar lotus decoration to the present lot, illustrated by Mei-fen Tsai, Green–Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2009, p. 94, nos. 43 and 44. Compare a related dish carved with an elaborate leafy peony scroll, illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall in Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, no. 16:74.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 7 November 2012, lot 611
Price: GBP 8,125 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large Chinese longquan celadon dish, Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, glaze, and carved decoration. Note the similar size (45 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 4 April 2012, lot 3124
Estimate: HKD 250,000 or approx. EUR 39,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A massive longquan celadon charger, Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar carving. Note the slightly paler glaze and similar size (47.9 cm).
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
明代龍泉青釉暗刻牡丹紋盤
中國，十五至十六世紀。敞口，淺弧腹，圈足。盤内開光暗刻牡丹花紋，内壁飾牡丹卷葉紋。通體施厚厚的青釉，圈足内的露胎呈橘色。
來源：法國古玩交易，購自貴族私人莊園，根據家族所説，該拍品自十九世紀末以來一直保存在莊園裏。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，包括黑點、釉面凹陷和輕微的表面劃痕。底座的淺層損失隨著時間的推移而變得平滑，並且可能是製造所固有的。正如預期的那樣，盤子稍微變形了。如此尺寸、保存如此完好的明代早期大盤，實屬罕見。
重量：6.6 公斤
尺寸：直徑46 厘米
文獻比較：
比較兩件相近的蓮紋龍泉盤，見Mei-fen Tsai，《Green–Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty》，台北國立故宮博物館，2009年，頁94，編號43和44。比較一件相近的盤上刻有精美的牡丹葉捲軸，見J. Harrison-Hall，《Ming Ceramics in the British Museum》，倫敦，2001年，編號16:74。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2012年11月7日，lot 611
價格：GBP 8,125（相當於今日EUR 14,500）
描述：明代龍泉青釉盤
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、釉面，以及浮雕裝飾。請注意相似的尺寸(45厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2012年4月4日，lot 3124
估價：HKD 250,000（相當於今日EUR 39,000）
描述：明代龍泉青釉盤
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、相似雕刻。請注意釉色較淺和相似的尺寸(47.9厘米)。
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