10th Mar, 2023 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘NINE PEACHES’ BOWL, JIANGXI PORCELAIN COMPANY, FIRST HALF OF 20TH CENTURY
二十世紀上半葉青花“九桃“碟，江西瓷業公司款
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
China, Jingdezhen. Molded with a curving rim that arches inward above the floor of the shallow well. Vividly painted in crisp shades of cobalt blue with gnarled leafy branches bearing nine large peaches. The countersunk base with the six-character studio mark.
Inscriptions: To the base, ‘Jiangxi Ciye Gongsi’.
Provenance: From a German private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and minimal firing irregularities.
Weight: 106 g
Dimensions: Diameter 11.2 cm
Peaches have traditionally been associated with Daoism and longevity. In mythology, the goddess Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the Western Paradise, owned a vast peach orchard, and it was said that anyone who ate the fruit would become immortal. As such, peaches are considered sacred and auspicious, and when used as a decorative motif, convey wishes for longevity and good fortune.
The number nine is considered auspicious in Chinese astrology and folk beliefs. Representing the fullest expression of yang, nine is closely associated with heaven in that it evokes infinity, partly because it was the product of three times three, the most basic unit of three being heaven, earth, and man, and partly because the number nine is a homophone with the word ‘jiu’, meaning eternity.
The Jiangxi Porcelain Studio (or Jiangxi Ciye Gongsi) is the most well-known Chinese porcelain studio of the first half of the 20th century, located in Jingdezhen. It was established in 1910 as a large semi-government company funded by private owners and the five provinces of Hebei, Hubei, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Jiangxi. It is located near the Zhushan – the Pearl Hill – adjacent to the former Imperial porcelain workshops. It is often said that the Jiangxi Porcelain Company of the early 20th century replaced the Imperial kilns, making porcelains for the court in the last years of the Qing Dynasty.
二十世紀上半葉青花“九桃“碟，江西瓷業公司款
中國，景德鎮。敞口，弧壁，圈足内凹。胎質潔白細膩，釉面光潤，盤心裝飾九桃紋，一桃枝於盤內蜿蜒曲折，枝繁葉茂，共結九顆果實。此盤構圖疏密有致，繪畫精細工巧，青花濃淡相間。
款識：江西瓷業公司
來源：德國私人收藏。
品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損與少量燒製不規則現象。
重量：106 克
尺寸：直徑11.2 厘米
江西瓷業公司是二十世紀上半葉最知名的中國瓷器公司，位於景德鎮。它成立於1910年，是一家由私人業主和河北、湖北、江蘇、安徽、江西五省共同出資的大型半政府公司。它位於珠山附近，毗鄰前皇家瓷器作坊。二十世紀初，江西瓷業公司取代御窯，在清朝末年為宮廷燒製瓷器。
China, Jingdezhen. Molded with a curving rim that arches inward above the floor of the shallow well. Vividly painted in crisp shades of cobalt blue with gnarled leafy branches bearing nine large peaches. The countersunk base with the six-character studio mark.
Inscriptions: To the base, ‘Jiangxi Ciye Gongsi’.
Provenance: From a German private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and minimal firing irregularities.
Weight: 106 g
Dimensions: Diameter 11.2 cm
Peaches have traditionally been associated with Daoism and longevity. In mythology, the goddess Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the Western Paradise, owned a vast peach orchard, and it was said that anyone who ate the fruit would become immortal. As such, peaches are considered sacred and auspicious, and when used as a decorative motif, convey wishes for longevity and good fortune.
The number nine is considered auspicious in Chinese astrology and folk beliefs. Representing the fullest expression of yang, nine is closely associated with heaven in that it evokes infinity, partly because it was the product of three times three, the most basic unit of three being heaven, earth, and man, and partly because the number nine is a homophone with the word ‘jiu’, meaning eternity.
The Jiangxi Porcelain Studio (or Jiangxi Ciye Gongsi) is the most well-known Chinese porcelain studio of the first half of the 20th century, located in Jingdezhen. It was established in 1910 as a large semi-government company funded by private owners and the five provinces of Hebei, Hubei, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Jiangxi. It is located near the Zhushan – the Pearl Hill – adjacent to the former Imperial porcelain workshops. It is often said that the Jiangxi Porcelain Company of the early 20th century replaced the Imperial kilns, making porcelains for the court in the last years of the Qing Dynasty.
二十世紀上半葉青花“九桃“碟，江西瓷業公司款
中國，景德鎮。敞口，弧壁，圈足内凹。胎質潔白細膩，釉面光潤，盤心裝飾九桃紋，一桃枝於盤內蜿蜒曲折，枝繁葉茂，共結九顆果實。此盤構圖疏密有致，繪畫精細工巧，青花濃淡相間。
款識：江西瓷業公司
來源：德國私人收藏。
品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損與少量燒製不規則現象。
重量：106 克
尺寸：直徑11.2 厘米
江西瓷業公司是二十世紀上半葉最知名的中國瓷器公司，位於景德鎮。它成立於1910年，是一家由私人業主和河北、湖北、江蘇、安徽、江西五省共同出資的大型半政府公司。它位於珠山附近，毗鄰前皇家瓷器作坊。二十世紀初，江西瓷業公司取代御窯，在清朝末年為宮廷燒製瓷器。
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