80 | premium
A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL BLUE AND WHITE BUDDHIST EMBLEM BOWL, CHINA, QIANLONG BING WU FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE, CORRESPONDING TO 1786, AND OF THE PERIOD
With steeply rounded sides rising to an everted rim, painted around the body in tones of deep cobalt blue with four ruyi-head bordered roundels enclosing four Sanskrit characters reading Shangao-shuichng ( high as the mountain and long as the river), interspersed amongst lotus sprays and beribboned Bajixiang (Eight Buddhist Emblems), all between a classic scroll between a ruyi band above and a lappet band below, with a further ruyi band on the interior rim: the interior with a centred shou character. The base with a four-character mark in underglaze blue: Bing Wu Qianlong. In very good conditions, very minute surface scratch and very minor firing imperfections especially visible to the interior.
16,9 cm diam., 7,8 cm high
16,9 cm diam., 7,8 cm high
ESTIMATE € 3,000 - 5,000
Provenance: from the important mansion in Rome of a Lombard noble lady
Note: A similar one sold at Christie's in New York on 21 Mar 2002, lot 210.
The most common bowl of this type are normally mark with the Qianlong seal and have a little different decoration on inside, and a shallow dish of the same pattern, also bearing a four-character Qianlong bing wu mark, illustrated by Sir Harry Garner, Oriental Blue and White, London, 1954, pl. 79b.
Note: A similar one sold at Christie's in New York on 21 Mar 2002, lot 210.
The most common bowl of this type are normally mark with the Qianlong seal and have a little different decoration on inside, and a shallow dish of the same pattern, also bearing a four-character Qianlong bing wu mark, illustrated by Sir Harry Garner, Oriental Blue and White, London, 1954, pl. 79b.
LOTS
2
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASES, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (2)
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASES, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (2)
ESTIMATE € 600 - 800
3
A FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN HUNDRED BOYS BALUSTER VASE, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY
A FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN HUNDRED BOYS BALUSTER VASE, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600
5
A SQUARED LACQUERED WOOD TRAY, JAPAN, MEIJI (1868-1912) ; TAISHO PERIOD (1912-1926)
A SQUARED LACQUERED WOOD TRAY, JAPAN, MEIJI (1868-1912) ; TAISHO PERIOD (1912-1926)
ESTIMATE € 100 - 500
6
A FINE PAIR OF BLUE GROUND PORCELAIN VASES, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) (2)
A FINE PAIR OF BLUE GROUND PORCELAIN VASES, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) (2)
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600
7 | premium
A LARGE POLYCHROMED-EMAMELED PORCELAIN PLAQUE, CHINA, XX CENTURY, REPUBLIC PERIOD
A LARGE POLYCHROMED-EMAMELED PORCELAIN PLAQUE, CHINA, XX CENTURY, REPUBLIC PERIOD
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1,200
11
A FINE AND LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR AND COVER, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A FINE AND LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR AND COVER, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
ESTIMATE € 2,000 - 4,000
12
A FINE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CANTONESE EXPORT PORCELAIN JARS AND COVERS, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY (2)
A FINE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CANTONESE EXPORT PORCELAIN JARS AND COVERS, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY (2)
ESTIMATE € 1,000 - 2,000
