Property from a Canadian Private Collection
Two underglaze-blue and copper-red 'immortals' dishes, Qing dynasty, 18th / 19th century | 清十八 / 十九世紀 青花釉裏紅八仙過海紋盤兩件 《養和堂製》《慶宜堂製》款
Auction Closed
March 17, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Two underglaze-blue and copper-red 'immortals' dishes
Qing dynasty, 18th / 19th century
清十八 / 十九世紀 青花釉裏紅八仙過海紋盤兩件
《養和堂製》《慶宜堂製》款
each with shallow rounded sides, the short gently tapered foot rising to an everted rim, the exterior painted with the 'Eight Daoist Immortals' in underglaze blue against a swirling ground of stylized copper-red waves, the interior centering a medallion enclosing Shoulao and a deer against a further wave ground, cloud scrolls and a partially obscured sun above, the recessed bases glazed white with hallmarks in underglaze blue within double squares, one reading Qingyi tangzhi and the other Yanghe tangzhi (2)
Diameter 6 ½ in., 16.3 cm
Weisbrod & Dy, Toronto.
Canadian Private Collection, acquired from the above between 1960s and 1980s, and thence by descent.
來源
Weisbrod & Dy，多倫多
加拿大私人收藏，1960年代至1980年代購於上述處，此後家族傳承
For dishes of this type with the Yanghe tang mark, see one attributed to the 18th century and sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27th November 2007, lot 1692 (part lot). Another pair attributed to the Qianlong period sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 8th October 2014, lot 3128. A bowl with this pattern, attributed to the 19th century, sold at Christie's London, 11th November 2011, lot 1265.
For pieces bearing the Qingyi tang marks and decorated in a similar manner, see a bowl and cover sold at Christie's New York, 22nd March 2012, lot 2018. Compare also a wine ewer and warmer sold in these rooms, 15th March 2017, lot 521.