Page 318 - Christie's, NYC Important Chinese Works Of Art Sept. 22-23, 2022
P. 318

1011

          THE PROPERTY OF A LADY                              THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
          ⱷ1011                                               ⱷ1012
          A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE LIME-GREEN-GROUND            A FAMILLE ROSE PINK-GROUND 'EIGHT EMBLEMS' VASE
          DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON                DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON
          Each bowl is decorated on the exterior with four lotus blossoms and 'double   The vase is decorated with large lotus flowers borne on meandering scrolls
          happiness' characters interspersed with iron-red bats and shou characters, all   issuing foliate leaves, alternating with attributes of the Eight Immortals tied
          reserved on a bright lime-green ground.             on curling ribbons, interspersed with cloud scrolls and reserved on a bright
          5Ω in. (14.1 cm.) diam.                             pink ground above lappets on the foot and below a band of ruyi on the everted
                                                              mouth rim. The interior and the base are covered in a turquoise enamel.
          $30,000-50,000                                      10√ in. (27.6 cm.) high
          PROVENANCE:                                         $70,000-90,000
          A distinguished European private collection.
            Bonhams London, 15 May 2014, lot 91.              PROVENANCE:
                                                              An English private collection, circa 1900 and thence by descent.
          A pair of Daoguang-marked blue and white bowls with a related design     Bonhams London, 12 May 2011, lot 363.
          including “double happiness” and shoucharacters and bats, but with hibiscus     A distinguished Asian private collection.
          flowers instead of lotus, was sold at Christie’s New York, 13-14 September
          2012, lot 1491.                                     女史珍藏

          女史珍藏                                                清道光 粉紅地纏枝蓮托暗八仙紋瓶 礬紅六字篆書款
          清道光 粉彩綠地蝠壽雙喜紋碗一對 礬紅六字篆書款                            來源:
                                                              英國私人珍藏, 約1900年後家族傳承
          來源:
                                                                倫敦邦瀚斯, 2011年5月12日, 拍品編號363
          歐洲顯赫私人珍藏                                              顯赫亞洲私人珍藏
            倫敦邦瀚斯, 2014年5月15日, 拍品編號91
                                                              The Eight Daoist emblems interspersed with the lotus flowers on
                                                              the current vase represent the attributes carried by the Eight Daoist
                                                              immortals. Each is tied with a fluttering ribbon creating a sense of
                                                              movement that is reminiscent of the fluttering scarves in Buddhist art.




                    1011 (marks)              1012 (mark)
                                                                                                                                                                                   1012






                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     8/16/22   1:57 PM
   NYC20719_PGS_0286_0363.indd   316-317
   NYC20719_PGS_0286_0363.indd   316-317                                                                                                                                                                                             8/16/22   1:57 PM
   313   314   315   316   317   318   319   320   321   322   323