13th Oct, 2023 11:00
THREE-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE TOOL VASE BY HU WENMING, MING DYNASTY
明代胡文明款包金銅瓶
Sold for €4,420
including Buyer's Premium
China, 17th century. Of cylindrical form with a waisted neck and base, supported on a flat circular foot, cast and chased around the body and neck with auspicious Buddhist symbols against a ring-punched ground, the foot and galleried rim with leiwen bands. The base with the four-character maker’s mark neatly incised.
Inscriptions: To the base, ‘Hu Wenming zhi’.
Provenance: French trade. By repute acquired from an old private estate in Cannes, France.
Condition: Very good condition with old wear as expected, the gilt quite well-preserved, some minor casting irregularities, few small dents, minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches.
Weight: 267 g
Dimensions: Height 10.3 cm
Please click here to read the full description
Hu Wenming is one of the most renowned metalworkers in Chinese history and one of the few whose name and style are discussed in Chinese art-historical writing. Most of the works attributed to Hu Wenming are scholarly objects, such as incense burners and brush pots, characterized by densely worked backgrounds covered with detailed naturalistic and other motifs cast in high relief.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 7 April 2014, lot 202
Price: HKD 175,000 or approx. EUR 25,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A parcel-gilt bronze ‘butterflies and flowers’ incense-tool vase by Hu Wenming, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, parcel-gilding, and relief decoration.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 15 December 2016, lot 171
Price: EUR 32,500 or approx. EUR 38,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Two small partially gilt bronze vases Ming Dynasty, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, parcel-gilding, and relief decoration. Note that this lot comprises two tool vases, one of which is also decorated with auspicious symbols.
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
明代胡文明款包金銅瓶
中國，十七世紀。盤口，短直頸，圓折肩，圓筒狀長腹，圈足，底部平切式二層台。頸部和瓶身刻有吉祥的佛教符號，足部飾有雷文帶。圈足上刻有工整的四字款。
款識：胡文明製
來源：法國古玩交易，據説購於坎城私人舊藏。
品相：狀況極好，有磨損，包金保存得很好，有一些輕微的鑄造不規則，一些小凹痕，微小的刻痕和劃痕。
重量：267 克
尺寸：高 10.3 釐米
胡文明是中國歷史上最著名的鑄銅工藝名匠，最擅長鑄造銅爐，並能按古式製造彝、鼎、尊、卣之類的銅器極精，時稱“胡爐”或“胡銅”。胡文明的大部分作品都是文人用具，如香爐和筆筒，其特點是佈景嚴密，體現自然主義。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2014年4月7日，lot 202
價格：HKD 175,000（相當於今日EUR 25,500）
描述：明十七世紀局部鎏金銅「蝶戀花」小瓶《胡文明製》款
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、局部鎏金和浮雕。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：巴黎蘇富比，2016年12月15日，lot 171
價格：EUR 32,500（相當於今日EUR 38,500）
描述：明十七世紀局部鎏金銅花卉圖小瓶及局部鎏金銅博古圖小瓶 一件 :《胡文明製》款
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、局部鎏金和浮雕。請注意此為兩個瓶，其中一件還飾有吉祥符號。
China, 17th century. Of cylindrical form with a waisted neck and base, supported on a flat circular foot, cast and chased around the body and neck with auspicious Buddhist symbols against a ring-punched ground, the foot and galleried rim with leiwen bands. The base with the four-character maker’s mark neatly incised.
Inscriptions: To the base, ‘Hu Wenming zhi’.
Provenance: French trade. By repute acquired from an old private estate in Cannes, France.
Condition: Very good condition with old wear as expected, the gilt quite well-preserved, some minor casting irregularities, few small dents, minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches.
Weight: 267 g
Dimensions: Height 10.3 cm
Please click here to read the full description
Hu Wenming is one of the most renowned metalworkers in Chinese history and one of the few whose name and style are discussed in Chinese art-historical writing. Most of the works attributed to Hu Wenming are scholarly objects, such as incense burners and brush pots, characterized by densely worked backgrounds covered with detailed naturalistic and other motifs cast in high relief.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 7 April 2014, lot 202
Price: HKD 175,000 or approx. EUR 25,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A parcel-gilt bronze ‘butterflies and flowers’ incense-tool vase by Hu Wenming, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, parcel-gilding, and relief decoration.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 15 December 2016, lot 171
Price: EUR 32,500 or approx. EUR 38,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Two small partially gilt bronze vases Ming Dynasty, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, parcel-gilding, and relief decoration. Note that this lot comprises two tool vases, one of which is also decorated with auspicious symbols.
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
明代胡文明款包金銅瓶
中國，十七世紀。盤口，短直頸，圓折肩，圓筒狀長腹，圈足，底部平切式二層台。頸部和瓶身刻有吉祥的佛教符號，足部飾有雷文帶。圈足上刻有工整的四字款。
款識：胡文明製
來源：法國古玩交易，據説購於坎城私人舊藏。
品相：狀況極好，有磨損，包金保存得很好，有一些輕微的鑄造不規則，一些小凹痕，微小的刻痕和劃痕。
重量：267 克
尺寸：高 10.3 釐米
胡文明是中國歷史上最著名的鑄銅工藝名匠，最擅長鑄造銅爐，並能按古式製造彝、鼎、尊、卣之類的銅器極精，時稱“胡爐”或“胡銅”。胡文明的大部分作品都是文人用具，如香爐和筆筒，其特點是佈景嚴密，體現自然主義。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2014年4月7日，lot 202
價格：HKD 175,000（相當於今日EUR 25,500）
描述：明十七世紀局部鎏金銅「蝶戀花」小瓶《胡文明製》款
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、局部鎏金和浮雕。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：巴黎蘇富比，2016年12月15日，lot 171
價格：EUR 32,500（相當於今日EUR 38,500）
描述：明十七世紀局部鎏金銅花卉圖小瓶及局部鎏金銅博古圖小瓶 一件 :《胡文明製》款
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、局部鎏金和浮雕。請注意此為兩個瓶，其中一件還飾有吉祥符號。
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