1st Mar, 2024 10:00
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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘LIONS AND PEONY’ PORCELAIN BOWLS, SHUNZHI TO KANGXI PERIOD
順治至康熙時期一對青花《獅子牡丹》碗
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China, 17th century. Each of deep conical form, supported on a short straight foot and rising to an everted brown-dressed rim, the flared sides painted in shades of cobalt blue to the exterior with three Buddhist lions alternating with peony sprays. The interior with a central medallion enclosing a peony spray and a scroll border below the rim. The recessed base with an apocryphal six-character mark da Ming Jiajing nianzhi painted in underglaze blue within a double circle. (2)
Provenance: From the private estate of Yip Hon. Nicknamed Kwai Wong (‘Ghost King’) and also known as the ‘God of Gambling’, Yip Hon (1904-1997) was a successful gambling tycoon active in Macau and Shanghai for over half a century, co-founding the well-known Grand Lisboa in the early 1960s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, including glaze recesses, minimal pitting, and few dark spots.
Weight: 189 g and 194.6 g
Dimensions: Diameter 15 cm and 15.3 cm
Please click here to read the full description
Expert’s note: The present lot is a rare example of a well-documented type of Shunzhi and Kangxi-period blue and white bowls, more commonly painted with the eight horses of Mu Wang, and also bearing six-character Jiajing reign marks.
Literature comparison:
For a related bowl, see The Palace Museum’s Collection of Blue and White Porcelains from Kangxi Period of Qing Dynasty I, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2016, p. 226-227, pl. 101. A transitional-period bowl of this design and also with a Jiajing mark is illustrated in Ben Janssens Oriental Art, Seventeenth Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain From The Private Collection of Eileen Lesouef, p. 30, pl. 29.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 22 March 2013, lot 1465
Price: USD 6,250 or approx. EUR 7,600 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A blue and white conical bowl, Shunzhi/Kangxi period, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note that this lot comprises a single bowl (as opposed to a pair like the present lot). Note the size (17.6 cm).
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
順治至康熙時期一對青花《獅子牡丹》碗
中國，十七世紀。碗敞口淺腹，圈足。口外翻，棕色釉邊緣。碗外壁青花描繪三隻獅子，與牡丹花圖案交替。碗內中央開光，描繪牡丹紋。圈足內青花雙圈六字款“大明嘉靖年製”款。
來源：葉漢私人舊藏。葉漢人稱“鬼王葉”或“賭聖”。葉漢 (1904-1997) 曾是一位港澳著名企業家，成功的博彩大亨，活躍於澳門和上海超過半個世紀，於 二十 世紀六十年代初與他人共同創立了著名的新葡京酒店。
品相：品相極佳，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則現象，包括釉面凹陷、極少的凹坑和少量黑點。
重量：分別爲189克與194.6 克
尺寸：直徑分別為15 釐米與15.3釐米
專家注釋：本拍品為順治、康熙青花碗中罕見的有據可查的器型。此類器外多繪《穆王八駿圖》，亦有嘉靖六字款。
文獻比較：
一件相近的碗，見《故宮博物院藏清康熙青花瓷器（上）》，紫禁城出版社，2016年，頁226-227，圖101。一件明嘉靖款過渡時期碗，見Ben Janssens Oriental Art，《Seventeenth Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain From The Private Collection of Eileen Lesouef》，頁30，圖29。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2013年3月22日，lot 1465
價格：USD 6,250（相當於今日EUR 7,600）
描述：十七世紀順治至康熙時期青花圓錐形碗
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和裝飾。請注意此為一個碗，以及尺寸(17.6 厘米)。
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China, 17th century. Each of deep conical form, supported on a short straight foot and rising to an everted brown-dressed rim, the flared sides painted in shades of cobalt blue to the exterior with three Buddhist lions alternating with peony sprays. The interior with a central medallion enclosing a peony spray and a scroll border below the rim. The recessed base with an apocryphal six-character mark da Ming Jiajing nianzhi painted in underglaze blue within a double circle. (2)
Provenance: From the private estate of Yip Hon. Nicknamed Kwai Wong (‘Ghost King’) and also known as the ‘God of Gambling’, Yip Hon (1904-1997) was a successful gambling tycoon active in Macau and Shanghai for over half a century, co-founding the well-known Grand Lisboa in the early 1960s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, including glaze recesses, minimal pitting, and few dark spots.
Weight: 189 g and 194.6 g
Dimensions: Diameter 15 cm and 15.3 cm
Please click here to read the full description
Expert’s note: The present lot is a rare example of a well-documented type of Shunzhi and Kangxi-period blue and white bowls, more commonly painted with the eight horses of Mu Wang, and also bearing six-character Jiajing reign marks.
Literature comparison:
For a related bowl, see The Palace Museum’s Collection of Blue and White Porcelains from Kangxi Period of Qing Dynasty I, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2016, p. 226-227, pl. 101. A transitional-period bowl of this design and also with a Jiajing mark is illustrated in Ben Janssens Oriental Art, Seventeenth Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain From The Private Collection of Eileen Lesouef, p. 30, pl. 29.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 22 March 2013, lot 1465
Price: USD 6,250 or approx. EUR 7,600 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A blue and white conical bowl, Shunzhi/Kangxi period, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note that this lot comprises a single bowl (as opposed to a pair like the present lot). Note the size (17.6 cm).
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
順治至康熙時期一對青花《獅子牡丹》碗
中國，十七世紀。碗敞口淺腹，圈足。口外翻，棕色釉邊緣。碗外壁青花描繪三隻獅子，與牡丹花圖案交替。碗內中央開光，描繪牡丹紋。圈足內青花雙圈六字款“大明嘉靖年製”款。
來源：葉漢私人舊藏。葉漢人稱“鬼王葉”或“賭聖”。葉漢 (1904-1997) 曾是一位港澳著名企業家，成功的博彩大亨，活躍於澳門和上海超過半個世紀，於 二十 世紀六十年代初與他人共同創立了著名的新葡京酒店。
品相：品相極佳，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則現象，包括釉面凹陷、極少的凹坑和少量黑點。
重量：分別爲189克與194.6 克
尺寸：直徑分別為15 釐米與15.3釐米
專家注釋：本拍品為順治、康熙青花碗中罕見的有據可查的器型。此類器外多繪《穆王八駿圖》，亦有嘉靖六字款。
文獻比較：
一件相近的碗，見《故宮博物院藏清康熙青花瓷器（上）》，紫禁城出版社，2016年，頁226-227，圖101。一件明嘉靖款過渡時期碗，見Ben Janssens Oriental Art，《Seventeenth Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain From The Private Collection of Eileen Lesouef》，頁30，圖29。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2013年3月22日，lot 1465
價格：USD 6,250（相當於今日EUR 7,600）
描述：十七世紀順治至康熙時期青花圓錐形碗
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和裝飾。請注意此為一個碗，以及尺寸(17.6 厘米)。
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