15th Oct, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘EIGHT HORSES OF MUWANG’ DISH, KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD
康熙款與年代青花穆王八駿圖盤
Sold for €3,539
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1662-1722. Thinly potted, the gently rounded sides rising to a slightly flaring rim, deftly painted in varying tones of cobalt blue to the interior with four lively horses in varied poses contentedly grazing beneath a leafy willow tree. The underside with four further horses galloping along tufts of grass set with rockwork, all within double-line borders. The base with an underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Kangxi nianzhi within a double circle and of the period.
Provenance: From an Irish private collection. Old collector’s label “K’ang-Hi Ts’ing dynastie 1662-1722” to base.
Condition: Fine condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, minor fritting to the rim, and a small loss to the foot rim.
Weight: 158.4 g
Dimensions: Diameter 16.8 cm
The Eight Horses of Muwang or King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty alludes to a folktale when the King dreamed of being an Immortal. According to the story, the King was determined to visit the heavenly paradise and taste the peaches of immortality. A brave charioteer named Zaofu used his chariot to carry the king to his destination. During these travels the emperor’s chariot was pulled by eight horses named after the color of their hair. In other accounts, the horses' names reflected their unusual talents, such as ‘horse that gallops without touching the ground’.
Expert’s note: Note the single spotted horse painted to the interior of the dish, an interesting detail that this author had not encountered before and appears to be quite rare.
Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related dish, depicting the same subject and also with a Kangxi six-character mark and of the period, at Sotheby’s New York in Kangxi: The Jie Rui Tang Collection, Part II on 19 March 2019, lot 318, sold for USD 8,750.
康熙款與年代青花穆王八駿圖盤
中國，1662-1722年。薄胎，敞口微翻，盤内開光雙圈內以青花描繪了穆王駿馬圖，姿勢各異，或是心滿意足地在枝葉茂盛的柳樹下吃草或是山間奔馳。 圈足内雙圈“大清康熙年製”款。
來源：愛爾蘭私人收藏。底部藏家舊標籤 “K’ang-Hi Ts’ing dynastie 1662-1722” 。
品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損和燒製缺陷，邊緣輕微磨損，圈足邊緣有少量磕損。
重量：158.4 克
尺寸：直徑16.8 厘米
專家注釋：請注意畫在盤子內部的斑點馬，這是筆者之前從未遇到過的有趣細節，而且似乎非常罕見。
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相康熙六字款及年代的同題材盤，見紐約蘇富比Kangxi: The Jie Rui Tang Collection, Part II 2019年3月19日 lot 318, 售價USD 8,750。
China, 1662-1722. Thinly potted, the gently rounded sides rising to a slightly flaring rim, deftly painted in varying tones of cobalt blue to the interior with four lively horses in varied poses contentedly grazing beneath a leafy willow tree. The underside with four further horses galloping along tufts of grass set with rockwork, all within double-line borders. The base with an underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Kangxi nianzhi within a double circle and of the period.
Provenance: From an Irish private collection. Old collector’s label “K’ang-Hi Ts’ing dynastie 1662-1722” to base.
Condition: Fine condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, minor fritting to the rim, and a small loss to the foot rim.
Weight: 158.4 g
Dimensions: Diameter 16.8 cm
The Eight Horses of Muwang or King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty alludes to a folktale when the King dreamed of being an Immortal. According to the story, the King was determined to visit the heavenly paradise and taste the peaches of immortality. A brave charioteer named Zaofu used his chariot to carry the king to his destination. During these travels the emperor’s chariot was pulled by eight horses named after the color of their hair. In other accounts, the horses' names reflected their unusual talents, such as ‘horse that gallops without touching the ground’.
Expert’s note: Note the single spotted horse painted to the interior of the dish, an interesting detail that this author had not encountered before and appears to be quite rare.
Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related dish, depicting the same subject and also with a Kangxi six-character mark and of the period, at Sotheby’s New York in Kangxi: The Jie Rui Tang Collection, Part II on 19 March 2019, lot 318, sold for USD 8,750.
康熙款與年代青花穆王八駿圖盤
中國，1662-1722年。薄胎，敞口微翻，盤内開光雙圈內以青花描繪了穆王駿馬圖，姿勢各異，或是心滿意足地在枝葉茂盛的柳樹下吃草或是山間奔馳。 圈足内雙圈“大清康熙年製”款。
來源：愛爾蘭私人收藏。底部藏家舊標籤 “K’ang-Hi Ts’ing dynastie 1662-1722” 。
品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損和燒製缺陷，邊緣輕微磨損，圈足邊緣有少量磕損。
重量：158.4 克
尺寸：直徑16.8 厘米
專家注釋：請注意畫在盤子內部的斑點馬，這是筆者之前從未遇到過的有趣細節，而且似乎非常罕見。
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相康熙六字款及年代的同題材盤，見紐約蘇富比Kangxi: The Jie Rui Tang Collection, Part II 2019年3月19日 lot 318, 售價USD 8,750。
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