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147 - A ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN ‘ZHONG KUI’S SISTERS WEDDING’ SNUFF BOTTLE JINGDEZHEN, 1821-1850
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£2,000 - 3,000 (€2,300 - 3,600)Sale fees
A ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN ‘ZHONG KUI’S SISTERS WEDDING’ SNUFF BOTTLE JINGDEZHEN, 1821-1850 To Be Sold Without Reserve Of compressed spherical form with a cylindrical neck and flat lip; painted with a continuous scene of the demon-queller, Zhong Kui, attended by two demons and fanning himself astride a donkey as he leads his sister, seated in a wheeled sedan-chair attended by three more demons, to her wedding ceremony in a rocky landscape with foliage, the lip unglazed Height: 5cm Provenance: The Ko Collection (953/4, acquired in Shanghai, 1931) Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd, 7th May 1998, (a copy of the original invoice available) This is a unique form for a Daoguang enamelled porcelain. It is fired upside down either on a rod inside the neck, or on its lip, hence the lack of glaze on the lip, thus allowing the footless form to be glazed right underneath in a continuous design of grassy ground. Although the subject of the wedding of Zhong Kui’s sister is a common enough one in Chinese art of the Qing dynasty, this composition is otherwise unknown on Daoguang porcelains Ω This Lot was imported outside of the UK, under the Temporary Admission scheme. 5% import VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ price and 20% VAT will be charged on the ‘buyer’s premium’. If proof of export outside of the UK can be provided for this item within 3 months of the sale date, then the VAT can be refunded. Please contact us for further details and shipping advice
Auction details
Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Robert G. Piper: All Bottles To Be Sold Without ReserveAuction house
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