Page 23 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

418 | A GILT-DECORATED 421 | A GROUP OF 13 PORCELAIN PLATES
POWDER-BLUE GLAZED
BALUSTER VASE, KANGXI Japan and China, Kangxi period (1661-1722) to 19th century. Consisting of
seven 19th century plates, five of them painted in underglaze cobalt blue,
China, 1661-1722. The vase of hexagonal one with a mark to base, and two Imari plates attractively decorated, one
baluster form, the body finely painted in gold with an apocryphal Wanli mark to base and the second with an inscription
with mountainous landscape scenes on each “rich long life” to base. Four blue and white Kangxi lobed plates, one with
side, separated by bamboo, the waisted neck a Kangxi mark to base. And finally, two Japanese plates, the first with
with further bamboo on one side and a vase with raised rim and underglaze blue decoration mixed with enamel painting;
lotus on the other, flanked by stylized dragon the second a very rare plate worked in two techniques, the center worked
handles. in cloisonné and the borders painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the base
with a Japanese inscription, possibly Seto ware. (13)

Condition: The handles and neck with
restorations, significant wear to the gilding. Condition: Traces of use and wear, minor firing flaws, some with small
Provenance: From the collection of Georg chips and hairlines and a couple with old repaired chips.
Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in Provenance: Austrian Private collection.
the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian
industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Weight: 50-507 g.
Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Dimensions: Diameter 10 - 24 cm.
Slovenia.
Estimate EUR 1.300,-
Weight: 3,408 g. Starting price EUR 650,-
Dimensions: Height 40.7 cm.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a pair
of very similar vases offered at Bonham’s London, 422 | FIVE PAIRS OF BLUE
New Bond Street on 7 November 2019 in Fine AND WHITE CUPS WITH
Chinese Art, lot 74. MATCHING PLATES

Estimate EUR 1.000,-
China, Kangxi to 19th century. Skillfully
Starting price EUR 500,-
painted in underglaze cobalt blue with
court scenes, landscapes and floral designs,
three sets with lobed rims and two pairs of
plates with Kangxi marks in a double circle
medallion to the base. (10)
419 | A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE
PORCELAIN CUPS WITH MATCHING Condition: Traces of use and wear, minor
PLATES, KANGXI firing flaws, some with small chips around lip
and base.
China, 1661-1722. Painted with floral motifs, the rims Provenance: Austrian Private collection.
slightly lobed. One set with a flower mark in a double circle
medallion to base. (4) Weight: 34 – 128 g.
Dimensions: Diameter plates 11 – 13 cm.
Height cups 3.5 – 6.5 cm.
Condition: Small chips around lip or base, minor firing
flaws. One dish with a larger chip and crack. Estimate EUR 2.000,-
Provenance: Austrian Private collection. Starting price EUR 1.000,-

Weight: 70 – 124 g.
Dimensions: Diameter plates c. 13 cm. Height cups c. 5
cm. 423 | A GROUP OF FIVE BLUE AND
WHITE PORCELAIN BOWLS
Estimate EUR 500,-
Starting price EUR 250,- China, Kangxi (1661-1722) to late 19th
century. Consisting of three Kangxi period
bowls, two smaller with lobed rim, floral
designs and marks in a double circle
420 | A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN medallion to the base. The larger painted
BALUSTER VASE, KANGXI with flowers and butterflies, marked in a
double circle medallion to the base; and two
China, 1661-1722. Nicely painted with intense 19th century bowls, the smaller one with
cobalt blue above a white ground to depict a rocky landscape with a house, the other
tendrils and flowers arranged in reserves. The lid depicting five clawed dragons, the base with
missing. a mark reading “Man Tang Fu Ji”. (5)

Condition: Good condition with one nearly Condition: Traces of use and wear, chips to
unnoticeable chip to base. lip or base, minor firing flaws and hairlines.
Provenance: Austrian Private collection. Provenance: Austrian Private collection.
Weight: 308 g. Weight: 40 – 248 g.
Dimensions: Height 14.5 cm. Dimensions: Diameter 4 – 7 cm.

Estimate EUR 500,- Estimate EUR 750,-
Starting price EUR 250,- Starting price EUR 375,-

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