Page 29 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

437 | A BLUE AND WHITE TIANQIU PING, QING
China, 19th century. The sides painted in densely composed lotus
scrolls and dragon-pair and lingzhi medallions, all between ornate
scrolls and borders of archaistic blades, lappets, waves, ruyi and
key fret. The base with a six-character Qianlong seal mark.

Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear only. Minor firing
flaws.
Provenance: By repute Sotheby’s London, July 26th, 1984, lot
228. A private collection, London, acquired from the above and
thence by descent in the same family (the auction catalog could
not be located).
Weight: 2798 g.
Dimensions: Height 34.8 cm.
Sturdily potted and with an unctuous glaze, traditional shape
consisting of a thin cylindrical neck tapering to a body of pear
shape supported by an unglazed, raised foot encircling the
recessed, glazed base. 438 | A BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR, QING
Literature comparison: For other examples of similarly dense and China, 19th century. The ginger jar of an ovoid shape with an 440 | A BLUE AND WHITE ‘ICE-CRACK’
baroque-influenced late Qing scroll work, see the blue and white intense, deep cobalt blue painting of a court scene with four GLAZED YEN-YEN VASE, QING
square vase with birds and flowers in the Beijing Palace Museum attendants with bamboo and craggy rocks. With an associated
collection dated to the Tongzhi reign (Gugong Bowuyuan Cang old hardwood lid with pierced shou characters, a symbol of China, 1644-1912. The phoenix-tail vase painted in cobalt blue
Wenwu Zhenpin Daxi: Qinghua Youlihong (Shang) Shanghai longevity and happiness. and white with plum blossoms. Double circle on the base.
Kexue Jishu Chuban She, Shangwu Yinshuguan (Hong Kong),
Geng Baochang ed., page 169). The Beijing Museum collection 441 | A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE YEN YEN VASES,
also has numerous other examples of 19th century pieces with Condition: Good condition with firing flaws and minor wear. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, a hairline on the lip, LATE QING OR REPUBLIC
similar high-quality kiln and glaze control, many of which stand Provenance: English private estate. and firing flaws.
well in comparison with their 18th century prototypes. China. Of baluster form and finely painted in dense blue with
Provenance: German private collection.
Weight: 2,358 g. scholars and fishermen in mountainous river landscapes with
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Tianqiu Dimensions: Height 27.5 cm. Weight: 1,984 g in total. numerous trees and pavilions in the background. Cloud borders
Ping from the Estate of George Edwin Burnell at Bonham’s San to lip and rim. The bases with double circle marks. (2)
Dimensions: Height 35.3 cm.
Francisco on December 11th, 2012, in Asian Decorative Arts, lot Estimate EUR 800,-
8008. Starting price EUR 400,- Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Starting price EUR 750,- Condition: Fine condition with some wear and minor firing flaws.
Estimate EUR 1.500,- Provenance: From a private collection.
Starting price EUR 750,-
439 | A BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR, QING Weight: 8.6 kg (both together).
442 | A TRANSITIONAL BLUE & WHITE BITONG, Dimensions: Height 46.8 cm each.
China, 19th century. The ginger jar of an ovoid shape painted QING
with warriors and an official meeting in a landscape amid pine Estimate EUR 1.500,-
trees between a ruyi border at the top and a lappet border at the China, 1644-1912. The massively potted brush pot delicately Starting price EUR 750,-
bottom. painted in deep cobalt-blue to depict two birds, one sitting on the
gnarled branch of a blooming cherry tree. Round recessed base.
Condition: Good condition with firing flaws and minor wear.
Provenance: English private estate Condition: Good condition with some wear, fritting to lip and 443 | A BLUE AND WHITE LOBED BOWL, KANGXI
several manufacturing imperfections.
Weight: 3,110 g. Provenance: The estate of William Lipton, New York. Old label China, 1661 – 1722. Porcelain decorated in cobalt blue under the
Dimensions: Height 28.2 cm. with inventory number 6195. Over the past 25 years, Lipton glaze with a dense scene depicting birds perched on branches,
owned one of the most recognizable Manhattan art galleries. He the bottom with a mark within a double circle.
Estimate EUR 800,- was also a seasoned art collector with a deep passion for Chinese
Starting price EUR 400,- porcelain.
Condition: Broken into two pieces and restored, touch-ups and
Weight: 994.6 g. wear.
Dimensions: Height 15.8 cm. Provenance: Austrian collection.

Estimate EUR 1.000,- Weight: 128 g.
Starting price EUR 500,- Dimensions: Diameter 11 cm.
Estimate EUR 100,-
Starting price EUR 50,-

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