1st Mar, 2024 10:00
The No Reserve Dragon Sale
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A SMALL FAMILLE ROSE ‘HUNDRED BOYS’ CUP, JIXIANG RUYI MARK
粉彩《吉祥如意百子圖》杯
Sold for €455
including Buyer's Premium
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China, 19th century. Delicately potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a gently flared rim. Finely enameled to the exterior with a continuous celebratory scene featuring thirty-eight boys on an Imperial yellow ground. One boy dressed as an official rides a qilin through the crowds accompanied by an ‘attendant’ holding a parasol, while two others hold banners inscribed ‘fulu’ (luck and fortune) and ‘shouxi (long life and happiness), surrounded by a large entourage holding banners and lanterns in different forms including lotus blossoms, phoenix, elephant, and Buddhist lion. Another boy makes his way on horseback as children play cymbals, blow trumpets, and play gongs.
Inscriptions: To the recessed base with an iron-red four-character mark, ‘jixiang ruyi’ (may you have auspiciousness and your wishes fulfilled).
Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities. Minor losses to enamels and some rubbing to gilt. Touch-ups to pitting at the foot.
Weight: 97.3 g
Dimensions: Diameter 8.7 cm
Please click here to read the full description
Expert’s note: A multitude of boys at play, aka the 'hundred boys' theme, presents an auspicious wish for many sons. This motif is frequently seen in Chinese art, was particularly popular on famille rose wares during the Qianlong reign, and naturally continued in subsequent reigns. Still, a total of 38 figures painted to such a small cup is a rather large number, definitely larger than normal, thus making this a rare work of art.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related through the mark only
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2 June 2016, lot 823
Price: HKD 62,500 or approx. EUR 8,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare pair of iron-red and gilt-decorated shell-shaped saucers, Qing dynasty, Daoguang period, Jixiang ruyi mark
Expert remark: Compare the identical ‘jixiang ruyi’ mark.
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
粉彩《吉祥如意百子圖》杯
中國，十九世紀. 敞口，深斜腹，圈足。外壁黃地精美琺瑯彩描繪百子游戲場景，有三十八個男孩。 一名童子扮成官員的樣子，騎著麒麟穿過人群，旁邊還有一名打著傘蓋的“隨從”，另外兩名男孩則舉著寫有“福祿”和“壽喜”的橫幅，周圍彩旗飄飄。很多童子手持蓮花、鳳凰、大象、佛獅等不同造型的橫幅和燈籠。一個男孩騎馬前行，孩子們在敲鑼打鼓。
款識：吉祥如意
來源：英國古玩交易。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造缺陷，琺瑯有輕微缺損，描金部分有一些摩擦，小修。
重量：97.3 克
尺寸：直徑 8.7 厘米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：僅有款識相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2016年6月2日，lot 823
價格：HKD 62,500（相當於今日EUR 8,400）
描述：清道光礬紅描金龍紋小碟一對《吉祥如意》款
專家評論：比較相同的吉祥如意款。
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China, 19th century. Delicately potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a gently flared rim. Finely enameled to the exterior with a continuous celebratory scene featuring thirty-eight boys on an Imperial yellow ground. One boy dressed as an official rides a qilin through the crowds accompanied by an ‘attendant’ holding a parasol, while two others hold banners inscribed ‘fulu’ (luck and fortune) and ‘shouxi (long life and happiness), surrounded by a large entourage holding banners and lanterns in different forms including lotus blossoms, phoenix, elephant, and Buddhist lion. Another boy makes his way on horseback as children play cymbals, blow trumpets, and play gongs.
Inscriptions: To the recessed base with an iron-red four-character mark, ‘jixiang ruyi’ (may you have auspiciousness and your wishes fulfilled).
Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities. Minor losses to enamels and some rubbing to gilt. Touch-ups to pitting at the foot.
Weight: 97.3 g
Dimensions: Diameter 8.7 cm
Please click here to read the full description
Expert’s note: A multitude of boys at play, aka the 'hundred boys' theme, presents an auspicious wish for many sons. This motif is frequently seen in Chinese art, was particularly popular on famille rose wares during the Qianlong reign, and naturally continued in subsequent reigns. Still, a total of 38 figures painted to such a small cup is a rather large number, definitely larger than normal, thus making this a rare work of art.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related through the mark only
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2 June 2016, lot 823
Price: HKD 62,500 or approx. EUR 8,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare pair of iron-red and gilt-decorated shell-shaped saucers, Qing dynasty, Daoguang period, Jixiang ruyi mark
Expert remark: Compare the identical ‘jixiang ruyi’ mark.
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
粉彩《吉祥如意百子圖》杯
中國，十九世紀. 敞口，深斜腹，圈足。外壁黃地精美琺瑯彩描繪百子游戲場景，有三十八個男孩。 一名童子扮成官員的樣子，騎著麒麟穿過人群，旁邊還有一名打著傘蓋的“隨從”，另外兩名男孩則舉著寫有“福祿”和“壽喜”的橫幅，周圍彩旗飄飄。很多童子手持蓮花、鳳凰、大象、佛獅等不同造型的橫幅和燈籠。一個男孩騎馬前行，孩子們在敲鑼打鼓。
款識：吉祥如意
來源：英國古玩交易。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造缺陷，琺瑯有輕微缺損，描金部分有一些摩擦，小修。
重量：97.3 克
尺寸：直徑 8.7 厘米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：僅有款識相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2016年6月2日，lot 823
價格：HKD 62,500（相當於今日EUR 8,400）
描述：清道光礬紅描金龍紋小碟一對《吉祥如意》款
專家評論：比較相同的吉祥如意款。
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