Page 250 - Christie's London May 14, 2019 Chinese Works of Art

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF
DR. FRIEDRICH HIRTH

Dr. Friedrich Hirth studied Philosophy and Sinology
in Germany and worked for the Custom Service in
Canton, Amoy and Shanghai between 1870-1897.
In 1902, he was appointed the frst Professor of
Chinese Studies at the newly-founded Department
of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia
University, New York.
Another selection from this collection will be ofered
in November 2019.

Friedrich Hirth博士在德國修讀哲學和漢
學，並於1870至1897年間在廣州、廈門和
上海從事海關服務。 1902年，他受任為
紐約哥倫比亞大學新成立的東亞語言及
文化學系的首位中國研究學教授。
源自此珍藏的拍品將於2019年11月拍賣。

(the current lot in situ at Dr. Friedrich Hirth’s house)

~304
A BLUE AND WHITE TRIPOD CENSER
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The censer is decorated to each side with a front-facing fve-clawed dragon fanked by two writhing
dragons on a ground of lotus heads on scrolling foliage, below a band of pendant ruyi heads. The recessed
neck, twin upright pierced handles and cabriole legs are similarly decorated with lotus heads on scrolling
foliage. The rim and sides of the handles are embellished with classic S-scrolls.
11⅜ in. (29 cm.) high, hongmu cover
£15,000-20,000 US$20,000-26,000
€18,000-23,000
PROVENANCE:
Collection of Dr. Friedrich Hirth (1845-1927), acquired in the late 19th-early 20th Century, and thence by
descent to the present owner.

清乾隆 青花穿花龍紋雙耳三足爐 六字篆書款

來源: Friedrich Hirth (1845-1927)博士舊藏, 於十九世紀末/二十世紀初購入,家
族收藏至今

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