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A LARGE CARVED RED 清十八世紀
OVERLAY GLASS VASE 雪霏地套寶石紅料人物故事圖瓶
QING DYNASTY, 18TH 來源:
CENTURY 艾弗瑞.史博曼 (1907-2004年) 收藏,1930年入藏
with a tall ovoid body rising to a broad angular shoulder
surmounted by a cylindrical neck, superbly carved through
the rich red overlay to the snowflake white ground, the
body divided into three main registers of continuous figural
scenes, each dramatically rendered with elaborately dressed
figures, some portrayed riding astride a horse and others
with attendants holding large plantain leaf fans, all below a
band of four cartouches bordering the slanted shoulder, each
decorated with pavilions and architectural elements amidst
lush vegetation and rockwork, the cylindrical neck with a
frieze depicting jagged rockwork and bamboo shoots, further
adorned with a millet stalk, all between red bands encircling
the rim and base
39 cm, 15¼ in.
PROVENANCE
Collection of Alfred Speelman (1907-2004), acquired in the
1930s.
HK$ 4,000,000-5,000,000
US$ 510,000-640,000
42 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比