15th Oct, 2021 10:00

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

 
  Lot 278
 

278

A TURQUOISE-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE ‘DAYAZHAI’ BOWL, GUANGXU PERIOD
光緒時期松石綠地 粉彩《大雅齋》款藤蘿花鳥紋碗

Sold for €2,781

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

China, 1875-1908. Delicately potted, the rounded sides rising from a short ring foot to an everted rim. The exterior finely painted in bright enamels with a bird perched on a branch of wisteria beside flowering branches of pink roses, all on a pale turquoise-ground with a narrow gilt band above the foot. The base with an iron-red four-character mark.

Inscriptions: Below the rim: ‘Dayazhai’ (Studio of Great Elegance). Oval seal mark: ‘Tiandi yijia chun’ (heaven and earth enjoying spring as one). To base: ‘Yongqing changchun’ (eternal joy and everlasting spring).

Provenance: The estate of Roger E. Birch (1936-2020), Washington, D.C., USA. Thence by descent within the same family.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, such as expected dark spots and pitting, wear to gilt, particularly to the rim where only traces remain. Good, consistent sound.

Weight: 141.2 g
Dimensions: Diameter 12.3 cm

Literature comparison: Compare with two bowls in the Beijing Palace Museum, illustrated in Guanyang Yuci, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2007, p. 209. For an original sketch of a jardiniere with a similar pattern, see ibid., p. 206, no. 50.

Auction result comparison: Compare a pair of closely related bowls, bearing the same marks and also dated to the Guangxu period, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in China / 5000 Years on 5 June 2020, lot 553, sold for HKD 187,500, and another of slightly smaller size (10.5 cm diameter) at Christie’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 30 May 2012, lot 4262, sold for HKD 620,000.

光緒時期松石綠地 粉彩《大雅齋》款藤蘿花鳥紋碗

中國,1875-1908年。碗敞口,弧壁,圈足。碗通體以綠釉為地,外腹粉彩為飾。畫面中佈滿了藤蘿牡丹,一隻鳥兒佇立枝頭。底足上礬紅四字款。

款: “大雅齋”、“天地一家春”與“永慶長春”

來源:美國華盛頓Roger E. Birch (1936-2020),保存在同一家族至今。
品相:狀況極佳,輕微磨損和燒製不規則,例如黑點和麻點,邊緣金彩磨損。品相良好,敲擊之後持續延綿的樂聲。

重量:141.2 克
尺寸:直徑12.3 厘米

拍賣結果比較:一對相近的粉彩碗,同樣的光緒款和年代,見香港蘇富比China / 5000 Years,2020年6月5 日,售價HKD 187,500;另一件尺寸稍小 (直徑10.5 厘米) ,見香港佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art,2012年5月30日,lot 4262,售價HKD 620,000

 

China, 1875-1908. Delicately potted, the rounded sides rising from a short ring foot to an everted rim. The exterior finely painted in bright enamels with a bird perched on a branch of wisteria beside flowering branches of pink roses, all on a pale turquoise-ground with a narrow gilt band above the foot. The base with an iron-red four-character mark.

Inscriptions: Below the rim: ‘Dayazhai’ (Studio of Great Elegance). Oval seal mark: ‘Tiandi yijia chun’ (heaven and earth enjoying spring as one). To base: ‘Yongqing changchun’ (eternal joy and everlasting spring).

Provenance: The estate of Roger E. Birch (1936-2020), Washington, D.C., USA. Thence by descent within the same family.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, such as expected dark spots and pitting, wear to gilt, particularly to the rim where only traces remain. Good, consistent sound.

Weight: 141.2 g
Dimensions: Diameter 12.3 cm

Literature comparison: Compare with two bowls in the Beijing Palace Museum, illustrated in Guanyang Yuci, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2007, p. 209. For an original sketch of a jardiniere with a similar pattern, see ibid., p. 206, no. 50.

Auction result comparison: Compare a pair of closely related bowls, bearing the same marks and also dated to the Guangxu period, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in China / 5000 Years on 5 June 2020, lot 553, sold for HKD 187,500, and another of slightly smaller size (10.5 cm diameter) at Christie’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 30 May 2012, lot 4262, sold for HKD 620,000.

光緒時期松石綠地 粉彩《大雅齋》款藤蘿花鳥紋碗

中國,1875-1908年。碗敞口,弧壁,圈足。碗通體以綠釉為地,外腹粉彩為飾。畫面中佈滿了藤蘿牡丹,一隻鳥兒佇立枝頭。底足上礬紅四字款。

款: “大雅齋”、“天地一家春”與“永慶長春”

來源:美國華盛頓Roger E. Birch (1936-2020),保存在同一家族至今。
品相:狀況極佳,輕微磨損和燒製不規則,例如黑點和麻點,邊緣金彩磨損。品相良好,敲擊之後持續延綿的樂聲。

重量:141.2 克
尺寸:直徑12.3 厘米

拍賣結果比較:一對相近的粉彩碗,同樣的光緒款和年代,見香港蘇富比China / 5000 Years,2020年6月5 日,售價HKD 187,500;另一件尺寸稍小 (直徑10.5 厘米) ,見香港佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art,2012年5月30日,lot 4262,售價HKD 620,000

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