- 3169
A CARVED RED AND BLACK LACQUER 'LANÇA' STEMBOWL SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,200,000 HKD
bidding is closed
Description
with steep flaring sides rising from an angled base to an everted rim, supported on a broad splayed stem, finely and deeply carved around the exterior through the layers of red lacquer to a black ground with eight lança characters wreathed by strapwork panels formed of dense foliate lotus scrolls, the base decorated with a border of petal lappets, the stem with narrow floret bands above pendent ruyi suspending tasseled jewels, all reserved on a floret-diaper ground, the interior of the hollow stem lacquered red and incised with a gilt six-character horizontal seal mark, the interior of the bowl with a gilt-bronze liner
Condition
There is some wear to the gilding on inner liner, natural wear to the underside of the footring, a nick and possibly some light touch-up to the edge of the footring but overall the stembowl is in quite 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. 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
A stembowl of this type from the Qing Court collection and still in Beijing is published in Carved Lacquerware in the Palace Museum, Beijing, 1985, pl. 338; one in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is included in Hai-wai yi-chen. Lacquerware, Taipei, 1987, pl. 153; another in the Shandong Tai’an City Museum, Tai’an, is illustrated in Zhongguo qiqi quanji [Lacquer Treasures from China], vol. 6, Fujian, 1993, pl. 212; and a fourth in the Linden Museum, Stuttgart, is included in the exhibition Im Zeichen des Drachen, Museum für Lackkunst, Münster, 2006, cat. no. 86. See also two slightly larger stembowls sold in these rooms, 8th October 2010, lots 2756 and 2757; and a pair offered in our London rooms, 5th November 2008, lot 53.
Lacquerwares of the Qianlong reign often echoed the style of underglaze-blue porcelains, characterised by the deep and naturalistic carving and velvety smoothness to the finish. As lacquer is inherently a medium that is applied on to a core made of other materials, such as wood, clay or metal, the shapes and designs of lacquerware often echoed the effects of contemporary porcelain. The present stembowl is also modelled after Qianlong mark and period blue and white vessels of the same form, size and painted decoration; for example see a porcelain Qianlong mark and period stembowl from the Ohlmer collection in the Roemer Museum, Hildesheim, illustrated in Ulrich Wiesner, Chinesisches Porzellan, Mainz am Rhein, 1981, pl. 59; and another published in the Catalogue of Ch’ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum, Tokyo, 1981, pl. 13.
Lacquerwares of the Qianlong reign often echoed the style of underglaze-blue porcelains, characterised by the deep and naturalistic carving and velvety smoothness to the finish. As lacquer is inherently a medium that is applied on to a core made of other materials, such as wood, clay or metal, the shapes and designs of lacquerware often echoed the effects of contemporary porcelain. The present stembowl is also modelled after Qianlong mark and period blue and white vessels of the same form, size and painted decoration; for example see a porcelain Qianlong mark and period stembowl from the Ohlmer collection in the Roemer Museum, Hildesheim, illustrated in Ulrich Wiesner, Chinesisches Porzellan, Mainz am Rhein, 1981, pl. 59; and another published in the Catalogue of Ch’ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum, Tokyo, 1981, pl. 13.