- 3646
A RUBY-BACK FAMILLE-ROSE 'LIU HAI' DISH QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD |
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 HKD
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Description
- 20.4 cm, 8 in.
the interior decorated with Liu Hai standing with one foot on the back of his three-legged toad and holding a long string of cash, depicted with his attendant carrying a bundle of scrolls, the reverse applied with an even ruby enamel, the base left white
Provenance
Collection of an important Rotterdam family, The Netherlands.
Sotheby's Amsterdam, 30th October 1980, lot 317.
Christie's London, 2nd October 2013, lot 61.
Sotheby's Amsterdam, 30th October 1980, lot 317.
Christie's London, 2nd October 2013, lot 61.
Exhibited
Chinese Ceramics Tang to Qing, Marchant, 2014, cat. no. 41.
Condition
There are two stabilised hairline cracks to the rim, measuring approx. 2.6 and 2 cm at the 1 and 8 o'clock positions respectively, the first with an associated approx. 0.2 cm C-shaped hairline.
"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
Another closely related dish, possibly from the same set, from the bequest of Philips-Van der Willigen, 1942, is illustrated in C.A.J. Jorg, Oriental Porcelain, A Choice from the Boymans-van Beuningen Museum Collection, Rotterdam, 1995, cat. no. 26; another, with a lady immortal riding a deer beside a standing attendant, from the collection of B. Curie, Farnborough, Rants, was included in the Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art 1935-36, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1936, cat. no. 2208.