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明萬曆 剔紅雕漆「二龍爭珠」圖長方蓋盒 《大明萬曆乙未年製》款
估價
1,200,000 - 1,500,000 HKD
招標截止
描述
- 《大明萬曆乙未年製》款
of rectangular form supported on a short straight foot, with rounded sides flaring toward the rims, the cover deftly carved in high relief through the layers of red lacquer to the green and ochre ground with two confronting five-clawed dragons writhing among ruyi-shaped clouds and peonies above jagged rocks and crested waves, flanking a 'flaming pearl' emitting a shou character formed of vapor, all reserved on a finely incised ground of green waves and ochre diapers, surrounded around the sides by alternating leafy peony and chrysanthemum blossoms within cartouche panels, the rims detailed with cash-diapers, the foot picked out with key-fret, the interior and the base lacquered in black, the latter inscribed with an eight-character horizontal gilt mark dated to the yiwei year of the Wanli reign (1595)
來源
巴黎 Hôtel Drouot， Etude Millon et Associés，2008年6日6日，編號166
Condition
There are light restoration and relacquering at the corners to fill in cracks and flakes to the black on the interior and red on the exterior. The fifth claw on each leg of the dragons has been purposely removed with associated retouching to the green and ochre grounds around the removed claws.
"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."
拍品資料及來源
A related Wanli box with slight variations in decorative details, carved onto a red and black ground and the box with canted corners, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in Carved Lacquer in the Palace Museum, Beijing, 1985, pl. 248, together with another box of this type, but depicting a dragon and phoenix flanking a 'flaming pearl', pl. 238. Compare a box of rectangular form and canted corners, but depicting a frontal dragon within a barbed panel, also dated to the yiwei year of Wanli, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Wang Shixiang, Ancient Chinese Lacquerware, Beijing, 1987, col. pl. 65; another in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, published in Hu Shih-chang and Jane Wilkinson, Chinese Lacquer, Edinburgh, 1998, pl. 22; and a third sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27th May 2008, lot 1563.
The date 1595 is significant as it was the last year during the Ming period that all four types of official Ming lacquerware, carved red, yellow and polychrome lacquer, and tianqi lacquer, were made. After 1595 the official lacquerware created was almost entirely tianqi lacquer, possibly as a result of a failing economy and the resources required for the creation of carved lacquer.
The date 1595 is significant as it was the last year during the Ming period that all four types of official Ming lacquerware, carved red, yellow and polychrome lacquer, and tianqi lacquer, were made. After 1595 the official lacquerware created was almost entirely tianqi lacquer, possibly as a result of a failing economy and the resources required for the creation of carved lacquer.