5th Mar, 2021 10:00

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

 
  Lot 217
 

217

A FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN ‘LOTUS’ SQUARE VASE, KANGXI
康熙五彩纏枝蓮紋方瓶

Sold for €2,781

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

China, c. 1680. The stoutly potted square-section body with tapered rectangular sides supporting a waisted cylindrical neck and everted rim, painted in bright enamels with lotus blossoms surrounded by scrolling vines intertwined with ruyi heads, the central lotus below a peach and a swastika symbol, the design repeated on all four sides.

Provenance: Leslie Gifford Kilborn, USA, and thence by descent in the same family. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), son of Retta and Omar Kilborn, was born in Sichuan, China. He greatly advanced missionary work in Western China, was the author of multiple texts and served as dean of the College of Medicine of the West China Union University. In 1952, he left China and became a professor of physiology at the University of Hong Kong.
Condition: Good condition with extensive wear, expected firing flaws, a chip to one of the corners on the lower body, a glaze flake to the rim, minor fritting and pitting to edges, one hole drilled to the underside, possibly few minuscule touchups to the enamels.

Weight: 4,220 g
Dimensions: Height 50.3 cm

The swastika symbol is an ancient religious icon in the cultures of Eurasia. It is used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. In the Western world, it was a symbol of auspiciousness and good luck until the 1930s when the right-facing form became the emblem of the Aryan race and the NSDAP. As a result of World War II and the Holocaust, many people in the West still strongly associate it with Nazism and antisemitism. The swastika continues to be used as a symbol of good luck and prosperity in Hindu and Buddhist countries such as Nepal, India, Mongolia, China and Japan. It is also commonly used in Hindu marriage ceremonies.

康熙五彩纏枝蓮紋方瓶
中國,約 1680。瓶呈喇叭狀圓口,直頸平肩,長方瓶身,直腹下收,方形平底圈足。外壁施五彩。肩部、瓶身以纏枝蓮紋為地,可見萬字符紋。整器端莊穩重,造型取天圓地方之意。

來源:美國Leslie Gifford Kilborn, 自此保存在同一家族保存至今。Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), 是Retta 和Omar Kilborn的兒子,出生在四川。他極大地促進了中國西部的傳教工作,是多篇著作的作者,還曾擔任過華西聯合大學醫學院的院長。 1952年,他離開中國,成為香港大學生理學教授。
圖片: Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972, 左起第三位)
品相:狀況良好,廣泛磨損,預期的燒制缺陷,下半身的一個角上有碎屑,邊緣上有釉料剝落,有輕微的熔結和點蝕,在底側鑽了一個孔,瓷釉上有些微修補。

重量:4,220 克
尺寸:高 50.3 厘米


 

China, c. 1680. The stoutly potted square-section body with tapered rectangular sides supporting a waisted cylindrical neck and everted rim, painted in bright enamels with lotus blossoms surrounded by scrolling vines intertwined with ruyi heads, the central lotus below a peach and a swastika symbol, the design repeated on all four sides.

Provenance: Leslie Gifford Kilborn, USA, and thence by descent in the same family. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), son of Retta and Omar Kilborn, was born in Sichuan, China. He greatly advanced missionary work in Western China, was the author of multiple texts and served as dean of the College of Medicine of the West China Union University. In 1952, he left China and became a professor of physiology at the University of Hong Kong.
Condition: Good condition with extensive wear, expected firing flaws, a chip to one of the corners on the lower body, a glaze flake to the rim, minor fritting and pitting to edges, one hole drilled to the underside, possibly few minuscule touchups to the enamels.

Weight: 4,220 g
Dimensions: Height 50.3 cm

The swastika symbol is an ancient religious icon in the cultures of Eurasia. It is used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. In the Western world, it was a symbol of auspiciousness and good luck until the 1930s when the right-facing form became the emblem of the Aryan race and the NSDAP. As a result of World War II and the Holocaust, many people in the West still strongly associate it with Nazism and antisemitism. The swastika continues to be used as a symbol of good luck and prosperity in Hindu and Buddhist countries such as Nepal, India, Mongolia, China and Japan. It is also commonly used in Hindu marriage ceremonies.

康熙五彩纏枝蓮紋方瓶
中國,約 1680。瓶呈喇叭狀圓口,直頸平肩,長方瓶身,直腹下收,方形平底圈足。外壁施五彩。肩部、瓶身以纏枝蓮紋為地,可見萬字符紋。整器端莊穩重,造型取天圓地方之意。

來源:美國Leslie Gifford Kilborn, 自此保存在同一家族保存至今。Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), 是Retta 和Omar Kilborn的兒子,出生在四川。他極大地促進了中國西部的傳教工作,是多篇著作的作者,還曾擔任過華西聯合大學醫學院的院長。 1952年,他離開中國,成為香港大學生理學教授。
圖片: Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972, 左起第三位)
品相:狀況良好,廣泛磨損,預期的燒制缺陷,下半身的一個角上有碎屑,邊緣上有釉料剝落,有輕微的熔結和點蝕,在底側鑽了一個孔,瓷釉上有些微修補。

重量:4,220 克
尺寸:高 50.3 厘米


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