Lot 33
- 33
A RARE PAIR OF ROSE-VERTE SAUCER DISHES QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD |
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Diam. 19.8 cm, 7 3/4 in.
each finely painted to the centre with a figural scene, one dish with a scholar sitting inside a pavillion and looking out of a circular window onto a banana tree, the other with a scholar approaching a stream where an attendant is hovering on the other side, the sides with an anhua design of sinuous dragons, the bases with lengthy inscriptions in black and red seals
Provenance
Sotheby's Paris, 13th June 2012, lot 167.
Condition
Dish with man in window: a ca. 2cm long at 12am, and a ca. 1.5cm long hairline crack at 5am extending from the rim into the sides Dish with two figures: a ca. 2cm long hairline crack at 10pm extending from the rim into the side.
"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."
Catalogue Note
Both inscriptions on the reverse of the dishes refer to the scenes painted on the other side of the dishes. The inscription on the reverse of the left dish may be translated as 'Ease of reading by the window with [a view of] banana trees' while the inscription on the reverse of the other dish may be translated as 'Washing the inkstone'.
This pair of dishes may be part of a larger set as another pair of very similarly decorated dishes formerly in the Grandidier Collection and now in the Musee Guimet in Paris suggests, collection nos. G929 and G930. Like the present pair, they are decorated with an anhua design of dragons on the well and with a circular scene in the centre of the dish, complemented by an inscription with one or two seals on the reverse. The Guimet examples are dated to the Hongzhi period (1488-1505) of the Ming dynasty and it is stated that the enamelled designs were added in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
This pair of dishes may be part of a larger set as another pair of very similarly decorated dishes formerly in the Grandidier Collection and now in the Musee Guimet in Paris suggests, collection nos. G929 and G930. Like the present pair, they are decorated with an anhua design of dragons on the well and with a circular scene in the centre of the dish, complemented by an inscription with one or two seals on the reverse. The Guimet examples are dated to the Hongzhi period (1488-1505) of the Ming dynasty and it is stated that the enamelled designs were added in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.