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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
68
AN INK AND COLOUR PAINTING WITH CARPS, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD, SCHOOL MARUYAMA OKYO
AN INK AND COLOUR PAINTING WITH CARPS, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD, SCHOOL MARUYAMA OKYO
ESTIMATE € 1.200 - 2.000
101
A PAINTING ON PAPER IN INK AND COLOURS WITH A LADY, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1912)
A PAINTING ON PAPER IN INK AND COLOURS WITH A LADY, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1912)
ESTIMATE € 500 - 700
46
A PAIR OF ROUGE DE FER ENAMELLED LOTUS OVOID VASES AD COVERS, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (2)
A PAIR OF ROUGE DE FER ENAMELLED LOTUS OVOID VASES AD COVERS, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (2)
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1.200
108
A PAIR OF EXAGONAL FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASES, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (2)
A PAIR OF EXAGONAL FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASES, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (2)
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1.200
111
A PAIR OF CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASES, CHINA, LATE 19TH CENTURY (2)
A PAIR OF CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASES, CHINA, LATE 19TH CENTURY (2)
ESTIMATE € 500 - 700
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
55
A NICE PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE HEXAGONAL PORCELAIN VASES, CHINA, 18TH CENTURY (2)
A NICE PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE HEXAGONAL PORCELAIN VASES, CHINA, 18TH CENTURY (2)
ESTIMATE € 100 - 150
14
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CYLINDRICAL PORCELAIN VESSELS AND COVERS, 20TH CENTURY (2)
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CYLINDRICAL PORCELAIN VESSELS AND COVERS, 20TH CENTURY (2)
ESTIMATE € 50 - 100