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A RED-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE A RARE CARVED BISCUIT PORCELAIN ‘BAMBOO’
Daoguang seal mark and of the period TOOL HOLDER
Of elegant baluster form, rising from a countersunk base to a tall Signed Chen Guozhi, 19th century
gently-flaring cylindrical neck, the exterior with a rich raspberry-red Deftly and naturalistically formed in the shape of a hollowed bamboo
glaze thinning at the mouth and pooling to a darker tone around tube with nodules and incised grain on the rims, finely carved around
the foot, the base and interior white, box. the exterior with three goldfish in low relief amidst finely incised water
16.5cm (6 1/2in) high. (2). plants, box. 7.7cm (3 1/8in) high. (2).
£1,000 - 2,000
£25,000 - 35,000 CNY8,800 - 18,000
CNY220,000 - 310,000
十九世紀 素胎白瓷仿竹雕香插
清道光 紅釉長頸瓶 「陳國治作」楷書模款
青花「大清道光年製」篆書款
Provenance: an English private collection
Compare with a very similar red-glazed vase, Daoguang seal mark and
of the period, illustrated by Ethereal Elegance: Porcelain Vases of the 來源：英國私人收藏
Imperial Qing, The Huaihaitang Collection, Hong Kong, 2011, pp.104-
105, no.11. Chen Guozhi 陳國治 (circa 1820-1860) was a native of Qimen, Anhui
Province, and was renowned for his ability to carve designs on porcelain
See also a similar but larger red-glazed vase, Daoguang seal mark and with the intricacy and elegance of those found on paintings. He was
of the period, which was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5 April 2017, active during the Daoguang and Xianfeng reigns. The unique quality
of Chen’s workmanship was described as similar to ‘carved porcelain
lot 3707. bottles with the technique of a painter...just as they might appear in an
album of paintings done by the Song-era Painting Academy... although
there are others who try to imitate his work, no one ever manages to
match it.’ See H.Moss, V.Graham, and K.B.Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese
Snuff Bottles. The Mary and George Bloch Collection. Vol.6. Part 3.
Arts of the Fire, Hong Kong, 2008, pp.759-762.
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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