05 février 2010
Ming style Blue & White Charger. 清代 Qing Dynasty, 乾隆 Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
Ming style Blue & White Charger. 清代 Qing Dynasty, 乾隆 Qianlong Period (1736-1795) © 2000-2010 teadust.com
A large blue and white Ming style dish (charger) with rounded sides rising in a gentle flare to a out-turned rolled rim supported on a ring foot decorated on the exterior with a meandering lotus blossom and tendril scroll between line borders framed by a single leafy tendril scroll border. The interior cavetto repeating this pattern with the well of the dish also covered in a blossoming lotus tendril design. The bottom of the dish is unglazed showing the burnt biscuit. The stippling application of the cobalt blue pigment was to simulate the "heap and piling" effect seen on early Ming blue and white wares caused by iron rising to the surface during the firing process. Diameter: 14 3/4" (37.5 cm) Height: 3 1/8" (7.95 cm). Condition: Excellent, two collector's marks etched into the surface, one on the base and another on the exterior above the foot, slight surface wear.
Price on appliation (Please refer to item #BW-228 when inquiring.)
Note : A very similar Ming style dish is illustrated in, A Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the MALCOLM MACDONALD COLLECTION OF CHINESE CERAMICS in the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology School of Oriental Studies University of Durham, Ireneus László Legeza, Plate LXXV, No. 212.
Vermeer & Griggs Asian Art 3705 New Macland Road, Suite 200-312, Powder Springs, Georgia 30127-1966. Tel: (770) 222-8529 - info@teadust.com or info@vermeer-griggs Two collector's marks.
Blue & White Imperial Dragon Saucer. 清代 Qing Dynasty, 乾隆 Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
Blue & White Imperial Dragon Saucer. 清代 Qing Dynasty, 乾隆 Qianlong Period (1736-1795) © 2000-2010 teadust.com
A fine blue and white saucer with everted rim painted on the interior with a writhing five clawed dragon amongst flames with the flaming pearl, framed within double line borders. A further double line border decorates the cavetto rim. The exterior painted with two dragons, each chasing a flaming pearl surrounded by flames. The rim and base trimmed with single line borders. The base is glazed white with a zhuanshu seal mark and period of the Qianlong Emperor in underglazed blue. Diameter: 6 1/2" (16.6cm). Condition: Excellent. Firing fault fracture encircling the base inside the foot under the glaze. Price on application (Please refer to item #BW-258 when inquiring.)
Vermeer & Griggs Asian Art 3705 New Macland Road, Suite 200-312, Powder Springs, Georgia 30127-1966. Tel: (770) 222-8529 - info@teadust.com or info@vermeer-griggs
03 février 2010
Le porte-parapluie était un authentique vase impérial Qianlong
© Dailymail
Deux retraités britanniques ont eu la surprise de découvrir que ce qu'ils utilisaient comme porte-parapluie était un authentique vase de la dynastie Qing.
"Les vendeurs ont reçu cet objet en cadeau il y a cinquante ans et n'avaient aucune idée de sa valeur. Ils l'avaient laissé, avec beaucoup d'autres choses, dans une chambre d'amis.," explique au Dailymail Guy Schwinge, de la maison d'enchères Dukes à Dorchester, dans le sud de l'Angleterre.
D'après Matthew Denney, commissaire-priseur, il s'agit d'un vase impérial, probablement fabriqué pour l'Empereur Qianlong vers 1740. "Légèrement fissuré et tâché par des éclats de peinture, sa valeur avoisine les 500 000 livres" explique-t-il. "Sans ces imperfections, le prix aurait pu être doublé!"
Le vase, qui représente un paysage de montagnes, serait une pièce unique. "Il s'agit d'une découverte exceptionnelle, d'une importance considérable," affirme Stuart Marchant, marchand d'art à Londres. En effet, cet exemplaire représente ce qui se fait de plus beau dans le domaine. D'après les spécialistes, la production de porcelaine a atteint son âge d'or sous le règne de l'Empereur Qianlong. Sous son patronage, la créativité et le raffinement ont atteint leur apogée.
Avis aux amateurs, le vase sera mis aux enchères le 11 février. www.24heures.ch
01 février 2010
A Chinese Imperial porcelain blue and white vase. Six character mark of Kangxi and of the period, 1662-1722.
A Chinese Imperial porcelain blue and white vase. Six character mark of Kangxi and of the period, 1662-1722.
of mallet form with tall cylindrical neck, beehive form body and flat foot rim, painted with two opened winged archaic style phoenix birds each with their heads turned holding a ring in their beaks. 7 3/8 inches, 18.7 cm high. Price on application
Notes: Formerly in the collection of J. T. Tai, New York.
Formerly in the collection of Cyrus and Mildred Churchill, Moleen, Illinois.
An identical vase in the Palace Museum collection, Beijing is illustrated by Chen Ren Min in Qing Dynasty, Underglaze Blue Porcelain of the Shunzhi and Kangxi Period in the Gugong Museum Collection, 2005, no. 266, p.412 and another is illustrated by Regina Krahl in Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyantang Collection, volume II, no. 754, p. 126.
A similar vase with copper-red phoenix birds is illustrated by Wang Qingzheng, in Kangxi Porcelain Ware from the Shanghai Museum Collection, no. 71, p.108.
Marchant. 120 Kensington Church Street London W8 4BH. www.marchantiques.com
30 janvier 2010
Imperial massive blue and white fish bowl, yu gang, the rim with six character mark of Jiajing and of the period, 1522-1566
Imperial massive blue and white fish bowl, yu gang, the rim with six character mark of Jiajing and of the period, 1522-1566
with lipped rim, painted with three carp and a freshwater perch (also known as mandarin fish) amongst lotus flowerheads, leaves, underground stem (rhizome), water clover, fern and other aquatic plants, all between double lines, the base unglazed. 27 5/8 inches, 70.2cm diameter; 13 ¾ inches, 35cm high. Price on application
Notes: A dragon jardinière of this form, from the J.Love Collection, is illustrated by R.L. Hobson in The Wares of the Ming Dynasty, 1962, fig.2, pl.26; another similarly painted with ducks amongst lotus, from the collection of His Majesty the King of Sweden, is illustrated by Bo Gyllensvärd and Jan Wirgin in Ming Blue-and-White, From Swedish Collections, Exhibition in the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, 1964, no.59, p.24, pl.58.
A wucai Jiajing mark and period fish bowl of similar form is illustrated by John Ayers in Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, Volume I, Geneva, 1999, no.102 (A202), p.164.
Massive urns or jardinières for fish, were the most difficult to manufacture and many broke in the Palace Gardens due to the water’s freezing in the harsh winters. They were particularly popular during the reign of the Jiajing and Wanli Emperors.
A full description of this subject matter is included by Guiseppe Eskenazi in Two Rare Chinese Porcelain Fish Jars of the 14th and 16th Centuries, November 2002.
Fish, yu, is a pun for abundance and plenty. Thus it is important to eat fish during Chinese New Year so that the family will have an abundance of good wishes. Another interpretation of fish is that of rank. During the Tang dynasty (618-906), officials of the fifth rank and above wore ornaments in the shape of fish. As well as a sign of rank, the badge acted as a pass to enter the court precinct. Because fish swim happily in their surroundings, often in pairs, they are symbols of connubial bliss; they spawn many eggs and are also a symbol of fecundity. Carp, liyu, is a pun for enormous profits and is a symbol of the scholar who perseveres, similar to the carp that has the ability to swim upstream against the current. The perch, guiyu, is a pun for wealth and honour and is characterised by a spiny dorsal fin and rounded caudal fin. Fish and lotus form the rebus “may you continuously have plenty, year after year”, liannian youyu.
Marchant. 120 Kensington Church Street London W8 4BH. www.marchantiques.com
27 janvier 2010
Chinese blue and white Ming porcelains @ GUEST & GRAY
Chinese Wanli Kraak bowl
the exterior with panels contianing emblems seperated by string bows; the interior with a potted plant; diameter: 14.1/4 in. 36.5 cm. condition: rim frits. Price: £5,500.00
Chinese blue and white kraak bottle vase, Wanli (1573-1619)
decorated with, height: 11in.; 28 cm. Price: £4,500.
Chinese blue and white kraak kendi, 17th century
Price: £2,400.00
Chinese kraak square-section flask, Wanli (1573-1619)
painted with panels of peony, chrysanthemum and auspicious objects, the shoulders with stylized ruyi fungus, height: 18.7cm. 7 1/4in. Condition: neatly restored rim chips and 2 chips to base. Price: £1 500.00
Chinese blue and white dish with foliate rim Wanli (1573-1619
decorated with a central star containing swastika motives , the rim with Daoist emblems; diameter: 8 in. ; condition: rim frits. Price: £850.00
Chinese blue and white Swatow dish, Ming
decorated with a phoenix in the central medallion with flowers and bamboo, diameter 37cm. Condition: large chip on rim and star crack to base. Price: £850.00
Chinese blue and white kraak dish, Wanli (1573-1615)
decorated with, diameter: 19.5cm. 7 5/8in. Condition: minute rim chip. Price: £750.00
Chinese blue and white Kraak plate, Wanli (1573-1619)
decorated in blue and white with auspicious symbols, diameter: 8 1/3in. 21cm.condition: one small frit and small chip. Price: £650.00
Chinese blue and white plate, Wanli
decorated with insects. Price: £600.00
Chinese blue and white Kraak plate, Wanli (1573-1619)
Price: £450.00
Chinese blue and white kraak dish, Wanli (1573-1619)
decorated with leaf design and objects to the border, diameter: 8 1/4in., condition: rim frits. Price: £450.00
Chinese blue and white kraak bowl, Wanli (1573-1619)
decorated with a cicada on rockwork with lotus leaves and other leaves, surrounded on the inner border with eight roundles containg fruit, flowers and scholars objects, diameter: 16cm. 6 1/4in. condition: 2 chips and some fritting to the rim. Price: £420.00
Chinese blue and white kraak saucer, Wanli (1573-1619)
decorated with auspicious symbols, gently scalloped rim, diameter: 14cm. 5 9/16in. condition: some slight frits. Price: £330.00
GUEST & GRAY. 1-7 Davies Mews, W1K 5AB London - United Kingdom. Tel : 44 (020) 7408 1252 - Fax number : 44 (020) 7499 1445 - info@chinese-porcelain-art.com - http://www.chinese-porcelain-art.com/
24 janvier 2010
Kangxi period Blue and white porcelains @ Christie's New York, 21 - 25 January 2010
A very large pair of blue and white baluster jars and covers. Kangxi period. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010
Each well-painted in inky tones of underglaze blue with continuous scenes, in one a maiden wielding a hatchet rides piggyback away from a pagoda as her father rides out of the gate after her, in the other two groups of mounted warriors confront each other, around the neck symbols of the gentlemanly accomplishments - 21¾ in. (55.3 cm.) high (4) - Est. $20,000 - $30,000
A large pair of blue and white jars. Kangxi period. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010
Each oviform vase decorated with alternating panels of either landscapes or auspicious objects and antiques, all on a ground of interlocking circles, the short waisted neck with small panels of prunus, the shoulder with a band of chrysanthemum and scrolls - 17½ in. (44.3 cm.) high (2) - Est. $8,000 - $12,000
A pair of blue and white jars and two covers. Kangxi period. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010
Each oviform vase painted in cobalt blue with with three large panels of flowering plants growing from weathered rocks separated by cash-pattern borders, the shoulders with a deep lappet collar enclosing chrysanthemum scrolls, the bases with underglaze blue double circles, one domed cover decorated en suite, the other associated - 14½ in. (36.8 cm.) high (4) - Est. $4,000 - $6,000
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr.
A large blue and white baluster vase and cover. Kangxi period. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010
Decorated with alternating large panels of prunus growing from rockwork and landscapes showing fishermen or scholars conversing on a riverbank, a molded band on the neck enclosed by narrow borders, the panels repeated on the cover - 20½ in. (52 cm.) high (2) - Est. $2,000 - $3,000
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr.
An unusual yellow-ground underglaze blue vase. Kangxi period. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010
Painted with tables supporting antique vases alternating with urns and dragons hanging on tassels from a ruyi band at the shoulder, the neck with stiff-leaf tips - 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) high - Est. $1,500 - $2,500
Christie's. Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver & Chinese Export. 21 - 25 January 2010. New York, Rockefeller Plaza www.christies.com
11 janvier 2010
Two dishes. China, Jiangxi Province; Ming period (1368-1644), Xuande era, 1426 - 1435
Dish. China, Jiangxi Province; Ming period (1368-1644), Xuande era, 1426 - 1435
Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware). H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); D. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm). Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art. Inv. 1979.165. The Asia Society New York
The designs on this Xuande-era dish, consisting of a single, large floral spray in the center of the interior and four different floral sprays along the interior rim, are painted in underglaze cobalt blue. Crepe myrtle is painted in the center, and a lotus, pomegranate, apple, and cherry decorate the rim. The array of fruits and flowers from different seasons of the year may be understood as allusions to the passing of time, although many of these motifs also have symbolic associations. The pomegranate, for example, often symbolized the desire for children, while the Chinese word for apple (ping) is a homonym for that for peace. The combination of these auspicious motifs and their constant reuse has led to the suggestion that dishes with such decoration were intended to be used by women. Commissioned throughout the Ming dynasty, dishes decorated with this type of motif were made in several color schemes, including blue and white, yellow and white, and more rarely, brown and white. If they were indeed made for women, it is possible that the variety in color schemes and decoration may have reflected the different statuses of the many women at the Chinese court. The six-character Xuande reign mark is on the base.
Dish. China, Jiangxi Province; Ming period (1368-1644), Xuande era, 1426 - 1435
Porcelain with incised design in reserve against cobalt blue ground under glaze (Jingdezhen ware). H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); D. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm). Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art. Inv. 1979.166. The Asia Society New York
The design on this dish is made up of a spray of camellias encircled by peaches, pomegranates, crab apple, and litchi. Although the flowers and fruits on this dish were chosen primarily for their decorative possibilities, many of these motifs have symbolic associations. For example, the pomegranate often symbolized the desire for children, the peach represents immortality, and the Chinese word for apple (ping), is a homonym for peace. The combination of these auspicious motifs and their constant reuse has led to the suggestion that dishes with such decoration were intended to be used by women. Commissioned throughout the Ming dynasty, dishes decorated with this type of motif were made in several color schemes, including blue and white, yellow and white, and more rarely, brown and white. If they were indeed made for women, it is possible that the variety in color schemes and decoration may have reflected the different statuses of the many women at the Chinese court. The six-character Xuande reign mark is on the side of the dish. The technique used in decorating this dish consists of incising a design into the porcelain body, painting the surrounding areas with blue pigment, and then covering the entire piece with a transparent glaze.
10 janvier 2010
A Chinese porcelain blue and white baluster vase. Kangxi 1662-1722.
A Chinese porcelain blue and white baluster vase. Kangxi 1662-1722.
with flaring ribbed neck, painted with palace scenes of the Emperor and lady musicians in front of a canopied screen, all amongst clouds and rockwork with fencing, the reverse with three different trees all beneath a ribbed neck with bands of keyfret scrolls and studs. The underside with a six-character mark of Chenghua within a double ring. 18 1/4 inches, 46.4 cm high.
Provenance: Formerly in a Dutch private collection.
Note: Two similar vases in the Palace Museum, Beijing are illustrated in Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (III), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2000, vol.36, no.21/2, p.26/7 and are also illustrated by Chen Ren Min in The Gu Gong Museum Collection of Qing Dynasty Porcelain, Underglaze Blue of the Shunzhi and Kangxi Periods, 2005, no.286 and 288, p.441 and 445.
MARCHANT 120 Kensington Church Street London, United Kingdom W8 4BH - Tel: 44 0207-229-5319 - Fax: 44 0207-792-8979
A Chinese porcelain blue and white bottle vase, four character mark of Chenghua. Kangxi 1662-1722.
A Chinese porcelain blue and white bottle vase, four character mark of Chenghua. Kangxi 1662-1722.
with slender cylindrical neck and gently flaring rim, painted with the moon goddess Chang Er and nine of her attendants, some with scroll, wrapped qin, peach, white hare, osmanthus sprig and fan respectively, all in a continuous scene with screen, wuti and cloud scrolls beneath the lotus topped roof and the moon. 13 3/4 inches, 34.9cm high. Price on application.
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Mayer, Winnetka, Illinois. Robert B. Mayer (d.1974) was a founder and board member of the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art and together with his wife Beatrice was also active at the Art Institute of Chicago. They were described as one of the largest private art collectors in the United States, their collection included Old Masters, Impressionist, Abstract Expressionist, Pop Art and Chinese Art, primarily from the Han and Tang dynasties, amounting to some 3000 objects and paintings. Beatrice Mayer was the daughter of Nathan Cummins (1896-1985), whose business empire, Sara Lee Corp, employs over 100,000 people with annual sales in excess of US$ 15 billion.
Formerly in the collection of the Robert B. Mayer family, Chicago, Illinois.
Sold by J.T. Tai & Co. Inc., New York.
Exhibited: The Montreal Museum of Art, 1976-1981.
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1981-2005.
Note: The subject of Chang Er, the moon goddess, is usually identified with the appearance of a white hare who pummels the elixir of life with a pestle and mortar. Chang Er bestows the osmanthus sprig to a scholar as a reward for having passed his Imperial Metropolitan examinations and has earned the jinshi degree.
MARCHANT 120 Kensington Church Street London, United Kingdom W8 4BH - Tel: 44 0207-229-5319 - Fax: 44 0207-792-8979