11th Mar, 2022 10:00

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

 
  Lot 543
 

543

‘PORTRAIT OF A SECOND-RANK OFFICIAL’, QING DYNASTY
清代二品官員肖像畫

Sold for €1,896

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Lot details

China, 18th-19th century. Ink, watercolors, and gilt on paper. The finely painted half-portrait depicting an elderly official of the second rank, as evidenced by the coral finial on his hat and the golden pheasant on his rank badge. His wealth and prestige are further evidenced by his long tourmaline necklace and tiger-skin seat cover. His face is realistically painted with well-detailed features, such as deep wrinkles, short eyebrows, a hooked nose, intense eyes, and a long, thin beard.

Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection. The backside of the frame with a manual inscription “R. Wytek Privat” and a date “2.5.96”.
Condition: Very good condition with minor soiling, browning and foxing. Matted and framed behind glass.

Dimensions: Image size 19.7 x 19.7 cm, Size incl. frame 40 x 39.5 cm

Literature comparison: Compare a related full-body portrait of Lirongbao, the father-in-law of Emperor Qianlong, painted posthumously during the 18th or 19th century and now in the collection of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institute, accession number S1991.130.

Auction result comparison: Compare a related full-body portrait of a second-rank civil official, also dated 18th-19th century, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 17 September 2010, lot 1060, sold for USD 74,500.


清代二品官員肖像畫
中國,十八至十九世紀。紙本水墨設色。肖像畫描繪了一位二品文官,帽子上的珊瑚飾邊和官服補子上的金雉就是證明。 他的碧璽朝珠和虎皮椅套進一步證明了他的財富和聲望。 他的臉被描繪得非常逼真,細節如深皺紋、短眉毛、鷹鉤鼻、目光和鬍鬚。

來源:奧地利私人老收藏。背面可見手寫注明 “R. Wytek Privat” 以及日期 “2.5.96”。
品相:狀況極好,有輕微污漬、褐變,玻璃面裝裱。

尺寸:畫面19.7 x 19.7 厘米,總 40 x 39.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較:比較一件相近的十八至十九世紀二品官員全身肖像畫,見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2010年917lot 1060, 售價USD 74,500

 

China, 18th-19th century. Ink, watercolors, and gilt on paper. The finely painted half-portrait depicting an elderly official of the second rank, as evidenced by the coral finial on his hat and the golden pheasant on his rank badge. His wealth and prestige are further evidenced by his long tourmaline necklace and tiger-skin seat cover. His face is realistically painted with well-detailed features, such as deep wrinkles, short eyebrows, a hooked nose, intense eyes, and a long, thin beard.

Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection. The backside of the frame with a manual inscription “R. Wytek Privat” and a date “2.5.96”.
Condition: Very good condition with minor soiling, browning and foxing. Matted and framed behind glass.

Dimensions: Image size 19.7 x 19.7 cm, Size incl. frame 40 x 39.5 cm

Literature comparison: Compare a related full-body portrait of Lirongbao, the father-in-law of Emperor Qianlong, painted posthumously during the 18th or 19th century and now in the collection of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institute, accession number S1991.130.

Auction result comparison: Compare a related full-body portrait of a second-rank civil official, also dated 18th-19th century, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 17 September 2010, lot 1060, sold for USD 74,500.


清代二品官員肖像畫
中國,十八至十九世紀。紙本水墨設色。肖像畫描繪了一位二品文官,帽子上的珊瑚飾邊和官服補子上的金雉就是證明。 他的碧璽朝珠和虎皮椅套進一步證明了他的財富和聲望。 他的臉被描繪得非常逼真,細節如深皺紋、短眉毛、鷹鉤鼻、目光和鬍鬚。

來源:奧地利私人老收藏。背面可見手寫注明 “R. Wytek Privat” 以及日期 “2.5.96”。
品相:狀況極好,有輕微污漬、褐變,玻璃面裝裱。

尺寸:畫面19.7 x 19.7 厘米,總 40 x 39.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較:比較一件相近的十八至十九世紀二品官員全身肖像畫,見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2010年917lot 1060, 售價USD 74,500

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