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A Rare Celadon-Glazed Cuspidor Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng/Qianlong Period
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- porcelain
the domed hemispherical body rising to a waisted neck, surmounted by a wide flaring galleried mouth with a brown-dressed rim, covered overall with a pale sea-green glaze, the base inscribed with a four-character mark reading Jingwei Tang zhi (Made for the Hall of Veneration of Respect) within a double-square
Provenance
Collection of Captain A.T. Warre.
Collection of E.G. Kostolany.
Sotheby’s London, 3rd March 1953, lot 29.
The Riesco Collection.
Sotheby’s London, 11th December 1984, lot 420.
Bluett & Sons, London.
Collection of E.G. Kostolany.
Sotheby’s London, 3rd March 1953, lot 29.
The Riesco Collection.
Sotheby’s London, 11th December 1984, lot 420.
Bluett & Sons, London.
Exhibited
Celadon Wares, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1947, cat. no. 137.
From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics from circa 618-1850 A.D. from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1996, cat. no. 117.
From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics from circa 618-1850 A.D. from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1996, cat. no. 117.
Condition
In excellent general condition; minor wear to glaze to base, particularly around the spur marks; minor firing imperfections, inluding an iron spot to inside of neck.
"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 interest in antiquity permeated the arts of China from the Song dynasty and reached its peak in the 17th and 18thcenturies. This rare piece takes its form from spittoon vessels which appeared in China from the Tang dynasty for use in the court and produced in silver, ceramic and glass.
Jingwei Tang was the studio name of Li Hu (alias Duanren, style name Zhucun) a native of Cixi, a city within the sub-provincial city of Ningbo, Zhejiang province. Ming Wilson, in the exhibition catalogue Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1998, quotes Wang Qingzheng to suggest that porcelains bearing the Jingwei Tang mark actually belonged to the Manchu high official Agedunbu (see p. 114). Although no supporting evidence is available, Jingwei Tang wares were noted in the Taoya (Ceramic Elegances) of 1906 by the government official Chen Liu (1863-1929) as porcelain with celadon glaze (ibid.). Vessels with the same mark, celadon glaze and brown rim include a bowl and a dish in the Sir Percival David collection, now in the British Museum, London, the bowl included in the Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition, op. cit., cat. no. 47, and the dish published in Margaret Medley, Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Qing Monochrome Wares, London, 1989, coll. no. A568; and a bowl and cover sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29th May 2007, lot 1545. However, not all vessels with this mark are celadon-glazed which may be due to the continued use of the hall for several generations and the subsequent later production of porcelains; see a vase covered with a brown glaze in imitation of a bronze vessel, illustrated in Qingdai ciqi shangjian, Shanghai, 1994, pl. 151; and a pair of blue-glazed cups and saucers sold at Christie’s New York, 18th September 2003, lot 355.
Jingwei Tang was the studio name of Li Hu (alias Duanren, style name Zhucun) a native of Cixi, a city within the sub-provincial city of Ningbo, Zhejiang province. Ming Wilson, in the exhibition catalogue Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1998, quotes Wang Qingzheng to suggest that porcelains bearing the Jingwei Tang mark actually belonged to the Manchu high official Agedunbu (see p. 114). Although no supporting evidence is available, Jingwei Tang wares were noted in the Taoya (Ceramic Elegances) of 1906 by the government official Chen Liu (1863-1929) as porcelain with celadon glaze (ibid.). Vessels with the same mark, celadon glaze and brown rim include a bowl and a dish in the Sir Percival David collection, now in the British Museum, London, the bowl included in the Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition, op. cit., cat. no. 47, and the dish published in Margaret Medley, Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Qing Monochrome Wares, London, 1989, coll. no. A568; and a bowl and cover sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29th May 2007, lot 1545. However, not all vessels with this mark are celadon-glazed which may be due to the continued use of the hall for several generations and the subsequent later production of porcelains; see a vase covered with a brown glaze in imitation of a bronze vessel, illustrated in Qingdai ciqi shangjian, Shanghai, 1994, pl. 151; and a pair of blue-glazed cups and saucers sold at Christie’s New York, 18th September 2003, lot 355.