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A SMALL FAMILLE ROSE ‘KING ANXI OF WEI’ DISH A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ‘DOG AND CHICKEN’ WINE CUPS
Yanghetang four-character mark, 18th/19th century Jiang Zhenglong four-character mark, Daoguang
The interior finely enamelled with a terraced garden with two generals Each delicately potted cup finely enamelled with a garden scene with
playing chess underneath a pine tree, with a messenger bringing news. an attendant boy holding a dog hungrily observing a hen and her
11cm (4 1/4in) diam. chicks. Each: 7.7cm (3in) diam. (2).
£2,000 - 3,000 £2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000 CNY18,000 - 27,000
HK$22,000 - 33,000 HK$22,000 - 33,000
King Anxi of Wei 魏安釐王 (reigned 277–243 BCE) and his half-brother Whilst it is rare in the Chinese tradition of porcelain production to see
were playing liubo when a message came that the beacons on the pieces bearing potters’ or makers’ marks until later in the 19th century,
northern border of the Wei kingdom had been lit. King Anxi wanted a few examples are known of famille rose pieces signed by Jiang
to stop the game and discuss the situation with his ministers, but Zhenglong and other artists, all active in the Daoguang period.
his companion told him not to worry and continue playing as it was
probably just the king of Zhao on a hunting trip. The king was worried A large vase bearing this mark was sold in our New Bond Street rooms,
and could not concentrate on the game, but after the game was over 10 Nov 2011, lot 188. Interestingly, a pair of bowls bearing both Jiang
news came that it was indeed the king of Zhao out hunting. Zhenglong marks to the covers and Daoguang seal marks to the base,
sold by Sotheby’s New York on 23 March 2011, lot 792, seem to
suggest that this artist may have been active within the official circles.

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