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A FAMILLE-VERTE ‘DEER’ BOWL QING DYNASTY, LATE KANGXI / EARLY YONGZHENG PERIOD |
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Porcelain
- Diameter 7 1/8 in., 18.1 cm
the rounded sides rising from a straight foot to an everted rim, the exterior finely enameled with a stag and a doe recumbent alongside one another on a speckled green knoll, their bodies turned towards each other, the opposite side with five iron-red bats swooping through the air, the interior plain, the base with an underglaze blue mark of composite Buddhist emblems enclosed in a double-square within a double circle, coll. no. 1363.
Provenance
D & M Freedman, London, 2003.
Condition
The bowl has a small restored chip to the rim approx 1 cm in length and a tiny glaze flaw to the interior.
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
The restrained composition and depiction of deer of a sweet, docile nature conveys a delicacy and sensitivity in keeping with porcelains produced late in the Kangxi period and into the first years of the Yongzheng period. The subject matter, a pair of spotted deer (lu) and five bats (wufu) is rife with good wishes for scholarly success, wealth, long life and happiness. The auspicious mark on the base reinforces the benevolent themes. Few examples of this type are known. A pair of similarly decorated bowls, attributed to the Yongzheng period, were sold in our London rooms 1st-2nd April 1974, lot 314; and a dish with a six-character Yongzheng mark was offered at Christie's Hong Kong, 31st March 1992, lot 810.