11th Oct, 2023 11:00

THREE-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
Lot 162
 

162

A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE BOMBÉ CENSER, YUTANG QINGWAN MARK, CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
十七至十八世紀灑金橋耳三足銅爐,玉堂清玩款

Sold for €3,900

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Lot details


Expert’s note:
The gold-splashed decoration on this censer is especially rich, suggesting that it was made with no cost spared and for the table of a high-ranking official or an important scholar-literati.

The compressed tripod vessel is raised on three tapering feet, the everted rim with two upright loop handles, richly decorated to the exterior with cloud-like gilt splashes. The base is neatly cast with the four-character hall mark in deep relief.

Inscriptions: To the base, ‘Yutang qingwan’ (pure please of the Jade Hall).

Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Good condition with old wear, expected traces of use, and minor casting flaws, slight rubbing to the gilt, and occasional minute nicks and light scratches. The interior with several pronounced fatigue cracks, signs of extensive usage over a prolonged period of time.

Weight: 1,221 g
Dimensions: Width 14.7 cm

Please click here to read the full description

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 6 March 2021, lot 442
Price: EUR 20,224 or approx. EUR 24,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A ‘Yutang qingwan’ gold-splashed bronze bombé censer, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the similar gold splashes and identical hall mark. Note the different position of the loop handles and the larger size (18.7 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 March 2017, lot 1040
Price: USD 30,000 or approx. EUR 34,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-splashed bronze tripod censer, 17th-18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related gilt splashes and tripod form, albeit with different loop handles, and the identical hall mark. Note the slightly larger size (17.5 cm).

点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)

十七至十八世紀灑金橋耳三足銅爐,玉堂清玩款
三足爐胎體厚重,底出三乳足,橋形耳,外壁有雲狀灑金,爐底工整深浮雕四字款。

款識:玉堂清玩

來源:英國古玩交易。
品相:狀況良好,有磨損、使用痕跡、輕微的鑄造缺陷,鎏金有輕微摩擦、局部有微小刻痕和劃痕。內部有幾處明顯的裂紋。

重量:1,221 克
尺寸:寬 14.7 厘米

拍賣比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:Galerie Zacke,維也納,2021年3月6日,lot 442
價格:EUR 20,224(相當今日EUR 24,000
描述:十七世紀“玉堂清玩”款灑金雙耳銅香爐
專家註釋:比較相似的灑金和同款。請注意雙耳在不同的位置和尺寸較大 (18.7 厘米)。

拍賣比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2017年3月17日,lot 1040
價格:USD 30,000(相當今日EUR 34,500
描述:明末/清十八世紀銅灑金押經爐 「玉堂清玩」款
專家註釋:比較非常相近的灑金和三足的外形,但不同的雙耳及同款。請注意尺寸較大 (17.5 厘米)
 


Expert’s note:
The gold-splashed decoration on this censer is especially rich, suggesting that it was made with no cost spared and for the table of a high-ranking official or an important scholar-literati.

The compressed tripod vessel is raised on three tapering feet, the everted rim with two upright loop handles, richly decorated to the exterior with cloud-like gilt splashes. The base is neatly cast with the four-character hall mark in deep relief.

Inscriptions: To the base, ‘Yutang qingwan’ (pure please of the Jade Hall).

Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Good condition with old wear, expected traces of use, and minor casting flaws, slight rubbing to the gilt, and occasional minute nicks and light scratches. The interior with several pronounced fatigue cracks, signs of extensive usage over a prolonged period of time.

Weight: 1,221 g
Dimensions: Width 14.7 cm

Please click here to read the full description

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 6 March 2021, lot 442
Price: EUR 20,224 or approx. EUR 24,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A ‘Yutang qingwan’ gold-splashed bronze bombé censer, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the similar gold splashes and identical hall mark. Note the different position of the loop handles and the larger size (18.7 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 March 2017, lot 1040
Price: USD 30,000 or approx. EUR 34,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-splashed bronze tripod censer, 17th-18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related gilt splashes and tripod form, albeit with different loop handles, and the identical hall mark. Note the slightly larger size (17.5 cm).

点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)

十七至十八世紀灑金橋耳三足銅爐,玉堂清玩款
三足爐胎體厚重,底出三乳足,橋形耳,外壁有雲狀灑金,爐底工整深浮雕四字款。

款識:玉堂清玩

來源:英國古玩交易。
品相:狀況良好,有磨損、使用痕跡、輕微的鑄造缺陷,鎏金有輕微摩擦、局部有微小刻痕和劃痕。內部有幾處明顯的裂紋。

重量:1,221 克
尺寸:寬 14.7 厘米

拍賣比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:Galerie Zacke,維也納,2021年3月6日,lot 442
價格:EUR 20,224(相當今日EUR 24,000
描述:十七世紀“玉堂清玩”款灑金雙耳銅香爐
專家註釋:比較相似的灑金和同款。請注意雙耳在不同的位置和尺寸較大 (18.7 厘米)。

拍賣比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2017年3月17日,lot 1040
價格:USD 30,000(相當今日EUR 34,500
描述:明末/清十八世紀銅灑金押經爐 「玉堂清玩」款
專家註釋:比較非常相近的灑金和三足的外形,但不同的雙耳及同款。請注意尺寸較大 (17.5 厘米)

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