FIRST SESSION | LIVE AUCTION 20TH DECEMBER
"ASIAN ART"
LOTS 1 - 180
1:00 PM (Valencia, España)
Jade, ceramics and porcelain. Decorative arts. Sculpture and painting.
PREFERRED LOT
50 - A fine and rare blue and white "Dragon" meiping, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736 - 1795)
Delicately potted blue-and-white underglaze porcelain vase. The "meiping" vase shape is perfectly modelled, with high shoulders, and a short, notched neck, slightly open and with a rounded rim. The form rises from a circular base that widens elegantly. The neck is decorated with banana leaves, followed by a band of undulating waves and another of "ruyi" over the shoulders. The sides densely painted with five meticulously rendered five-clawed dragons portrayed emerging from crashing waves and flying between stylized clouds and flames. Their bodies are coiled and show vigorous postures in which their claws formed by five phalanges stand out. In general, each of their faces, although different, show an expression of respect and perfectly convey the imposing symbolism related to the emperor.
On the base a six-characters seal mark and period of Qianlong "大清乾隆年制" (Dà qīng qiánlóng nián zhì), executed in underglaze blue.
Height: 35.5 cm (14 in.); Diameter of mouth: 7.5 cm (2 in.); Diameter of base: 13.5 cm (5.5 in.)
Provenance:
Yamanaka & Co Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.
1912-1961 Wandenberg's private collection
1943, November 27 Certified by Yamanaka & Co New York, USA
1961-1990s Mr. Jan Belo's private Dutch collection
1990s private Dutch important collection
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LOT 22:
Figura de jade blanco "Leona y cachorro", dinastía Qing
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Sold for: €3,200
Start price:
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1,600
Estimated price :
€1,600 - €2,400
Buyer's Premium: 27%
VAT: 21%
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Figura de jade blanco "Leona y cachorro", dinastía Qing
A Hetian white jade figurine or pendant, with reddish flecks, carved in one piece. It depicts a lioness with her cub, the details of which are meticulously crafted. The lioness is lying on her outstretched paws, holding a ball with her head cocked to one side. On one side the cub is on her back. The face has the usual features: bulging eyes, drooping ears, wide nostrils and an open muzzle showing its teeth. The tail is upwards, and the endings are "ruyi" shaped. The offspring has the same characteristics.
The traditional Chinese concept "太师少师" (Tài shī shao shī) refers to a lion or lioness holding a lion. The difference in size always stands out between them. Lion and master are pronounced in the same way "Tài shī shao shī" and therefore the meaning of a lion as a master is taken. The lions, one large and one small, signify the desire to succeed.
Provenance: Important collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, from 1980.
Size: 5.3 x 4.5 x 8 cm; Weight: 226 g
