30th Sep, 2022 10:00

DAY 2 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 489
 

489

A MASSIVE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE CENSER, SHISOU MARK
石叟款錯銀銅爐

Sold for €1,690

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

China, 17th-18th century. The heavily cast bombé body supported on a spreading foot and rising to a slightly everted rim, the shoulder set with two loop handles, the exterior finely inlaid in silver wire with sinuously coiled dragons dividing capitals in the form of lotus flowers reminiscent of the Old Summer Palace (yuanmingyuan). The base with a silver-inlaid two-character Shisou mark.

Provenance: The Mee-Din and Robert W. Moore Collection. Robert W. Moore is a famed California collector of Chinese and Korean art, whose passion began in the 1950s when he served in the US Army and was stationed in Korea. After his return to the United States, he began collecting Korean and later also Chinese works of art, and over the following decades became a very knowledgeable, discerning, and influential collector.
Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear and casting irregularities, minuscule nicks, light scratches, the interior with extensive traces of use. Magnificent, natural patina overall.

Weight: 2,903 g
Dimensions: Width 26.7 cm (across handles)

Little is known about the historic figure Shisou. The earliest reference in the Zhongguo meishujia renming cidian ('Dictionary of Chinese Artists') comes from the Luochuang xiaodu and is presumably from the same source as published in Zhongguo yishujia zhenglue ('Brief Introduction of Chinese Artists). Shisou is listed there only as a late Ming dynasty monk without any further biographical information. A number of vessels and sculptures from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century bear his name, sometimes in combination with a hall name, Jinyu tang (‘Hall of Prosperity’).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 6 October 2015, lot 171
Price: HKD 62,500 or approx. EUR 9,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A silver-inlaid bronze tripod censer, late Ming-early Qing
Expert remark: Compare the closely related silver inlays. Note the form and size (11.5 cm)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 12 April 2018, lot 36
Price: HKD 62,500 or approx. EUR 8,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small silver-inlaid bronze tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related silver inlays. Note the form and size (7.6 cm)



石叟款錯銀銅爐
中國,十七至十八世紀。造型莊重典雅,厚口平直微敞,垂腹豐腴,兩側置圓耳,耳環上端有一角上翹,圈足。爐身錯銀以卷葉蓮紋的形式描繪了蜿蜒盤繞的龍紋。底座上可見錯銀“石叟“款。

來源: Mee-Din 與Robert W. Moore 中國漆器收藏。Robert W. Moore是加州著名的中國和韓國藝術收藏家,他的收藏熱情始於 1950 年代。當時他在美國軍隊服役並駐紮在韓國。回到美國後,他開始收藏韓國和中國的藝術品,尤其是漆器,在之後幾十年裡,他成為了一位知識淵博、眼光敏銳、影響深遠的收藏家。
品相: 狀況極好,輕微磨損和鑄造瑕疵,微小的刻痕和輕微的劃痕,內部有大量使用痕跡。整體包漿自然。

重量: 2,903 克
尺寸: 寬26.7 厘米 (兩耳之間)

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:香港佳士得,2015年10月6日,lot 171
價格:HKD 62,500(相當於今日EUR 9,200
描述:A silver-inlaid bronze tripod censer,late Ming-early Qing
專家評論:比較非常相近的銀鑲嵌。請注意外型和尺寸(11.5厘米)。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:香港佳士得,2018年4月12日,lot 36
價格:HKD 62,500(相當於今日EUR 8,500
描述:A small silver-inlaid bronze tripod censer,Qing dynasty,18th-19th century
專家評論:比較非常相近的銀鑲嵌。請注意外型和尺寸(7.6厘米)。

 

China, 17th-18th century. The heavily cast bombé body supported on a spreading foot and rising to a slightly everted rim, the shoulder set with two loop handles, the exterior finely inlaid in silver wire with sinuously coiled dragons dividing capitals in the form of lotus flowers reminiscent of the Old Summer Palace (yuanmingyuan). The base with a silver-inlaid two-character Shisou mark.

Provenance: The Mee-Din and Robert W. Moore Collection. Robert W. Moore is a famed California collector of Chinese and Korean art, whose passion began in the 1950s when he served in the US Army and was stationed in Korea. After his return to the United States, he began collecting Korean and later also Chinese works of art, and over the following decades became a very knowledgeable, discerning, and influential collector.
Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear and casting irregularities, minuscule nicks, light scratches, the interior with extensive traces of use. Magnificent, natural patina overall.

Weight: 2,903 g
Dimensions: Width 26.7 cm (across handles)

Little is known about the historic figure Shisou. The earliest reference in the Zhongguo meishujia renming cidian ('Dictionary of Chinese Artists') comes from the Luochuang xiaodu and is presumably from the same source as published in Zhongguo yishujia zhenglue ('Brief Introduction of Chinese Artists). Shisou is listed there only as a late Ming dynasty monk without any further biographical information. A number of vessels and sculptures from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century bear his name, sometimes in combination with a hall name, Jinyu tang (‘Hall of Prosperity’).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 6 October 2015, lot 171
Price: HKD 62,500 or approx. EUR 9,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A silver-inlaid bronze tripod censer, late Ming-early Qing
Expert remark: Compare the closely related silver inlays. Note the form and size (11.5 cm)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 12 April 2018, lot 36
Price: HKD 62,500 or approx. EUR 8,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small silver-inlaid bronze tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related silver inlays. Note the form and size (7.6 cm)



石叟款錯銀銅爐
中國,十七至十八世紀。造型莊重典雅,厚口平直微敞,垂腹豐腴,兩側置圓耳,耳環上端有一角上翹,圈足。爐身錯銀以卷葉蓮紋的形式描繪了蜿蜒盤繞的龍紋。底座上可見錯銀“石叟“款。

來源: Mee-Din 與Robert W. Moore 中國漆器收藏。Robert W. Moore是加州著名的中國和韓國藝術收藏家,他的收藏熱情始於 1950 年代。當時他在美國軍隊服役並駐紮在韓國。回到美國後,他開始收藏韓國和中國的藝術品,尤其是漆器,在之後幾十年裡,他成為了一位知識淵博、眼光敏銳、影響深遠的收藏家。
品相: 狀況極好,輕微磨損和鑄造瑕疵,微小的刻痕和輕微的劃痕,內部有大量使用痕跡。整體包漿自然。

重量: 2,903 克
尺寸: 寬26.7 厘米 (兩耳之間)

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:香港佳士得,2015年10月6日,lot 171
價格:HKD 62,500(相當於今日EUR 9,200
描述:A silver-inlaid bronze tripod censer,late Ming-early Qing
專家評論:比較非常相近的銀鑲嵌。請注意外型和尺寸(11.5厘米)。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:香港佳士得,2018年4月12日,lot 36
價格:HKD 62,500(相當於今日EUR 8,500
描述:A small silver-inlaid bronze tripod censer,Qing dynasty,18th-19th century
專家評論:比較非常相近的銀鑲嵌。請注意外型和尺寸(7.6厘米)。

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