11th Oct, 2023 11:00
THREE-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A RARE CELADON-GLAZED TEAPOT, YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD
雍正款及年代青釉茶壺
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1723-1735. Exquisitely potted, the tapered body flanked by a rounded half-square handle and a slender spout, covered overall in a superb, unctuous glaze of even celadon tone. The recessed base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi and of the period.
Provenance: The base with an old collection label, ‘Baerwald Collection.’ Paul Baerwald (1871-1961) was a German-born Jewish-American banker and philanthropist, who served as treasurer and later chairman of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). His brother Emil Baerwald lived in Europe, and, as an active collector of Chinese ceramics, he became acquainted with leading Chinese art collectors there, including George Eumorfopoulos and Sir Percival David. Paul likely received much of his collection from Emil, a part of which was exhibited by John Sparks in London in 1937 (An Exhibition of the Paul Baerwald Collection of Chinese porcelain, 15 June - 3 July 1937).
Condition: Good condition with minor old wear and small manufacturing irregularities. A minute chip to the rim and few microscopic nicks. The lid is lost.
Weight: 1,002.9 g
Dimensions: Length 21.3 cm
Please click here to read the full description
With a fitted silk box. (2)
From the Tang dynasty onwards, tea drinking was an activity celebrated in style, but the infusion of tea leaves in a teapot dates only from the Ming dynasty. Until then, powdered tea was mixed with hot water, as in the Japanese tea ceremony, which required different utensils.
The striking modernity of this teapot, with its harmoniously proportioned, elliptic dome shape and its clear, geometric lines of handle and spout, is probably derived from it being designed on paper rather than developed on the potter’s wheel. The design may be by Tang Ying, later supervisor of the Jingdezhen kilns, who developed styles for Jingdezhen already in the early Yongzheng period, while still working at the Beijing workshops. Simplicity of form and absence of decoration were stylistic trends introduced by him and endorsed by the Emperor, but the radical functionality of this piece, which is not based on earlier models, is remarkable. Its precise shape and even glaze would have made the highest demands on the potters’ skills.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Yongzheng teapot with cover, 12.2 cm high, also with a Yongzheng mark and of the period, in The Palace Museum, Beijing, accession number Gu151943, exhibited by the Royal Academy of Arts and published in Evelyn S. Rawski and Jessica Rawson, China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795, 2006, p. 256, no. 170.
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
雍正款及年代青釉茶壺
中國, 1723-1735年。壺胎緊致，壺身溜肩，一側半方形執柄，一側細長的流壺，整體覆蓋著均勻的青色釉。圈足内青花六字篆書款“大清雍正年製”。
來源：圈足 内有收藏標籤‘Baerwald Collection’ 。Paul Baerwald (1871-1961) 是一位出生於德國的猶太裔美國銀行家和慈善家，曾擔任美國猶太人聯合分配委員會 (JDC) 的財務主管，後來成爲主席。他的兄弟Emil Baerwald 居住在歐洲，是一名活躍的中國陶瓷收藏家，他結識了歐洲頂尖的中國藝術收藏家，包括George Eumorfopoulos和 Percival David爵士。 Paul的大部分藏品很可能是從Emil那裡得到的，其中一部分由John Sparks於1937 年在倫敦展出（Paul Baerwald中國瓷器收藏展，1937 年6 月15 日至7 月3 日）。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和製造缺陷。邊緣有一個微小的缺口和刻痕。蓋子丟失。
重量：1,002.9 克
尺寸：長21.3 厘米
儲備盒絲質内襯(2)
文獻比較：
比較一件非常相近的雍正款及年代茶壺，高12.2 釐米，收藏於北京故宮博物院，館藏編號Gu151943，展覽於Royal Academy of Arts，以及出版於Evelyn S. Rawski和Jessica Rawson，《China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795》，2006年，頁256，編號170。
China, 1723-1735. Exquisitely potted, the tapered body flanked by a rounded half-square handle and a slender spout, covered overall in a superb, unctuous glaze of even celadon tone. The recessed base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi and of the period.
Provenance: The base with an old collection label, ‘Baerwald Collection.’ Paul Baerwald (1871-1961) was a German-born Jewish-American banker and philanthropist, who served as treasurer and later chairman of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). His brother Emil Baerwald lived in Europe, and, as an active collector of Chinese ceramics, he became acquainted with leading Chinese art collectors there, including George Eumorfopoulos and Sir Percival David. Paul likely received much of his collection from Emil, a part of which was exhibited by John Sparks in London in 1937 (An Exhibition of the Paul Baerwald Collection of Chinese porcelain, 15 June - 3 July 1937).
Condition: Good condition with minor old wear and small manufacturing irregularities. A minute chip to the rim and few microscopic nicks. The lid is lost.
Weight: 1,002.9 g
Dimensions: Length 21.3 cm
Please click here to read the full description
With a fitted silk box. (2)
From the Tang dynasty onwards, tea drinking was an activity celebrated in style, but the infusion of tea leaves in a teapot dates only from the Ming dynasty. Until then, powdered tea was mixed with hot water, as in the Japanese tea ceremony, which required different utensils.
The striking modernity of this teapot, with its harmoniously proportioned, elliptic dome shape and its clear, geometric lines of handle and spout, is probably derived from it being designed on paper rather than developed on the potter’s wheel. The design may be by Tang Ying, later supervisor of the Jingdezhen kilns, who developed styles for Jingdezhen already in the early Yongzheng period, while still working at the Beijing workshops. Simplicity of form and absence of decoration were stylistic trends introduced by him and endorsed by the Emperor, but the radical functionality of this piece, which is not based on earlier models, is remarkable. Its precise shape and even glaze would have made the highest demands on the potters’ skills.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Yongzheng teapot with cover, 12.2 cm high, also with a Yongzheng mark and of the period, in The Palace Museum, Beijing, accession number Gu151943, exhibited by the Royal Academy of Arts and published in Evelyn S. Rawski and Jessica Rawson, China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795, 2006, p. 256, no. 170.
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
雍正款及年代青釉茶壺
中國, 1723-1735年。壺胎緊致，壺身溜肩，一側半方形執柄，一側細長的流壺，整體覆蓋著均勻的青色釉。圈足内青花六字篆書款“大清雍正年製”。
來源：圈足 内有收藏標籤‘Baerwald Collection’ 。Paul Baerwald (1871-1961) 是一位出生於德國的猶太裔美國銀行家和慈善家，曾擔任美國猶太人聯合分配委員會 (JDC) 的財務主管，後來成爲主席。他的兄弟Emil Baerwald 居住在歐洲，是一名活躍的中國陶瓷收藏家，他結識了歐洲頂尖的中國藝術收藏家，包括George Eumorfopoulos和 Percival David爵士。 Paul的大部分藏品很可能是從Emil那裡得到的，其中一部分由John Sparks於1937 年在倫敦展出（Paul Baerwald中國瓷器收藏展，1937 年6 月15 日至7 月3 日）。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和製造缺陷。邊緣有一個微小的缺口和刻痕。蓋子丟失。
重量：1,002.9 克
尺寸：長21.3 厘米
儲備盒絲質内襯(2)
文獻比較：
比較一件非常相近的雍正款及年代茶壺，高12.2 釐米，收藏於北京故宮博物院，館藏編號Gu151943，展覽於Royal Academy of Arts，以及出版於Evelyn S. Rawski和Jessica Rawson，《China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795》，2006年，頁256，編號170。
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