Page 20 - Chinese Art Auction April 25, 2020 2020 Galerie Zacke

14 Hu Wenming is one of the most renowned metalworkers in Chinese history
A hu WeNMINg PARcel-gIlT and one of the few whose name and style are discussed in Chinese art-
‘dRAgON’ bRONZe ceNseR, lATe MINg historical writing. Most of the works attributed to Hu Wenming are scholarly
objects, such as incense burners and brush pots, characterized by densely
China, 17th century. Of archaistic gui form, the compressed globular worked backgrounds covered with naturalistic and other motifs cast in high
body supported on a splayed lipped foot and flanked by a pair of relief.
handles cast separately as a dragon body issuing from the mouth of a
dragon mask. The base with the six-character mark yujian huwenming AucTION ResulT cOMPARIsON
zhi in a gilt rectangle. Compare with a closely related censer
by Hu Wenming sold by Sotheby’s Hong
Provenance: Property of an English gentleman. Kong in Important Chinese Art on 3 April
condition: Good condition with old wear and minor casting flaws, 2019, lot 3706, for HKD $250,000 incl.
scattered small dents, and surface scratches along the mouth rim and buyer’s premium.
base.
胡文明鎏金龍紋簋式爐，明末
Weight: 563.5 g 中國，十七世紀。爐作簋式，束頸鼓腹，圈足較高，兩側置一對蚰龍耳，器仿商周青
Dimensions: Length 17.5 cm handle to handle 銅簋，造型頗為古雅。爐身滿飾紋飾，其上以高浮雕刻龍紋，爐底正中鎏金並刻『雲
間胡文明製』篆書款。
The sides decorated with a band of mythical sea creatures flanking a
chilong, dragon and qilin amidst wind-tossed waves, above a band of ruyi 來源：英國紳士財產
品相：狀況良好，老磨損和輕微鑄造缺陷，小凹痕，嘴部邊緣和底座表面劃痕
patterns and below a band of confronting phoenixes on the waisted neck, 重量：563.5 克
both reserved on a finely stippled ground. 尺寸：雙耳之間長17.5 厘米
拍賣成果比較：一件胡文明製局部鎏金銅瑞獸紋簋式爐2019年4月3日售于香港蘇富
比 《重要中國藝術》拍號3706，成交價HKD $250,000含賣家佣金。
estimate euR 5.000,-
Starting price EUr 2.500,-

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