- 3105
A RARE INSCRIBED BAMBOO-ROOT FAN-SHAPED HANDLED CUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 HKD
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Description
- bamboo (Bambuseae)
delicately carved with a fan-shaped foot rising to a rim of corresponding shape, flanked on the straight sides with a pair of openwork angular scroll handles, the concave side incised in clerical script with an excerpt from Wang Xizhi's Lanting xu [Preface to Lanting Gathering], signed with three characters probably reading Banfu li (‘clerical script by Banfu’)
Exhibited
Hosokawa Morisada Collection ten – Chuugokuno bunbougu wo chuushinni [Morisada Hosokawa Collection exhibition – Around the Chinese stationery], Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art, Kumamoto, 1988, cat. no. 48.
Literature
Morisada Hosokawa, Itsutokuroku [Wisdom in pieces], Tokyo, 1982, no. 40.
Condition
The overall condition is very good with the exception of some occasional nicks, especially to the reticulated handles.
"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."