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Rare théière couverte en grès Yixing, inscrite par Qu Yingshao, signée Zi Ye Dynastie Qing, époque Jiaqing-Daoguang
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
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Description
- Yixing stonewear, silk-covered stand
en forme de chapeau de bambou, flanquée d'une fine anse arrondie et d'un haut bec verseur arqué, la panse au pourtour incisé d'un extrait d'un poème de Dai Benxiao (1621-1693) "Visite à des amis dans la montagne", et d'une inscription de Yun Shouping (1633-1690) extraite de l'album "Calligraphies et Peintures", une autre incription horizontale sous le bord Ziye lin Nantian shu, marque en cachet Hu Gong ye fu en relief à la base et une marque en cachet Ji'an à l'extémité de la anse, le petit couvercle surmonté d'une prise globulaire, socle d'époque (3)
Condition
The spout of the teapot was broken off where it joins the body and reattached in the past. The lip of the spout may have been ever so slightly polished in the past. There are small scattered fritts around the rim of the pot. There is a ca. 1 x 0.3cm large area of loss to the inside rim of the cover.
There is overall light wear to the surface of the teapot and cover.
The stoneware is of a slightly darker tone than the catalogue illustration suggests.
"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
Qu Yingshao (active ca. 1795-1850, zi Ziye, hao Yuehu, Qufu, Laoye) was a native of Shanghai, a scholar and painter, calligrapher and seal carver. According to Hugh Moss in Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, p. 138, Qu Yingshao was an avid collector of archaic bronze and stone inscriptions. He was known to commission teapots utilising Yixing teapots as a medium for calligraphies and designs taken from well known paintings such as on the present example which is inscribed on one side with an extract of the album 'Calligraphies and Paintings' by Yun Shouping (1633-1690), and on the other side with an extract of the poem 'Visiting Friends in the Mountain' by Dai Benxiao (1621-1693), an album which was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 4th April 2016, lot 2750.
An Yixing teapot incised by Qu Yingshao, was included in the exhibitions Yixing Pottery, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1981, cat. no. 62, and Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, cat. no. 107, and was subsequently sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 23rd October 2005, lot 135, from the Mary and George Bloch collection; another example from the collection of Mr and Mrs Jimmy Sha was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 24th November 2013, lot 115. Yet another Yixing teapot incised with an inscription by Qu Yingshao from the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, is illustrated in Terese Tse Bartholomew, I-Hsing Ware, China House Gallery, China Institute of America, New York, 1977, cat. no. 19 and p. 43.
An Yixing teapot incised by Qu Yingshao, was included in the exhibitions Yixing Pottery, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1981, cat. no. 62, and Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, cat. no. 107, and was subsequently sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 23rd October 2005, lot 135, from the Mary and George Bloch collection; another example from the collection of Mr and Mrs Jimmy Sha was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 24th November 2013, lot 115. Yet another Yixing teapot incised with an inscription by Qu Yingshao from the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, is illustrated in Terese Tse Bartholomew, I-Hsing Ware, China House Gallery, China Institute of America, New York, 1977, cat. no. 19 and p. 43.