明十六世紀 剔紅「群仙祝壽」圖大盤

with shallow sides rising from a short foot to a rounded rim and secured with a transverse stretcher on the underside, deftly carved through layers of cinnabar lacquer with a central barbed panel depicting the Eight Immortals and Shoulao, one of them dancing in a long-sleeved robe between a crane and a deer, the God of Longevity seated among clouds holding a staff and a scroll, all against a ground of floral diapers in a fenced landscape surrounded by rocks and trees, the cavetto similarly carved with alternating lotus and chrysanthemum, repeated on the underside above lappets and simplified key-fret around the foot, the base lacquered black

The dish is overall in fairly good condition, in commensuration with its age. There are a few expected chips or old repairs to the carved lacquer, including a 1cm chip to the foliage outside the central medallion at 8 o'clock and another small one just above, a 6cm repair to the medallion border at 11 o'clock, a 9 by 2 cm section of lacquer that has cracked and been stabilised at 3 o'clock, with a couple of small losses to the lacquer revealing the fabric underlayer beneath and retouching to the medallion border, a 1cm chip to the medallion border at 5 o'clock and further minor age cracks, losses or slight touch-up to the lacquer here and there, all showing on the illustration in the catalogue. There is a 3 by 2 cm repair to the lacquer on the rim at 10 o'clock, with some retouching partly extending on the carved flowers beneath, together with further associated age cracks across the rim. There is an old orangey coloured relacquering applied to the rim. The actual colour is consistent with the catalogue illustration.
"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."

本品卷雲錦地尤為獨特。可比一方盤例，雕相類雲錦，壁飾蓮紋，清宮舊藏，現存北京，錄《故宮博物院藏文物珍品大系：元明漆器》，上海，2006年，圖版95。另見兩圓盒例，雕樓閣人物，飾相類雲錦，Lee家族收藏，展《Drache und Phoenix》，東亞藝術博物館，科隆，1990年，圖版70及71，後者屬款紀1543年。再比一例，雲錦橫向排列，開光相類，載Derek Clifford《Chinese Carved Lacquer》，倫敦，1992年，圖版82。