11th Mar, 2022 10:00
DAY 2 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A PAIR OF RARE FORM TIXI LACQUER TALL CUPS, MING DYNASTY
明代一對罕見剔犀如意雲紋杯
Sold for €6,320
including Buyer's Premium
China, 16th-17th century. The deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, the exterior deeply carved with a ruyi-cloud scroll exposing the multiple alternating layers of black and red, the interior and base with silvered-metal lining. (2)
Inscriptions: Punched to silvered-metal lining on base, ‘Mei’ (beautiful).
Provenance: From a Swedish private collection.
Condition: Good condition with old wear, age cracks, few minor nicks and minuscule losses, the metal linings with minor tears, small dents, and light scratches.
Weight: 113.0 g and 104.6 g
Dimensions: Height 8.5 cm and 8.4 cm
Expert’s note: Although the form appears simple, the present tall cups are considerably larger than the more common standard cups, and no other examples of tall tixi lacquer cups such as the present lot appear to have been recorded in private or public collections, thus making the present cups very rare.
Literature comparison: A similarly decorated but smaller bowl with a straight rim was formerly in the collection of Sir Harry Garner, illustrated in Chinese and Associated Lacquer from the Garner Collection, 1973, no. 11, pl. 5b. The Garner bowl is fitted with a silver lining and dated to the 15th-16th century.
Auction result comparison: For other examples of tixi lacquer vessels of rare forms, see a stem cup dated 16th-17th century at Sotheby’s London in Chinese Art on 18 May 2018, lot 318, sold for GBP 10,000, and a zhadou dated 15th-16th century at Bonhams London in Fine Chinese Art on 12 November 2015, lot 187, sold for GBP 20,000.
明代一對罕見剔犀如意雲紋杯
中國，十六至十七世紀。杯口外撇，圈足。杯身堆漆肥厚，黑紅相間，對稱剔雕勾雲如意紋。内壁鑲嵌鎏銀内膽。
款識: 圈足内 ”美”字款
來源：瑞典私人收藏。
品相：品相良好，舊時磨損，老化裂紋，輕微的劃痕和微小的缺損，金屬内膽有輕微撕裂、小凹痕和輕微的劃痕。
重量：113.0 克與104.6 克
尺寸：高8.5 厘米 與 8.4 厘米
專家注釋：雖然形式看似簡單，但這組剔犀杯比常見的標準杯要大得多，而且似乎沒有記錄在私人或公共收藏中，因此更顯得這組杯子非常稀少。
拍賣結果比較：另一件罕見剔犀高脚杯，十六至十七世紀，見倫敦蘇富比Chinese Art 2018年5月18日 lot 318, 售價GBP 10,000 ；一件十五至十六世紀渣斗見倫敦邦翰思Fine Chinese Art 2015年11月12日 lot 187, 售價GBP 20,000。
China, 16th-17th century. The deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, the exterior deeply carved with a ruyi-cloud scroll exposing the multiple alternating layers of black and red, the interior and base with silvered-metal lining. (2)
Inscriptions: Punched to silvered-metal lining on base, ‘Mei’ (beautiful).
Provenance: From a Swedish private collection.
Condition: Good condition with old wear, age cracks, few minor nicks and minuscule losses, the metal linings with minor tears, small dents, and light scratches.
Weight: 113.0 g and 104.6 g
Dimensions: Height 8.5 cm and 8.4 cm
Expert’s note: Although the form appears simple, the present tall cups are considerably larger than the more common standard cups, and no other examples of tall tixi lacquer cups such as the present lot appear to have been recorded in private or public collections, thus making the present cups very rare.
Literature comparison: A similarly decorated but smaller bowl with a straight rim was formerly in the collection of Sir Harry Garner, illustrated in Chinese and Associated Lacquer from the Garner Collection, 1973, no. 11, pl. 5b. The Garner bowl is fitted with a silver lining and dated to the 15th-16th century.
Auction result comparison: For other examples of tixi lacquer vessels of rare forms, see a stem cup dated 16th-17th century at Sotheby’s London in Chinese Art on 18 May 2018, lot 318, sold for GBP 10,000, and a zhadou dated 15th-16th century at Bonhams London in Fine Chinese Art on 12 November 2015, lot 187, sold for GBP 20,000.
明代一對罕見剔犀如意雲紋杯
中國，十六至十七世紀。杯口外撇，圈足。杯身堆漆肥厚，黑紅相間，對稱剔雕勾雲如意紋。内壁鑲嵌鎏銀内膽。
款識: 圈足内 ”美”字款
來源：瑞典私人收藏。
品相：品相良好，舊時磨損，老化裂紋，輕微的劃痕和微小的缺損，金屬内膽有輕微撕裂、小凹痕和輕微的劃痕。
重量：113.0 克與104.6 克
尺寸：高8.5 厘米 與 8.4 厘米
專家注釋：雖然形式看似簡單，但這組剔犀杯比常見的標準杯要大得多，而且似乎沒有記錄在私人或公共收藏中，因此更顯得這組杯子非常稀少。
拍賣結果比較：另一件罕見剔犀高脚杯，十六至十七世紀，見倫敦蘇富比Chinese Art 2018年5月18日 lot 318, 售價GBP 10,000 ；一件十五至十六世紀渣斗見倫敦邦翰思Fine Chinese Art 2015年11月12日 lot 187, 售價GBP 20,000。
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