1st Mar, 2024 10:00
The No Reserve Dragon Sale
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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ TEA CADDY, EARLY QING DYNASTY
清初青花龍紋茶罐
Sold for €910
including Buyer's Premium
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China, late 17th-18th century. A central dragon amidst scrolling clouds is molded on both main sides of the rectangular tea caddy, and the narrow sides show two carved blossoms. Each panel is painted with deep cobalt blue in the relief recesses, leaving the raised floral and dragon motifs white. Underglaze blue floral motifs decorate the flattened shoulders just below the small, unglazed neck of the caddy.
Provenance: From the estate of a notable Hong Kong family, who brought a substantial collection of ceramics, porcelains, and other Chinese works of art with them when they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s. Thence by descent within the family to the last owner. The base has a collector’s label: ’46.’
Condition: Good condition with expected old wear and some firing irregularities. Some chips to the mouth which have been smoothened over time, rubbing to the base, glaze recesses, pitting, minute fritting and glaze flaking.
Weight: 405.2 g (excl. stand and lid), 522.5 g (incl. stand and lid)
Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm (excl. stand and lid), 17.1 cm (incl. stand and lid)
Please click here to read the full description
With a fitted wood stand and lid, probably dating from the late Qing dynasty. (3)
Literature comparison:
Compare a related tea caddy with a similar style of molding and glazing to the recesses, 13.2 cm high, dated to the 18th century, in the British Museum, registration number Franks.383.+. Also compare a similarly carved jar with a dragon molded in relief surrounded underglaze blue, from the Yuan dynasty, at Sotheby’s, 2005, lot 278.
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
清初青花龍紋茶罐
中國，十七世紀末至十八世紀。長方形茶罐，青花地，兩面各留白浮雕一條卷雲龍，窄邊留白刻有纏枝花卉紋。每塊面板的浮雕凹槽均塗有深鈷藍色，而凸起的花卉和龍圖案則為白色。肩部青花花卉紋，頸部微上釉。
來源：香港一個著名家族的遺產，該家族在二十世紀五十年代移居加拿大時，隨身攜帶了大量陶器、瓷器和其他中國藝術品。從那時起，藏品在同一家族一直傳承到如今的最後一位主人。 底座上有一個收藏標籤：“46”。
品相：狀況良好，有磨損，小刻痕、底部有摩擦、釉面凹陷，麻點，微小的燒傷和釉面剝落。
重量：405.2 克 (不含底座和蓋子)，522.5 克 (含底座和蓋子)
尺寸：高12.5 厘米 (不含底座和蓋子)，17.1 厘米 (含底座和蓋子)
配有木架和蓋子，可能是清朝晚期的。 (3)
文獻比較：
比較一件相近的十八世紀茶罐，具有與凹槽類似的造型和玻璃風格，高13.2 厘米，收藏於大英博物館，館藏編號Franks.383.+。比較一件元代釉下藍色浮雕龍罐，見蘇富比，2005年，lot 278。
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China, late 17th-18th century. A central dragon amidst scrolling clouds is molded on both main sides of the rectangular tea caddy, and the narrow sides show two carved blossoms. Each panel is painted with deep cobalt blue in the relief recesses, leaving the raised floral and dragon motifs white. Underglaze blue floral motifs decorate the flattened shoulders just below the small, unglazed neck of the caddy.
Provenance: From the estate of a notable Hong Kong family, who brought a substantial collection of ceramics, porcelains, and other Chinese works of art with them when they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s. Thence by descent within the family to the last owner. The base has a collector’s label: ’46.’
Condition: Good condition with expected old wear and some firing irregularities. Some chips to the mouth which have been smoothened over time, rubbing to the base, glaze recesses, pitting, minute fritting and glaze flaking.
Weight: 405.2 g (excl. stand and lid), 522.5 g (incl. stand and lid)
Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm (excl. stand and lid), 17.1 cm (incl. stand and lid)
Please click here to read the full description
With a fitted wood stand and lid, probably dating from the late Qing dynasty. (3)
Literature comparison:
Compare a related tea caddy with a similar style of molding and glazing to the recesses, 13.2 cm high, dated to the 18th century, in the British Museum, registration number Franks.383.+. Also compare a similarly carved jar with a dragon molded in relief surrounded underglaze blue, from the Yuan dynasty, at Sotheby’s, 2005, lot 278.
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
清初青花龍紋茶罐
中國，十七世紀末至十八世紀。長方形茶罐，青花地，兩面各留白浮雕一條卷雲龍，窄邊留白刻有纏枝花卉紋。每塊面板的浮雕凹槽均塗有深鈷藍色，而凸起的花卉和龍圖案則為白色。肩部青花花卉紋，頸部微上釉。
來源：香港一個著名家族的遺產，該家族在二十世紀五十年代移居加拿大時，隨身攜帶了大量陶器、瓷器和其他中國藝術品。從那時起，藏品在同一家族一直傳承到如今的最後一位主人。 底座上有一個收藏標籤：“46”。
品相：狀況良好，有磨損，小刻痕、底部有摩擦、釉面凹陷，麻點，微小的燒傷和釉面剝落。
重量：405.2 克 (不含底座和蓋子)，522.5 克 (含底座和蓋子)
尺寸：高12.5 厘米 (不含底座和蓋子)，17.1 厘米 (含底座和蓋子)
配有木架和蓋子，可能是清朝晚期的。 (3)
文獻比較：
比較一件相近的十八世紀茶罐，具有與凹槽類似的造型和玻璃風格，高13.2 厘米，收藏於大英博物館，館藏編號Franks.383.+。比較一件元代釉下藍色浮雕龍罐，見蘇富比，2005年，lot 278。
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