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A FINE UNDERGLAZE BLUE, COPPER-RED, AND CELADON-GLAZED CENSER KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD |
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Porcelain
- Diameter 7 3/4 in., 19.7 cm
of bombé form, the exterior with a continuous riverside landscape modeled in slip for a multi-dimensional surface, the distant mountains, nearby lodges, trees, and lone boatman on the water in underglaze blue set amidst celadon-glazed rolling hills, bright copper-red leaves accenting the foliage, the interior white, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle, coll. no. 58.
Provenance
Christie's Hong Kong, 17th January 1989, lot 735.
Collection of Mary Porter Walsh (1928-2012).
Sotheby’s New York, 29th November 1994, lot 367.
Marchant, London, 1996.
Collection of Mary Porter Walsh (1928-2012).
Sotheby’s New York, 29th November 1994, lot 367.
Marchant, London, 1996.
Exhibited
Imperial Porcelain of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, S. Marchant & Son, London, 1996, cat. no. 11.
Literature
Jeffrey P. Stamen and Cynthia Volk with Yibin Ni, A Culture Revealed: Kangxi-era Porcelain from the Jie Rui Tang Collection, Bruges, 2017, pl. 15.
Condition
The censer is in good condition with light, expected wear to surface.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Censers decorated in this technique are rare, however several brushpots, vases, and jardinières with this palette, texturing, and subject matter survive. An example of a brushpot of this type with a Kangxi six-character mark from the Qing Court Collection in the National Palace Museum is illustrated in Porcelain of the National Palace Museum: Enameled Ware of the Qing Dynasty (I), Hong Kong, 1969, pl. 1.