10th Mar, 2023 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, BY BI RONGJIU (1874-1925), DATED 1893
畢榮九(1874-1925)款内畫鼻煙壺，1893年
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
With a landscape to one side, the reverse with a still life of a spray of plum blossoms in a guan ware vase, with a scholar’s rock and potted plants.
Inscriptions: To one side, signed ‘Rongjiu’, and dated ‘In Autumn of the Year of Guisi (corresponding to 1893)’. One painted seal.
Provenance: Hugh M. Moss Ltd., London, United Kingdom, 1973. A private collector in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above, and thence by descent. The base with an old label, ‘1’, and lacquered with an old inventory number, ‘8429’. A copy of the original invoice from Hugh M. Moss Ltd., dated 28 February 1973, noting the inventory number ‘8429’ for the present lot, and confirming the attribution and dating above, accompanies this lot. The invoice also notes that 1893 was the artist’s “first recorded year of this medium.” Hugh Moss (b. 1943) is an author, dealer, artist, lifelong collector, and enthusiast of Chinese art, and foremost authority on Chinese snuff bottles.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities. The stopper with a small chip.
Stopper: Amber
Weight: 28.9 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 67 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 7 mm
Bi Rongjiu (1874-1925) established the Shandong School of inside-painted snuff bottles after substantial training in Beijing. His early work is mostly inspired by Zhou Leyuan and Ma Shaoxuan. After 1897, his personal style became more distinct.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 16 September 2013, lot 8048
Price: USD 5,000 or approx. EUR 6,100 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An inside painted glass snuff bottle, Bi Rongjiu
Expert remark: Compare the closely related depiction to both sides of the snuff bottle.
畢榮九(1874-1925)款内畫鼻煙壺，1893年
一面為山水風景，另一面為文房擺設，花瓶中有一枝梅花以及文石和盆栽。
款識：癸巳仲秋，榮九作
來源：英國倫敦Hugh M. Moss Ltd.藝廊，1973年；一個英國私人收藏，購於上述藝廊，保存至今。底座有標籤 ‘1’以及一個漆寫收藏編號 ‘8429’。隨附Hugh M. Moss Ltd. 1973年2月28日出具的原始發票複印本，上面也注明了編號 ‘8429’，並確認時間。在發票上也注明，1893年是藝術家第一個有記錄的時間。Hugh Moss (出生於 1943年) 是一位作者、經銷商、藝術家、終身收藏家、中國藝術愛好者，中國鼻煙壺研究界的權威。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造不規範，壺蓋有小開片。
壺蓋：琥珀
重量：28.9 克
尺寸：含壺蓋高67 毫米. 頸部直徑15 毫米 ，壺口直徑7 毫米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約邦瀚斯，2013年9月16日，lot 8048
價格：USD 5,000（相當於今日EUR 6,100）
描述：畢榮九款内畫鼻煙壺
專家評論：比較非常相近的兩面繪畫。
With a landscape to one side, the reverse with a still life of a spray of plum blossoms in a guan ware vase, with a scholar’s rock and potted plants.
Inscriptions: To one side, signed ‘Rongjiu’, and dated ‘In Autumn of the Year of Guisi (corresponding to 1893)’. One painted seal.
Provenance: Hugh M. Moss Ltd., London, United Kingdom, 1973. A private collector in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above, and thence by descent. The base with an old label, ‘1’, and lacquered with an old inventory number, ‘8429’. A copy of the original invoice from Hugh M. Moss Ltd., dated 28 February 1973, noting the inventory number ‘8429’ for the present lot, and confirming the attribution and dating above, accompanies this lot. The invoice also notes that 1893 was the artist’s “first recorded year of this medium.” Hugh Moss (b. 1943) is an author, dealer, artist, lifelong collector, and enthusiast of Chinese art, and foremost authority on Chinese snuff bottles.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities. The stopper with a small chip.
Stopper: Amber
Weight: 28.9 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 67 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 7 mm
Bi Rongjiu (1874-1925) established the Shandong School of inside-painted snuff bottles after substantial training in Beijing. His early work is mostly inspired by Zhou Leyuan and Ma Shaoxuan. After 1897, his personal style became more distinct.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 16 September 2013, lot 8048
Price: USD 5,000 or approx. EUR 6,100 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An inside painted glass snuff bottle, Bi Rongjiu
Expert remark: Compare the closely related depiction to both sides of the snuff bottle.
畢榮九(1874-1925)款内畫鼻煙壺，1893年
一面為山水風景，另一面為文房擺設，花瓶中有一枝梅花以及文石和盆栽。
款識：癸巳仲秋，榮九作
來源：英國倫敦Hugh M. Moss Ltd.藝廊，1973年；一個英國私人收藏，購於上述藝廊，保存至今。底座有標籤 ‘1’以及一個漆寫收藏編號 ‘8429’。隨附Hugh M. Moss Ltd. 1973年2月28日出具的原始發票複印本，上面也注明了編號 ‘8429’，並確認時間。在發票上也注明，1893年是藝術家第一個有記錄的時間。Hugh Moss (出生於 1943年) 是一位作者、經銷商、藝術家、終身收藏家、中國藝術愛好者，中國鼻煙壺研究界的權威。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造不規範，壺蓋有小開片。
壺蓋：琥珀
重量：28.9 克
尺寸：含壺蓋高67 毫米. 頸部直徑15 毫米 ，壺口直徑7 毫米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約邦瀚斯，2013年9月16日，lot 8048
價格：USD 5,000（相當於今日EUR 6,100）
描述：畢榮九款内畫鼻煙壺
專家評論：比較非常相近的兩面繪畫。
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