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A FINE SIMULATED PUDDING-STONE SEAL-PASTE BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD
bidding is closed
Description
the low rounded pebble-shaped box and cover resting on a short tapering foot, decorated all over in iron red and black with uneven shapes simulating the pebble enclosures of a conglomerate rock, the base with an apocryphal iron-red Qianlong seal mark reserved on a white patch, the insides with bright turquoise enamel
Provenance
Collection of Sir Harry and Lady Garner (1950s/60s).
Sotheby's London, 8th/9th July 1974, lot 357.
Sotheby's London, 8th/9th July 1974, lot 357.
Exhibited
Enamelled Polychrome Porcelain of the Manchu Dynasty 1644-1912, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1951, cat. no. 262.
The Arts of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1964, cat. no. 234.
Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, The British Museum, London, 1994.
Evolution to Perfection. Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection/Evolution vers la perfection. Céramiques de Chine de la Collection Meiyintang, Sporting d'Hiver, Monte Carlo, 1996, cat. no. 202.
The Arts of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1964, cat. no. 234.
Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, The British Museum, London, 1994.
Evolution to Perfection. Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection/Evolution vers la perfection. Céramiques de Chine de la Collection Meiyintang, Sporting d'Hiver, Monte Carlo, 1996, cat. no. 202.
Literature
Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994-2010, vol. 2, no. 954.
Condition
The overall condition is very good. There is a few minor glaze shrinkage on the interior to the turquoise.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The attractive multi-coloured pudding-stone was the ideal medium for the potters to show off their capability of copying other materials in porcelain, and such simulations were particularly popular in the Qianlong reign; compare, for example, a tripod incense burner and a box and cover with an additional figure scene in a panel on top, both in the Palace Museum, Beijing, and illustrated in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong. Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, pp. 23f., pls 105 and 106.