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A PAIR OF TURQUOISE-GROUND GRISAILLE- 清光緒 松石綠地墨彩菱菊花鳥紋蓋盒
PAINTED ‘BIRDS AND FLOWERS’ BOXES AND 一對
COVERS
MARKS AND PERIOD OF GUANGXU 《大清光緒年製》款
the base of each box with a six-character mark in iron red (4)
Diameter 12⅜ in., 31.5 cm 來源
Barbara Barondess MacLean (1907-2000) 收藏
PROVENANCE 紐約佳士得1995年3月23日，編號403
Collection of Barbara Barondess MacLean (1907-2000).
Christie’s New York, 23rd March 1995, lot 403.
Boxes and covers of this type are frequently found with
Dayazhai and Yongqing changchun (eternal prosperity,
enduring spring) marks, which were specifically
commissioned for Dowager Empress Cixi. See an example
illustrated in Guanyang ciqi: Gugong bowuyuancang Qing
dai zhici guanyang yu yuyao ciqi [Official Designs and
Imperial Porcelain: Official Porcelain Designs and Imperial
Qing Dynasty Porcelains in the Palace Museum], Beijing,
2007, p. 164. Pieces with similar decorations but with a
Guangxu six-character mark are relatively uncommon and
were probably produced during the same period as those
commissioned for Cixi, but intended for use in other imperial
palaces.
Compare a closely related box and cover sold at Christie’s
London, 28th July 1975, lot 208; and a pair sold at Christie’s
New York, 23rd March 1995, lot 403.
$ 60,000-80,000

124 SOTHEBY’S COMPLETE CATALOGUING AVAILABLE AT SOTHEBYS.COM/N11275 THE LEGACY OF CIXI. LATE QING PORCELAIN FROM THE BARBARA JEAN LEVY COLLECTION 125