Lot 120
  • 120

A BLUE AND WHITE GARDEN SEAT MING DYNASTY, JIAJING PERIOD

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • ceramic
  • 15 1/2 inches, 39.3 cm
of barrel form, painted in varying shades of cobalt-blue to each side with a pair of confronting peacocks separated by rockwork issuing large peony blooms, leafy stems amid bamboo and lingzhi sprigs, flanked by a pair of pierced lion-mask handles molded in relief, each with curling mane formed by raised spirals, enclosed with borders of raised bosses, above a band of swelling waves crashing against rocks and cloud swirls at the foot, and below a border of floral sprays enclosed within ruyi-shaped lappets divided by pendent beaded tassels, the convex top decorated with four lion cubs and two stylized floret with trellis-work center

Provenance

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8th October 2006, lot 1168.

Condition

There garden seat is in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

A related garden seat dated late Ming dynasty, in the Shanghai Museum is illustrated in Wang Qingzheng, Underglaze-Blue and Red, Hong Kong 1993, p. 231, fig. 5; and two others were sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 17th May 1988, lot 135 and 17th November 1975, lot 195.