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 SILK KESI ‘DRAGON’ CHAIR COVER, LATE MING DYNASTY
明末緙絲龍紋椅披
Sold for €6,952
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1368-1644. Finely woven with a front-facing dragon encircling a flaming pearl, amid scrolling clouds, a tumultuous sea below and a crane in flight above, all against a red ground. The lower section with a large lotus enclosed in a quadrilobed pale-blue-ground panel, above a pair of horses amid rocks and waves.
Provenance: From a noted Hungarian private collection, acquired from a British estate.
Condition: Excellent condition, bright colors, absolutely original with only minor wear and few loose threads, some soiling.
Dimensions: Size 164 x 47.5 cm
Embroidered or woven chair covers, such as the present example, would have been draped over chairs to protect them while not in use. They were intended for usage on guanmaoyi armchairs with the dragon covering the backrest, the lotus covering the seat, and the phoenix hanging down the chair.
Literature comparison: Compare a single and two pairs of kesi chair covers, all dated to the Kangxi period, in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession numbers 42.8.198, 42.8.200, and 42.8.230.2.
Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related pair of silk kesi chair covers, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Parts I & II) on 22-23 March 2012, lot 1624, sold for USD 20,000 and another pair sold in these rooms in Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism & Hinduism on 26 October 2021, lot 506, for EUR 15,168.
明末緙絲龍紋椅披
中國，1368-1644年。椅披大致可分為四段，最下一段為海水江崖，兩側各有相向而走焰肩的異獸一隻，其上且飾有五彩流雲。再上一段，中心為杏葉開光，其內緙出正視的西番蓮紋，開光外圍飾以束有飄帶的方勝、雙磬、犀角、葫蘆。再上一段為正面立於海水江牙之上的藍龍，其周遭遍布五彩流雲。末一段為仰首倒飛的仙鶴，突顯於背後的五彩流雲之中。整個椅披用色明麗，畫面生動。
來源：匈牙利知名私人收藏，購於一位英國藏家處。
品相：狀況極佳，色彩鮮豔，絕對原始狀態，只有輕微磨損和少量絲線鬆散，有些汙漬。
尺寸：164 x 47.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較：比較一對相似的緙絲椅披，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Parts I & II) 2012年3月22-23日 lot 1624, 售價USD 20,000 。另一對椅背見本藝廊 Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism & Hinduism 2021年10月26日 lot 506, 售價€15,168。
China, 1368-1644. Finely woven with a front-facing dragon encircling a flaming pearl, amid scrolling clouds, a tumultuous sea below and a crane in flight above, all against a red ground. The lower section with a large lotus enclosed in a quadrilobed pale-blue-ground panel, above a pair of horses amid rocks and waves.
Provenance: From a noted Hungarian private collection, acquired from a British estate.
Condition: Excellent condition, bright colors, absolutely original with only minor wear and few loose threads, some soiling.
Dimensions: Size 164 x 47.5 cm
Embroidered or woven chair covers, such as the present example, would have been draped over chairs to protect them while not in use. They were intended for usage on guanmaoyi armchairs with the dragon covering the backrest, the lotus covering the seat, and the phoenix hanging down the chair.
Literature comparison: Compare a single and two pairs of kesi chair covers, all dated to the Kangxi period, in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession numbers 42.8.198, 42.8.200, and 42.8.230.2.
Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related pair of silk kesi chair covers, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Parts I & II) on 22-23 March 2012, lot 1624, sold for USD 20,000 and another pair sold in these rooms in Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism & Hinduism on 26 October 2021, lot 506, for EUR 15,168.
明末緙絲龍紋椅披
中國，1368-1644年。椅披大致可分為四段，最下一段為海水江崖，兩側各有相向而走焰肩的異獸一隻，其上且飾有五彩流雲。再上一段，中心為杏葉開光，其內緙出正視的西番蓮紋，開光外圍飾以束有飄帶的方勝、雙磬、犀角、葫蘆。再上一段為正面立於海水江牙之上的藍龍，其周遭遍布五彩流雲。末一段為仰首倒飛的仙鶴，突顯於背後的五彩流雲之中。整個椅披用色明麗，畫面生動。
來源：匈牙利知名私人收藏，購於一位英國藏家處。
品相：狀況極佳，色彩鮮豔，絕對原始狀態，只有輕微磨損和少量絲線鬆散，有些汙漬。
尺寸：164 x 47.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較：比較一對相似的緙絲椅披，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Parts I & II) 2012年3月22-23日 lot 1624, 售價USD 20,000 。另一對椅背見本藝廊 Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism & Hinduism 2021年10月26日 lot 506, 售價€15,168。
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