Asian Art

June 1520, 2019
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LOT 136

Lot 136

A Blue and White 'Phoenix' Dish, Xianfeng Mark and Period (1851-1861)

A Blue and White 'Phoenix' Dish, Xianfeng Mark and Period (1851-1861)
Lot 136 Details
A Blue and White 'Phoenix' Dish, Xianfeng Mark and Period (1851-1861)

清咸豐 青花雙鳳紋盤 「大清咸豐年制」六字雙行楷書款

The interior decorated with a pair of confronting phoenixes with their wings outstretched amongst cloud wisps, the underside similarly decorated with two phoenixes in flight, the base inscribed with a six-character Xianfeng mark in underglaze cobalt blue

盘内底及外壁皆绘双凤图案,制作工艺精细,青花发色青翠,为清代宫窑传统品种。咸丰在位十年因内乱外患的干扰,较少烧造官窑瓷器,因此流传至今,较为难得。
diameter 6.5 in — 16.6 cm

Estimate $18,000-$25,000

Realised: $28,800
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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A Blue and White 'Phoenix' Dish, Xianfeng Mark and Period (1851-1861)
  • A Blue and White 'Phoenix' Dish, Xianfeng Mark and Period (1851-1861)
  • A Blue and White 'Phoenix' Dish, Xianfeng Mark and Period (1851-1861)
Provenance:

Sotheby's June 22nd, 1971

來源:蘇富比,1971年6月22日

Purchased from Bluett & Sons on July 13th, 1971

1971年7月13日,貝爾夫婦購於Bluett&Sons古董店

From the Collection of Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell (Lots 135 & 136)

貝爾夫婦伉儷珍藏中國青花瓷器

Note:

For a similar example, please see Sotheby's Hong Kong, December 3rd-4th, 2015, lot 432

參閱:香港蘇富比,2015年12月3-4日,編號432

Another 'phoenix' dish with a Kangxi reign mark from the same family collection can be found in the Gardiner Museum Collection, Toronto

貝爾夫婦珍藏類似康熙鳳盤現館藏於多倫多加丁納陶瓷藝術博物館

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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