- 3082
A RARE LONGQUAN CELADON BRUSH WASHER SONG DYNASTY |
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 HKD
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Description
- 11 cm, 4 1/4 in.
with straight sides tapering to a wide everted rim, all supported on a short tapering foot, applied overall save for the unglazed footring with a pale bluish-green glaze suffused with golden crackles
Provenance
A South African private collection, acquired in the 1950s, and thence by descent to an English private collector.
Bonhams London, 14th May 2007, lot 117.
Bonhams London, 14th May 2007, lot 117.
Condition
The brush washer is in good overall condition with characteristic minor kiln flakes and grits to the footring.
"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
The album Jingtao yungu [Refined ceramics of collected antiquity] includes a painting of a closely related washer in the Qing court collection, together with a description of its size, shape and colour; see Yu Peichin, De jia qu. Qianlong Huangdi de taoci pinwei/Obtaining Refined Enjoyment: The Qianlong Emperor’s Taste in Ceramics, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2012, p. 225 (accession no. Gu hua 3652), together a comparable Longquan washer, dated to the Southern Song dynasty, in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, cat. no. 104 (Gu ci 13900). A closely related but larger Longquan celadon brush washer from the Brodie Lodge, Robert E. Barron III and Linyushanren collections, was sold several times at auction, most recently at Christie's New York, 15th September 2016, lot 719.