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A PAIR OF YELLOW-GROUND 'ONE HUNDRED BAT' DISHES TONGZHI MARKS AND PERIOD
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- porcelain
each with rounded sides rising from a gently flaring foot, painted on the interior with iron-red bats in flight against a deep yellow ground, the underside enameled with three detached floral sprays in famille-rose on a white ground, four character marks in iron red (2)
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 12th May 2010, lot 195.
Condition
Both dishes are in overall good condition, with the expected minor wear and losses to the enamels and gilding consistent with age and use.
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.
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 dish of almost exactly the same size and decoration is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Guan yang ciqi, Beijing, 2007, p. 113.
According to Ronald W. Longsdorf, 'The Imperial Tongzhi Porcelain', Orientations, October 1996, p. 72, the design of the present bowl is one of the thirteen designs produced for the wedding celebration of the Empress Dowager's Son, the Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun. The wedding was of unique historical significance as it was the first Imperial wedding since that of the Kangxi emperor (r. 1662-1722), as all the succeeding emperors were already married by the time they ascended the throne. The Provincial Governor of Jiangxi Province, was appointed to supervise the production of these porcelains to be used during the wedding.
According to Ronald W. Longsdorf, 'The Imperial Tongzhi Porcelain', Orientations, October 1996, p. 72, the design of the present bowl is one of the thirteen designs produced for the wedding celebration of the Empress Dowager's Son, the Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun. The wedding was of unique historical significance as it was the first Imperial wedding since that of the Kangxi emperor (r. 1662-1722), as all the succeeding emperors were already married by the time they ascended the throne. The Provincial Governor of Jiangxi Province, was appointed to supervise the production of these porcelains to be used during the wedding.
The motif of bats convey the wish for a long and happy life to the newly married couple.