15th Jun, 2021 10:00

Asian Art Discoveries - China and Southeast Asia

 
  Lot 422
 

422

TWO ‘SCENES FROM THE TANG COURT’ CYLINDRICAL VASES, REPUBLIC PERIOD
一對民國粉彩人物場景瓶

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Lot details

China, 1912-1949. Each vase is thinly potted, slightly translucent, and painted in bright enamels, one depicting Emperor Xuanzong of Tang holding a hossu beside Yang Yuhuan, the emperor’s beloved consort during his later years, a female attendant behind them wielding a large fan, the other with an elderly woman carrying books and objects on her back, a younger lady, and the Tang poet Meng Haoran carrying a boy on his back. (2)

Inscriptions: To one vase, top right of the depiction, from a poem by Li Bai, ‘Changde junwang daixiaokan (The Emperor is glad to see it and views it with pleasure)’, one seal ‘Yinyunxuan chupin’ (a Republic era workshop in Jingdezhen). To the other vase, top center of the depiction, from a poem by Li Bai about his love of Meng Haoran for his talent, one seal ‘Bie Rongcheng’.

Provenance: German private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, the gilt with extensive wear, one vase with a shallow chip to the rim.

Weight: 966.5 g and 1,011.6 g
Dimensions: Height 28.1 cm and 28.2 cm

Each vase with a small circular aperture to the lower area of the reverse side, original and intended by the maker.

一對民國粉彩人物場景瓶
中國
, 1912-1949年。花瓶薄胎,略帶半透明,明亮的琺瑯彩。一個瓶上描繪唐玄宗與楊玉環,另一個瓶子上描繪的可能是孟浩然人物場景。底足青花六字款“江西映雲公司”。

款識: 一個瓶上李白詩:常得君王帶笑看/映雲軒出品;另一個瓶子上李白詩:吾愛孟夫子風流天下聞/別榮成畫于珠山

來源:德國私人收藏
品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損和燒製瑕疵,鎏金磨損嚴重,一個花瓶邊緣有淺缺口。

重量:966.5 克與1,011.6 克
尺寸:高28.1 厘米 與 28.2 厘米

 

China, 1912-1949. Each vase is thinly potted, slightly translucent, and painted in bright enamels, one depicting Emperor Xuanzong of Tang holding a hossu beside Yang Yuhuan, the emperor’s beloved consort during his later years, a female attendant behind them wielding a large fan, the other with an elderly woman carrying books and objects on her back, a younger lady, and the Tang poet Meng Haoran carrying a boy on his back. (2)

Inscriptions: To one vase, top right of the depiction, from a poem by Li Bai, ‘Changde junwang daixiaokan (The Emperor is glad to see it and views it with pleasure)’, one seal ‘Yinyunxuan chupin’ (a Republic era workshop in Jingdezhen). To the other vase, top center of the depiction, from a poem by Li Bai about his love of Meng Haoran for his talent, one seal ‘Bie Rongcheng’.

Provenance: German private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, the gilt with extensive wear, one vase with a shallow chip to the rim.

Weight: 966.5 g and 1,011.6 g
Dimensions: Height 28.1 cm and 28.2 cm

Each vase with a small circular aperture to the lower area of the reverse side, original and intended by the maker.

一對民國粉彩人物場景瓶
中國
, 1912-1949年。花瓶薄胎,略帶半透明,明亮的琺瑯彩。一個瓶上描繪唐玄宗與楊玉環,另一個瓶子上描繪的可能是孟浩然人物場景。底足青花六字款“江西映雲公司”。

款識: 一個瓶上李白詩:常得君王帶笑看/映雲軒出品;另一個瓶子上李白詩:吾愛孟夫子風流天下聞/別榮成畫于珠山

來源:德國私人收藏
品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損和燒製瑕疵,鎏金磨損嚴重,一個花瓶邊緣有淺缺口。

重量:966.5 克與1,011.6 克
尺寸:高28.1 厘米 與 28.2 厘米

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