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Chinese Porcelain from the Collection of

Professor and Mrs. Yu Chunming Property from the Collection of Professor and Mrs. Yu Chunming

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δ春明教授伉儷珍藏中४瓷器 A BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX HEAD' EWER
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
9 in. (23 cm.) high
(Lots 971–991) $4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE:
u Chunming (b. 1955) graduated from China Academy of Art, Zhejiang province, in Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
1982 and served as a professor in the department of architecture at the Nanchang Private collection, Westchester.
YUniversity in Jiangxu province, China from 1982 to 1996. Originally trained as an oil Christie's New York, 28 January 2013, lot 404 (part).
painter, he has held more than two dozen personal exhibitions in galleries and museums and
his paintings of traditional Chinese architecture have been collected by institutions around the δ春明教授伉儷珍藏
world. Later in his academic career, Professor Yu became a visiting scholar in the East Asian 清康熙 青花鳳首ૐ
Studies Department at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) in 1997, and specialized in Ϝ源
the history and culture of regional folk houses in China. Ralph M. Chait藝廊，紐☼
威斯ṁ徹郡私́珍藏
It was after he immigrated to the US that Professor Yu developed a zealous enthusiasm for 紐☼ωૈ得，2013年1月28日，拍品編號404（Ւˏ）
collecting and studying Chinese export porcelain, acquiring some of the finest examples
offered by notable dealers and auction houses in the US and Europe. In 2012, Professor Yu
donated over 200 pieces of Chinese porcelain to the Nanchang University Museum, which
became the foundation of the museum’s collection. He has since authored five books dedicated
to the research of Chinese export porcelain and European armorial porcelains. These Property from the Collection of Professor and Mrs. Yu Chunming
publications have been an indispensable academic contribution to the field and promote the
interest in and studies of this category of Chinese ceramics. Together with his wife Zhuang 973
Wenjin, Professor Yu amassed an encyclopedic collection of top-quality porcelain. The couple TWO BLUE AND WHITE FIGURAL BOWLS
fervently sought examples decorated with unusual and rare scenes and motifs, which they KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) 972
considered an important resource for showcasing ancient Chinese legends and symbols. The The base of each vase has an apocryphal Chenghua mark.
Chinese stories depicted on porcelains became a subtle conduit to the cultural exchange 7æ in. (19.7 cm.) diam.
between China and the West. The present bowls are noteworthy for the two distinct scenes they
$4,000-6,000 depict. The first bowl depicts Zhao Gongming riding a tiger to join
the forces of Grand Preceptor Wen Taishi in rescuing the country
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年）ǐδ氏原為著名油畫家，曾於各૯博ḵ館Ǐ畫廊舉㏇й́展覽逾̣十場，Ւ中४ҷ統建築 Christie's South Kensington, 15 May 2013, lot 744. The tiger in this scene symbolizes Zhao's determination, courage, and
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外銷瓷及歐洲紋⒯瓷ⅲ專ゲǐ這̮書△ⅲ學術意義非֜，提升૯衆對此瓷器門類ⅲ關注，˩Є進研②發 δ春明教授伉儷珍藏 in exchange for qianjin (one thousand gold ingots) to appease his
展ǐδ氏與夫́莊文瑾携手選粹，建⒤֨ˏй宛如百科Ո書般鉅♢無遺ⅲ重要珍藏ị̌́鍾情紋飾ỵ 清康熙 青花Ǚ趙Ռ明投奔聞太師ǚ及Ǚ杜十娘怒沉百寶箱ǚ圖盌 family. Upon discovering this heartbreaking betrayal, Du, overwhelmed
ṁǏ主題➱見ⅲ例子，視它о為中४۵代́ḵ故̢及ҷをⅲ資料寶庫ǐ瓷器˖❡飾ⅲ華ૠ故̢，成為中 Ϝ源 with disappointment and anger, sank her only dowry - a meticulously
西文٪̵流ⅲˏ道橋梁ǐ і敦南肯㏁頓ωૈ得，2013年5月15日，拍品編號744 crafted treasure box containing jewels worth more than wanjin (ten
展覽 thousand gold ingots) - into the river. This poignant scene became an
聖ঃḨ哥中華歷史博ḵ館，Ǚ瓷˖ˠ₇: 中४16 19ˠ紀外銷瓷器展ǚ，2018年9月 idiom to describe one’s determination in holding high moral standard
15日 2019年1月19日 or making a sacrifice for a greater goal.
Property from the Collection of Professor and Mrs. Yu Chunming
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A COPPER-RED-DECORATED POWDER-
BLUE-GLAZED 'MONK' DISH
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
10q in. (26.6 cm.) diam.
$7,000-9,000
PROVENANCE:
Feng-Chun Ma, Chinese & Japanese Art Consultancy, Amsterdam.
δ春明教授伉儷珍藏
清康熙 灑藍ঃ釉裡紅和尚圖盤
Ϝ源
馬鳳春中日藝術咨ずՌ司，阿姆斯ṁ丹
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