10th Mar, 2023 10:00

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

 
  Lot 426
 

426

A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE ‘EIGHT IMMORTALS’ VASE, YUHUCHUNPING, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY
十八至十九世紀硬彩八仙人物玉壺春瓶

Sold for €2,340

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

China. Of pear shape, rising from a short foot to a trumpet neck, with a rib around the lower neck. Painted in bright enamels and iron red with a procession of the eight immortals along with their attributes and mythical creatures. The neck further decorated with butterflies and a bat, and a diaper-patterned band with blossoms below the rim. The base with a double circle in underglaze blue.

Provenance
: British trade.
Condition: Good condition with old wear, flaking to enamels, a minuscule hole at the center of the base, with associated minor hairlines. Some firing flaws including pitting, glaze bosses and scattered dark spots. The interior with a loose cement block, residual from prior usage as a lamp.

Weight: 5,681 g
Dimensions: Height 46 cm

The vase depicts He Xiangu riding a deer and holding a lotus flower, followed by Zhongli Quan holding his fan and riding a Buddhist lion, Li Tieguai on a tiger carrying his gourd issuing a red cloud that supports Lü Dongbin, Lan Caihe on an elephant gently holding his flower basket, the reverse with Han Xiangzi playing his flute, Zhang Guolao riding backwards on a donkey, and Cao Guojiu on a yellow horse playing castanets.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 15 October 2021, lot 250
Price: EUR 6,320 or approx. EUR 9,300 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare and large famille verte ‘luohan’ vase, yuhuchunping, Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related form, enamels, and motif. Note the near-identical size (45 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 15 May 2007, lot 381
Price: GBP 36,000 or approx. EUR 67,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare famille verte vase, yuhuchunping, early 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form, enamels, and motif. Note the smaller size (22.3 cm).



十八至十九世紀硬彩八仙人物玉壺春瓶
中國。敞口外撇,束頸,削肩,腹下斂,圈足略外撇。硬彩描繪八仙及其法器與神獸;頸部有蝴蝶和一隻蝙蝠。壺口邊沿下方錦地開光花卉紋。底足内青花雙圈款。

來源:英國古玩交易。
品相:狀況良好,磨損,釉面剝落,底座中央有一個小孔,並帶有細紋。一些燒製缺陷包括麻點、釉面凸起和分散的黑點。內部有一個水泥塊,是以前用作燈的殘留物。

重量:5,681 克
尺寸:高46 厘米

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:維也納Galerie Zacke,2021年10月15日,lot 250
價格:EUR 6,320(相當於今日EUR 9,300
描述:清代罕見大型硬彩羅漢玉壺春瓶
專家評論:比較相近的外形、琺瑯和主題。請注意幾乎相同的尺寸 (45 厘米)。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:倫敦佳士得,2007年5月15日,lot 381
價格:GBP 36,000(相當於今日EUR 67,500
描述:A rare famille verte vase,yuhuchunping,early 18th century 十八世紀早期粉彩玉壺春瓶
專家評論:比較相近的外形、琺瑯和主題。請注意尺寸較小 (22.3 厘米)。

 

China. Of pear shape, rising from a short foot to a trumpet neck, with a rib around the lower neck. Painted in bright enamels and iron red with a procession of the eight immortals along with their attributes and mythical creatures. The neck further decorated with butterflies and a bat, and a diaper-patterned band with blossoms below the rim. The base with a double circle in underglaze blue.

Provenance
: British trade.
Condition: Good condition with old wear, flaking to enamels, a minuscule hole at the center of the base, with associated minor hairlines. Some firing flaws including pitting, glaze bosses and scattered dark spots. The interior with a loose cement block, residual from prior usage as a lamp.

Weight: 5,681 g
Dimensions: Height 46 cm

The vase depicts He Xiangu riding a deer and holding a lotus flower, followed by Zhongli Quan holding his fan and riding a Buddhist lion, Li Tieguai on a tiger carrying his gourd issuing a red cloud that supports Lü Dongbin, Lan Caihe on an elephant gently holding his flower basket, the reverse with Han Xiangzi playing his flute, Zhang Guolao riding backwards on a donkey, and Cao Guojiu on a yellow horse playing castanets.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 15 October 2021, lot 250
Price: EUR 6,320 or approx. EUR 9,300 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare and large famille verte ‘luohan’ vase, yuhuchunping, Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related form, enamels, and motif. Note the near-identical size (45 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 15 May 2007, lot 381
Price: GBP 36,000 or approx. EUR 67,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare famille verte vase, yuhuchunping, early 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form, enamels, and motif. Note the smaller size (22.3 cm).



十八至十九世紀硬彩八仙人物玉壺春瓶
中國。敞口外撇,束頸,削肩,腹下斂,圈足略外撇。硬彩描繪八仙及其法器與神獸;頸部有蝴蝶和一隻蝙蝠。壺口邊沿下方錦地開光花卉紋。底足内青花雙圈款。

來源:英國古玩交易。
品相:狀況良好,磨損,釉面剝落,底座中央有一個小孔,並帶有細紋。一些燒製缺陷包括麻點、釉面凸起和分散的黑點。內部有一個水泥塊,是以前用作燈的殘留物。

重量:5,681 克
尺寸:高46 厘米

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:維也納Galerie Zacke,2021年10月15日,lot 250
價格:EUR 6,320(相當於今日EUR 9,300
描述:清代罕見大型硬彩羅漢玉壺春瓶
專家評論:比較相近的外形、琺瑯和主題。請注意幾乎相同的尺寸 (45 厘米)。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:倫敦佳士得,2007年5月15日,lot 381
價格:GBP 36,000(相當於今日EUR 67,500
描述:A rare famille verte vase,yuhuchunping,early 18th century 十八世紀早期粉彩玉壺春瓶
專家評論:比較相近的外形、琺瑯和主題。請注意尺寸較小 (22.3 厘米)。

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