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314 A FAMILLE-VERTE ‘LI BAI’ CUP

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
finely potted, of elegantly curving beaker form, the steep,
gently flaring sides sweeping to an everted rim, all supported
on a slightly splayed base, the exterior superbly enameled
with a scene featuring the famous, ample-bellied Tang dynasty
poet relaxing on a balustraded, terraced hillside, wearing
scholar’s robes, seated in a relaxed posture, supporting one
arm against a large wine jar amid further vessels, confronting
an acolyte proffering a scroll, all surrounded by varying leafing,
flowering plants and rockwork, the reverse with a two line poetic
inscription, coll. no. 1543
Height 4½ in., 11.4 cm
PROVENANCE
The C.A. and J.A. Collection.
Marchant, London.
Robert McPherson, London, 2004.

$ 6,000-8,000

清康熙 五彩太白醉詩圖詩文仰鐘式盃

來源
C.A. 及 J.A. 收藏
Marchant，倫敦
Robert McPherson，倫敦，2004年

315 A FAMILLE-VERTE ‘FIGURAL’ DISH

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
brightly enameled with a continuous scene of idealized
domesticity, depicting a young mother elegantly attired in
Han-style robes, a feather fan clasped in one hand, standing
attentively with two small boys, the younger playfully gesturing
with a calligraphy brush as the other hides shyly behind, all
amid a luxuriant balustraded garden setting with freely painted
mountains looming in the distance and the sun shining overhead,
the underside white-glazed, coll. no. 225
Diameter 10⅜ in., 26.4 cm

PROVENANCE
Berwald Oriental Art, London, 2000.
Depictions of idealized feminine beauty were popular during
the early Qing dynasty. Virtuosity, motherhood, and refinement
were expected of young women and portrayals in text, song
and painting were meant to encourage the archetype. A closely
related dish of this type in the Palace Museum, Beijing is
illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Museum, Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours,
Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 101.
$ 6,000-8,000

清康熙 五彩仕女嬰戲圖盤

來源
心雅堂，倫敦，2000年

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