10th Mar, 2023 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A SILK PAINTING OF XIWANGMU AND OTHER FEMALE DEITIES, QING DYNASTY
清代絹本《西王母圖》
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1644-1912. Ink and watercolors on silk. Finely painted with Xiwangmu dressed in a white robe, embellished with floral garlands, Guanyin clad in a light blue cowl, the other female deities each holding a different attribute, a red pearl, a dragon, two cats, and a red cup. The lower register with Zhongli Quan grasping his fan, surrounded by a goddess carrying a basket filled with lingzhi, and Magu. The figures framed by dense rockwork and trees.
Provenance: Christie’s Paris, 9 June 2015, lot 100. A noted French private collection, acquired from the above. The reverse inscribed twice in French ‘The eight divinities, T.B’, and in Chinese ‘Gold’ and ‘8060 Gold’. The back with an inventory number, ‘52’, and a label from Christie’s.
Condition: Commensurate with age, with some creasing, losses, soiling, and touchups. The frame with small nicks, flakes to the lacquer, and minor scratches.
Dimensions: Image size 131.2 x 53 cm, Size incl. mounting 150 x 70.5 cm
Framed behind glass. (2)
This painting depicts a scene from the peach festival, which is a popular Daoist subject associated with the birthday celebration of Xiwangmu, who has the sole authority to grant the Peaches of Eternal Life and bestow celebrants of the festival with great fortune. According to legend, the festival is held at the Jade Palace in the Kunlun Mountains in the Western Paradise and only takes place every 3000 years.
清代絹本《西王母圖》
中國，1644-1912年，絹本水墨設色。西王母身著白袍，飾以花環；觀音頭戴淡藍色頭巾，其他女仙各持不同法器。畫面下方可見漢鍾離手持扇子，旁邊還有一位提著裝滿靈芝籃子的女神以及麻姑。周圍雲霧繚繞，樹木茂密。
來源：巴黎佳士得2015年6月9日lot 100；法國知名私人收藏，購於上述拍賣。法文書寫“八仙”，中文寫著“金”與 “8060金”。背面有收藏編號 ‘52’與佳士得標籤。
品相：與年齡相稱，有一些摺痕、缺損、污漬和修飾。木框有小劃痕、漆面剝落和輕微劃痕。
尺寸：畫面131.2 x 53 厘米，總150 x 70.5 厘米
玻璃裝框(2)
此畫描繪的是蟠桃盛會場景片段。蟠桃盛會是西王母慶生的流行題材。西王母有權賜予長生桃，賜福於人。相傳，這個節日在西方天堂崑崙山的玉皇宮舉行，每三千年才舉行一次。
China, 1644-1912. Ink and watercolors on silk. Finely painted with Xiwangmu dressed in a white robe, embellished with floral garlands, Guanyin clad in a light blue cowl, the other female deities each holding a different attribute, a red pearl, a dragon, two cats, and a red cup. The lower register with Zhongli Quan grasping his fan, surrounded by a goddess carrying a basket filled with lingzhi, and Magu. The figures framed by dense rockwork and trees.
Provenance: Christie’s Paris, 9 June 2015, lot 100. A noted French private collection, acquired from the above. The reverse inscribed twice in French ‘The eight divinities, T.B’, and in Chinese ‘Gold’ and ‘8060 Gold’. The back with an inventory number, ‘52’, and a label from Christie’s.
Condition: Commensurate with age, with some creasing, losses, soiling, and touchups. The frame with small nicks, flakes to the lacquer, and minor scratches.
Dimensions: Image size 131.2 x 53 cm, Size incl. mounting 150 x 70.5 cm
Framed behind glass. (2)
This painting depicts a scene from the peach festival, which is a popular Daoist subject associated with the birthday celebration of Xiwangmu, who has the sole authority to grant the Peaches of Eternal Life and bestow celebrants of the festival with great fortune. According to legend, the festival is held at the Jade Palace in the Kunlun Mountains in the Western Paradise and only takes place every 3000 years.
清代絹本《西王母圖》
中國，1644-1912年，絹本水墨設色。西王母身著白袍，飾以花環；觀音頭戴淡藍色頭巾，其他女仙各持不同法器。畫面下方可見漢鍾離手持扇子，旁邊還有一位提著裝滿靈芝籃子的女神以及麻姑。周圍雲霧繚繞，樹木茂密。
來源：巴黎佳士得2015年6月9日lot 100；法國知名私人收藏，購於上述拍賣。法文書寫“八仙”，中文寫著“金”與 “8060金”。背面有收藏編號 ‘52’與佳士得標籤。
品相：與年齡相稱，有一些摺痕、缺損、污漬和修飾。木框有小劃痕、漆面剝落和輕微劃痕。
尺寸：畫面131.2 x 53 厘米，總150 x 70.5 厘米
玻璃裝框(2)
此畫描繪的是蟠桃盛會場景片段。蟠桃盛會是西王母慶生的流行題材。西王母有權賜予長生桃，賜福於人。相傳，這個節日在西方天堂崑崙山的玉皇宮舉行，每三千年才舉行一次。
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