Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

Inscriptions: With an iron-red seal mark ‘Tihedian zhi’ in a line below the rim.

China, 1862-1908. Sturdily potted with rounded sides virtuously decorated in black grisaille with leafy peony branches issuing large blooms in various stages of growth against a bright yellow-ground below an iron-red line border at the massive lipped rim. The top of the rim and interior with a transparent glaze.

Provenance: English trade, formerly in a French private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with expected old wear, shallow surface scratches and traces of use overall. Kiln irregularities include glaze recesses, small firing cracks and dark spots.

Weight: 24.3 kg
Dimensions: Diameter 53.5 cm (at the widest points)

Expert's note (added 20.2.2023): The Hall of Manifest Harmony was constructed on the site of the old rear hall of the Palace of Blessings to Mother Earth and the Gate of Gathering Excellence. The rooms on the east and west of the building are where the Empress Dowager Cixi spent most of her time while serving as regent to her son. Porcelains such as the present lot were specially commissioned by Cixi for her living spaces, and are based on her floral paintings representing the four seasons set against an imperial yellow background. Since only emperors were allowed to have an Imperial nianhao, or reign title, this hallmark served as her mark of reign. This is confirmed by the extent of imperial jade seals inscribed with the name 'Tihe Dian' dating to her reign (see image section for one example of such a seal).

The Hall of Manifest Harmony, Tihedian, was one of the six palaces in the northwestern sector of the Forbidden City where the Empress Dowager Cixi lived during much of her tenure as Regent to her son, Emperor Tongzhi. Special porcelains, such as the present example, were designed and produced for several of these palaces.

Literature comparison:
Compare a pair of massive yellow-ground Tihedian-marked fishbowls at Christie’s New York, 29 November 1984, lot 577. Compare a turquoise-ground grisaille-decorated fishbowl in the Chuxiugong (Palace of Concentrated Beauty), Beijing, illustrated in The Forbidden City, The Forbidden City Publishing House, Beijing, 1988.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 3126
Price: HKD 1,000,000 or approx. EUR 132,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A very rare large dayazhai-type yellow-ground fish bowl, Tihedian iron-red seal mark in a line, Guangxu period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and mark. Note the closely related size (53 cm)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2011, lot 1599
Price: USD 290,500 or approx. EUR 362,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Very Rare Pair of Large Grisaille-Decorated Yellow-Enameled Jardinieres, Tihedian Zhi Iron-Red Marks in a Line, Tongzhi/Guangxu Period (1862-1908)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and marks. Note the closely related size (50.8 cm). Also note that this lot consists of two bowls.



同治光緒時期大型大雅齋風格御用黃地墨彩牡丹魚缸，“體和殿製”款
中國，1862-1908年。胎體厚重堅固，黃地墨彩描繪富貴牡丹圖。紋飾生動細膩，色彩濃淡相宜，清新雅緻。

款識：礬紅彩“骵和殿製”款

來源：英國古玩交易，之前來自法國一個私人收藏。
品相：狀況極佳，有磨損、表面淺劃痕和使用痕跡，釉面凹陷、燒製裂紋和黑點。

重量：24.3 公斤
尺寸：直徑 53.5 厘米 (最寬處)

文獻比較：
比較一對大型黃地體和殿製款魚缸，售於紐約佳士得，1984年11月29日，lot 577。比較一件綠松石地純灰釉畫魚缸，藏於紫禁城儲秀宮，見《The Forbidden City，The Forbidden City Publishing House》，北京，1988年。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2018年5月30日，lot 3126
價格：HKD 1,000,000（相當於今日EUR 132,000）
描述：清光緒黃地墨彩牡丹圖大缸，礬紅「體和殿製」篆書橫款
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、裝飾和款式。請注意非常相近的尺寸(53 厘米) 。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2011年9月15日，lot 1599
價格：USD 290,500（相當於今日EUR 362,000）
描述：清同治/光緒黃地墨彩牡丹紋缸一對，礬紅《體和殿製》篆書橫款
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、裝飾和款式。請注意非常相近的尺寸(50.8 厘米)。請注意此為一對。

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