5th Mar, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A MINIATURE PORCELAIN PLAQUE OF ZHONG KUI BY WANG QI (1884-1937)
王琦 (1884-1937) 粉彩鍾馗瓷屏
Sold for €2,781
including Buyer's Premium
China, signed Wang Qi. Painted in fine polychrome enamels depicting the demon vanquisher Zhong Kui as well as a bat in the upper right corner, with a poem inscribed in black ink.
Provenance: Australian private collection. Acquired by the collector’s father in the 1990s from a British gentleman who relocated to Western Australia in the 1960s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.
Weight: 243.8 g (incl. frame)
Dimensions: Size 14 x 8.7 cm (the plaque), Size 21.8 x 16.5 cm (incl. frame)
With an old wood frame, probably of Western origin. (2)
Zhong Kui is the usually ferocious semi-mythical figure charged with chasing away the demons of evil fortune. Traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of evil beings and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons, his image is often painted on household gates as a guardian spirit as well as in places of business where high-value goods are handled.
Literature comparison: Compare with another solitary figure of Zhong Kui painted by Wang Qi on a porcelain plaque illustrated in the exhibition Xinhuo Yinghua: Ershi Shiji Jingdezhen Ciyi Huigu [Innovations and Creations: A Retrospect of 20th Century Porcelain from Jingdezhen], 2004, no. 32.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a vase by Wang Qi, bearing a closely related depiction of Zhong Kui, along with a demon, sold by Bonhams San Francisco in Chinese, Indian and Himalayan Works of Art and Paintings on 10 December 2015, lot 8186, sold for USD 12,500.
王琦 (1884-1937) 粉彩鍾馗瓷屏
中國，王琦款。粉彩繪製驅鬼鍾馗，右上角一隻蝙蝠。
來源：澳大利亞私人收藏。藏家父親于1990年代從一位搬去澳大利亞西部的英國紳士処購得。
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損。
重量：含框243.8 克
尺寸：瓷板 14 x 8.7 厘米，含框21.8 x 16.5 厘米
老木框，可能是來自西方。
拍賣結果比較：比較一個王琦款花瓶，上有相近的鍾馗驅鬼圖，於2015年12月10日舊金山邦翰斯Chinese, Indian and Himalayan Works of Art and Paintings拍場，拍號8186號，售價USD 12,500。
China, signed Wang Qi. Painted in fine polychrome enamels depicting the demon vanquisher Zhong Kui as well as a bat in the upper right corner, with a poem inscribed in black ink.
Provenance: Australian private collection. Acquired by the collector’s father in the 1990s from a British gentleman who relocated to Western Australia in the 1960s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.
Weight: 243.8 g (incl. frame)
Dimensions: Size 14 x 8.7 cm (the plaque), Size 21.8 x 16.5 cm (incl. frame)
With an old wood frame, probably of Western origin. (2)
Zhong Kui is the usually ferocious semi-mythical figure charged with chasing away the demons of evil fortune. Traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of evil beings and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons, his image is often painted on household gates as a guardian spirit as well as in places of business where high-value goods are handled.
Literature comparison: Compare with another solitary figure of Zhong Kui painted by Wang Qi on a porcelain plaque illustrated in the exhibition Xinhuo Yinghua: Ershi Shiji Jingdezhen Ciyi Huigu [Innovations and Creations: A Retrospect of 20th Century Porcelain from Jingdezhen], 2004, no. 32.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a vase by Wang Qi, bearing a closely related depiction of Zhong Kui, along with a demon, sold by Bonhams San Francisco in Chinese, Indian and Himalayan Works of Art and Paintings on 10 December 2015, lot 8186, sold for USD 12,500.
王琦 (1884-1937) 粉彩鍾馗瓷屏
中國，王琦款。粉彩繪製驅鬼鍾馗，右上角一隻蝙蝠。
來源：澳大利亞私人收藏。藏家父親于1990年代從一位搬去澳大利亞西部的英國紳士処購得。
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損。
重量：含框243.8 克
尺寸：瓷板 14 x 8.7 厘米，含框21.8 x 16.5 厘米
老木框，可能是來自西方。
拍賣結果比較：比較一個王琦款花瓶，上有相近的鍾馗驅鬼圖，於2015年12月10日舊金山邦翰斯Chinese, Indian and Himalayan Works of Art and Paintings拍場，拍號8186號，售價USD 12,500。
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