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                                                                                A FINely eNAMeled ‘IMPeRIAl
                                                                                cONcubINes’ bAlusTeR VAse,
                                                                                RePublIc PeRIOd
                                                                                China, 1912-1949. Inscribed with a
                                                                                poem by the Tang dynasty artist Wang
                                                                                Changling, referring to the loneliness of
                                                                                the palace concubines who cannot await
                                                                                the visit of the Emperor.
                                                                                 Provenance: From the estate of the
                                                                                 late Anne Marie Wood (1931-2019),
                                                                                 Warwickshire, United Kingdom, acquired
                                                                                 no later than the 1990s.
                                                                                 condition: Perfect condition with only
                                                                                 minimal wear.
                                                                                Weight: 539.6 g
                                                                                Dimensions: Height 20 cm
                                                                                Apocryphal Qianlong yuzhi mark to the
                                                                                base, seal Junzi to backside. The six
                                                                                concubines painted in extremely fine detail,
                                                                                especially to their robes, but also to the
                                                                                various pieces of furniture, porcelain vases,
                                                                                books, finger citrons, fans and textiles,
                                                                                potted plants and craggy rocks.
                                                                                琺琅彩《西宮秋怨》瓶,民國
                                                                                中國,1912-1949。宮中妃嬪園中游戲,並題唐
                                                                                代詩人王昌齡 《西宮秋怨》詩。
                                                                                來源:曾爲Anne Marie Wood (1931-2019)遺
                                                                                產,英國沃里克郡,不晚於上世紀九十年代購入
                                                                                品相:完美品相 ,僅有輕微磨損
                                                                                重量: 539.6 克
                                                                                尺寸: 高 20 厘米
                                                                                estimate euR 500,-
                                                                                Starting price EUr 250,-



                                                                                364
                                                                                A blue ANd WhITe
                                                                                ‘TAO yuANMINg’ sTudIO VAse,
                                                                                sTyle OF WANg bu

                                                                                China, 20th century. Finely painted
                                                                                in variegating shades of cobalt-blue
                                                                                with a sensitive portrait of Tao yuanming
                                                                                (c. 365-427), with his straw hat and
                                                                                flower basket.

                                                                                 Provenance: From an English private
                                                                                 collection. By repute acquired ca. 1980
                                                                                 in the local trade.
                                                                                 condition: Perfect condition with only
                                                                                 minimal wear.

                                                                                Weight: 399 g
                                                                                Dimensions: Height 23.4 cm
                                                                                Artist seal “Wang Bu” next to image. The
                                                                                base with the studio mark “yuanwen wuguo
                                                                                zhizhai” (The Studio of Recognizing My
                                                                                Mistakes). Note the elegantly potted ‘upside
                                                                                down’ shape of this vase, with its unusually
                                                                                thin foot rim and slightly everted lip.

                                                                                青花陶淵明采菊瓶,王步風格
                                                                                中國,二十世紀。青花描繪陶淵明采菊圖。
                                                                                來源:英國私人收藏,據說1980年前後購於當
                                                                                地。
                                                                                品相:完美品相,僅有輕微磨損
                                                                                重量: 399 克
                                                                                尺寸: 高 23.4 厘米
                                                                                estimate euR 500,-
                                                                                Starting price EUr 250,-



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