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PROPERTY OF A JAPANESE GENTLEMAN 明十六世紀 剔紅穿花鳳凰紋圓盤
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER ‘PHOENIX’ 來源:
DISH
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MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY 傳1985年購於石川縣金澤市谷庄古美術店
with shallow rounded sides resting on a short foot, carved
through the thick layers of cinnabar lacquer to the ochre This dish is notable for the attention to detail, observed in
ground with a pair of phoenix, a male and female, soaring both the complex composition and the intricate carving of
amidst peony blooms and dense foliage, each mythical bird the feathers and petals of the birds and flowers. This vibrant
rendered with outstretched wings and meticulously rendered design of a pair of soaring birds surrounded by dense foliage
plumage, all surrounded by a frieze of floral buds and blooms has its roots in the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279).
borne on gnarled leafy stems on the cavetto, the exterior
Comparable examples include a smaller lacquer dish also
decorated with a band of lush floral blooms amidst dense
carved with two phoenixes, attributed to the Jiajing period,
foliage, the base lacquered black
from the Qing court collection and still in Beijing, illustrated in
27.7 cm, 10⅞ in.
The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum.
Lacquer Wares of Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Shanghai, 2006,
PROVENANCE
pl. 123; one rendered with six cranes In flight amongst ruyi
A Japanese collection, by repute.
clouds, with an incised six-character Jiajing mark and of the
Tanisho Gallery, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, purchased in
1985, by repute. period, sold in our London rooms, 10th June 1986, lot 80; and
another, carved with a dragon amidst waves and rockwork,
sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 27th November 2014, lot 149.
HK$ 300,000-500,000
US$ 38,300-64,000 For a Song dynasty prototype of the design, see a box
preserved in the Engaku-ji, Kamakura, included in the
exhibition The Colors and Forms of Song and Yuan China:
Featuring Lacquerwares, Ceramics, and Metalwares, Nezu
Museum, Tokyo, 2004, cat. no. 92.
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