拍品 2110
  • 2110

A FINE PAIR OF SMALL DOUCAI 'FLOWER AND BUTTERFLY' BOWLS QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

估價
500,000 - 700,000 HKD
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描述

each of deep form with steeply flared sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the exterior delicately painted in underglaze blue, iron-red and translucent green, yellow and aubergine enamels with four butterflies, each fluttering above tall, slender grasses and flowering plants springing from outcrops of ornamental rockwork, the countersunk base inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark within a double-square in underglaze blue

來源

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25th November 1981, lot 155.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd May 2005, lot 601.

Condition

The overall condition of the pair is excellent, with the enamels well preserved.
"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."

拍品資料及來源

A bowl of this decoration and a Chenghua mark in a double square was included in the exhibition Ch'ing Polychrome Porcelain, Hong Kong Oriental Ceramic Society, Hong Kong, 1977, cat. no. 57; one in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Ware from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Shanghai, 1998, cat. no. 175; a pair of similar bowls was sold in these rooms, 17th May 1988, lot 211; and a pair of slender beakers from the Edward T. Chow collection with related decoration and Chenghua marks was sold in these rooms, 25th November 1980, lot 131.

For the Chenghua origin of this design see a slender doucai cup illustrated in Enamelled Ware of the Ming Dynasty. Porcelain of the National Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1966, pl. 17.