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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE HANS J. CHRISTENSEN (1922-1985) (LOTS 79-83)
Christies is delighted to ofer for sale the collection of the Mr. Hans J. Christensen (1922-1985) Mr. Christensen at a banquet with Mr. Zhou
late Hans J. Christensen, Secretary of the Royal Danish Enlai, the Premier of the People’s Republic of
Legation in Beijing between 1952 & 1954. This was 克里斯頓生先生(1922-1985) China, in 1953.
Christensen’s frst posting and he was given the task of
setting up the Danish Embassy in China. Christensen 中華人民共和國總理周恩來先生宴請
quickly became an infuential fgure in the Chinese 使館人員,攝於1953年
political circle and enjoyed a successful career as Danish
ambassador with postings in Washington and Eastern
Europe. It was during his short period that he became
interested in Chinese art and acquired the pieces currently
on ofer.
克里斯頓生先生(1922-1985)私人珍藏
克里斯頓生先生曾於1952至1954年間任職丹麥
駐華大使館,這是他顯赫的外交職業生涯中極
其重要的一章。隨後他被派往美國華盛頓及東
歐各國任丹麥大使。此次拍賣中精選克里斯頓
生先生在北京任職期間購入的諸多精美瓷器及
書畫。
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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN
DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each bowl is decorated to the exterior with six shou characters enclosed within
foliate ruyi-shaped cartouches, with a further shou character to the interior
with stylised scrolls, below a border of leaves and ruyi heads around the mouth
rim.
5¡ in. (13.7 cm.) diam. (2)
£10,000-15,000 $15,000-21,000
€13,000-19,000
PROVENANCE: (marks)
From the collection of the late Hans J. Christensen (1922-1985).
清康熙 青花如意拱壽紋碗一對 雙圈雙行六字楷書款
來源: 丹麥克里斯頓生先生(1922-1985)私人珍藏
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