Page 91 - Chinese Art Auction April 25, 2020 2020 Galerie Zacke

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A Red-OVeRlAy yellOW glAss bOTTle VAse,
QIANlONg MARK ANd PeRIOd

China, c. 1780. The compressed globular body and tall neck are
carved through the transparent red outer layer to the opaque yellow
body with craggy rocks, springing lingzhi, and peaches on foliate
gnarly branches. The four-character mark Qianlong mark is neatly
incised on the slightly recessed base.

Provenance: From an old French private collection.
condition: Excellent condition with old wear, firing flaws and tiny
nibbles here and there.

Weight: 216.9 g
Dimensions: Height 13 cm
The glass is bubble-suffused with many open bubbles, the background
is opaque but clearly shows a multitude of glass filaments, whereas the
overlay is transparent with a manually executed unctuous polish.
Literature comparison: C. Brown and D. Rabiner, Chinese Glass of the
Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911, Phoenix Art Museum, 1987, pp. 32-33, no. 29.

AucTION ResulT cOMPARIsON
Compare with a related though slightly larger
bottle vase decorated with the Three Friends of
Winter sold by Christie’s New york in Fine Chinese
Ceramics and Works of Art on 21-22 March 2013,
lot 2689, for USD $15,000.

鷄油黃色地套紅料長頸瓶，乾隆款及年代
中國，約1780。鼓腹，長頸，不透明鷄油黃料外套紅料。紅料成假山、靈芝、仙
桃及樹枝狀。底部乾隆四字款。
來源：法國私人收藏
品相：品相極好，老磨損，燒製瑕疵，局部輕微磕損。
重量：216.9 克
尺寸：高 13 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一個相似但更大些的鷄油黃地套紅料歲寒三友長頸瓶于2013年3月
21日至22日紐約佳士得《中國陶瓷和工藝品》拍號2689，成交價 USD $15,000。
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A MAuVe-PINK ‘ZhONg KuI’ OVeRlAy glAss VAse, estimate euR 1.000,-
Starting price EUr 500,-
QINg
China, 1800-1880. The rounded sides carved through the translucent
mauve-pink layer to the opaque white ground and neatly incised with
Zhong Kui pointing his sword at a flying bat, amid craggy rocks, pine trees
and springing lingzhi, the back with the ghost vanquisher writing into a
book.

Provenance: From a private estate, by repute acquired between
1970 and 1990.
condition: Good condition with few minuscule nibbles and some old
wear, mostly to foot, and some tiny manufacturing irregularities and
open bubbles.

Weight: 1,421 g
Dimensions: Height 25.5 cm
Zhong Kui is a figure of Chinese mythology. Traditionally regarded as a
vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command
80,000 demons, his image is often painted on household gates as a
guardian spirit, as well as in places of business where high-value goods
are involved.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bowl at Christies New
york, on March 15th 2015, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot
3285, sold for USD $5,250.

紫紅色套料鍾馗瓶，清代
中國，1800-1880。白地套紫紫粉色料，鍾馗用劍指著一隻飛行的蝙蝠，四周崎嶇
不平的岩石、松樹和如意雲紋，後背是幽靈征服者寫成的書。
來源：私人遺產，據説購於1970-1990年間
品相：品相良好，輕微小磕損和一些舊磨損，大部分在腳部，還有一些微小的製
作瑕疵和氣泡。
重量：1,421克
尺寸：高 25.5厘米
estimate euR 500,-
Starting price EUr 250,-

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