13th Oct, 2023 11:00
THREE-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
578
A FAMILLE ROSE 'HUNDRED DEER' (BAI LU) HU-FORM VASE, LATE QING TO EARLY REPUBLIC PERIOD
清末民初粉彩百鹿尊
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1850-1930. The pear-shaped body supported on a spreading foot, the shoulder set with a pair of dragon handles decorated in iron-red and gilt, the body finely enameled with a herd of deer amid pine and peach trees, all in a verdant landscape dotted with lingzhi mushrooms. The recessed base with an apocryphal iron-red six-character mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi.
Provenance: London trade.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities.
Weight: 11.7 kg
Dimensions: Height 46 cm
Please click here to read the full description
The 'hundred deer' motif (not literally; 100 is a conventional number indicating abundance) was very popular, as the landscape depicted contains important symbolic references. The subject of deer has a long history in Chinese art, because it refers to the rebus where the Chinese word for 'deer' is a homophone for 'emolument' or 'civil service salary'. The 'hundred deer' motif therefore represents the ultimate success, a career in government service in Imperial China. The deer is also associated with Daoism and the Star God of Longevity, Shoulao, while the inclusion of peaches and lingzhi in the decoration is further symbolic of longevity. As such, the subject matter on the present vase alludes to a multitude of auspicious connotations.
Deer were considered supernatural creatures in premodern China, and they appear frequently in scenes of immortals and magical lands. The imposing composition on the present lot also carries a second layer of meaning thanks to wordplay: the term for one hundred deer (bai lu) is a homonym for bailu: the economic, cultural, and social benefits that could accrue during an official career. The theme can thus be read as a wish to attain a position in government.
Lingzhi is the sacred fungus of immortality that grows on the trunks or roots of trees including the pine. The lingzhi does not decay like other fungi but instead becomes woody and thus can survive for a long time. For this reason, it has become associated with longevity. Deer are reputed to be the only animals able to find lingzhi. Deer are sometimes shown holding the lingzhi in their mouth.
Literature comparison:
For a related vase from the Qing Court collection preserved in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 85. Compare a pair in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Selected Ceramics from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hu, Shanghai, 1989, pl. 67. Compare a related vase in the Nanjing Museum, included in the joint exhibition with The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Qing Imperial Porcelain, 1995, no. 86. Compare a related vase in the Grandidier Collection in the Musée Guimet, Paris, illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, Tokyo, 1981, vol. 7, pl. 190.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 23 September 2022, lot 1063
Price: USD 27,720 or approx. EUR 25,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille rose ‘hundred deer’ vase, late Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, famille rose decoration, archaistic dragon handles, hundred deer motif, apocryphal Qianlong mark, and size (47 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 27 November 2019, lot 123
Price: HKD 212,500 or approx. EUR 26,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille rose ‘hundred deer’ vase, 20th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, famille rose decoration, archaistic dragon handles, hundred deer motif, apocryphal Qianlong mark, and size (45 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 17 September 2016, lot 944
Price: USD 40,000 or approx. EUR 45,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille-rose ‘hundred deer’ vase, Republic period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, famille rose decoration, archaistic dragon handles, hundred deer motif, and apocryphal Qianlong mark.
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
清末民初粉彩百鹿尊
中國，1850-1930年。圓口，垂腹，圈足。通體施白釉，肩部飾螭龍耳。器身繪粉彩山水苑百鹿圖。畫面中山石、樹葉多以綠彩繪成，施彩濃厚; 群鹿、枝幹以赭、黑等彩作畫，群鹿活現，枝幹蒼勁，筆繪生動細膩。底書“大清乾隆年製”六字篆書款。
來源：倫敦古玩交易。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則。
重量：11.7 公斤
尺寸：高46 厘米
文獻比較：
一件相近的清廷收藏百鹿尊，見《北京故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集‧琺瑯彩‧粉彩》，香港，1999年，圖85。比較一對百鹿尊於上海博物館，見《胡惠春，王華雲女士捐贈瓷器精品選》，上海博物館，1989年，圖67。比較一件相近的百鹿尊南京博物館，展覽於《The Chinese University of Hong Kong，Qing Imperial Porcelain》，1995年，編號86。比較一件相近的百鹿尊於 Grandidier收藏，收藏於巴黎吉美國立亞洲藝術博物館，見東方陶瓷學會，《The World's Great Collections》，東京，1981年，卷7，圖190。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2022年9月23日，lot 1063
價格：USD 27,720（相當於今日EUR 25,500）
描述：晚清粉彩百鹿尊
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、粉彩裝飾、仿古龍耳、百鹿主題，乾隆仿款和尺寸 (47厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2019年11月27日，lot 123
價格：HKD 212,500（相當於今日EUR 26,000）
描述：二十世紀粉彩百鹿尊《大清乾隆年製》仿款
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、粉彩裝飾、仿古龍耳、百鹿主題，乾隆仿款和尺寸 (45厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2016年9月17日，lot 944
價格：USD 40,000（相當於今日EUR 45,500）
描述：民國粉彩百鹿尊
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、粉彩裝飾、仿古龍耳、百鹿主題，乾隆仿款。
China, 1850-1930. The pear-shaped body supported on a spreading foot, the shoulder set with a pair of dragon handles decorated in iron-red and gilt, the body finely enameled with a herd of deer amid pine and peach trees, all in a verdant landscape dotted with lingzhi mushrooms. The recessed base with an apocryphal iron-red six-character mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi.
Provenance: London trade.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities.
Weight: 11.7 kg
Dimensions: Height 46 cm
Please click here to read the full description
The 'hundred deer' motif (not literally; 100 is a conventional number indicating abundance) was very popular, as the landscape depicted contains important symbolic references. The subject of deer has a long history in Chinese art, because it refers to the rebus where the Chinese word for 'deer' is a homophone for 'emolument' or 'civil service salary'. The 'hundred deer' motif therefore represents the ultimate success, a career in government service in Imperial China. The deer is also associated with Daoism and the Star God of Longevity, Shoulao, while the inclusion of peaches and lingzhi in the decoration is further symbolic of longevity. As such, the subject matter on the present vase alludes to a multitude of auspicious connotations.
Deer were considered supernatural creatures in premodern China, and they appear frequently in scenes of immortals and magical lands. The imposing composition on the present lot also carries a second layer of meaning thanks to wordplay: the term for one hundred deer (bai lu) is a homonym for bailu: the economic, cultural, and social benefits that could accrue during an official career. The theme can thus be read as a wish to attain a position in government.
Lingzhi is the sacred fungus of immortality that grows on the trunks or roots of trees including the pine. The lingzhi does not decay like other fungi but instead becomes woody and thus can survive for a long time. For this reason, it has become associated with longevity. Deer are reputed to be the only animals able to find lingzhi. Deer are sometimes shown holding the lingzhi in their mouth.
Literature comparison:
For a related vase from the Qing Court collection preserved in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 85. Compare a pair in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Selected Ceramics from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hu, Shanghai, 1989, pl. 67. Compare a related vase in the Nanjing Museum, included in the joint exhibition with The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Qing Imperial Porcelain, 1995, no. 86. Compare a related vase in the Grandidier Collection in the Musée Guimet, Paris, illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, Tokyo, 1981, vol. 7, pl. 190.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 23 September 2022, lot 1063
Price: USD 27,720 or approx. EUR 25,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille rose ‘hundred deer’ vase, late Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, famille rose decoration, archaistic dragon handles, hundred deer motif, apocryphal Qianlong mark, and size (47 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 27 November 2019, lot 123
Price: HKD 212,500 or approx. EUR 26,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille rose ‘hundred deer’ vase, 20th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, famille rose decoration, archaistic dragon handles, hundred deer motif, apocryphal Qianlong mark, and size (45 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 17 September 2016, lot 944
Price: USD 40,000 or approx. EUR 45,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille-rose ‘hundred deer’ vase, Republic period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, famille rose decoration, archaistic dragon handles, hundred deer motif, and apocryphal Qianlong mark.
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
清末民初粉彩百鹿尊
中國，1850-1930年。圓口，垂腹，圈足。通體施白釉，肩部飾螭龍耳。器身繪粉彩山水苑百鹿圖。畫面中山石、樹葉多以綠彩繪成，施彩濃厚; 群鹿、枝幹以赭、黑等彩作畫，群鹿活現，枝幹蒼勁，筆繪生動細膩。底書“大清乾隆年製”六字篆書款。
來源：倫敦古玩交易。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則。
重量：11.7 公斤
尺寸：高46 厘米
文獻比較：
一件相近的清廷收藏百鹿尊，見《北京故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集‧琺瑯彩‧粉彩》，香港，1999年，圖85。比較一對百鹿尊於上海博物館，見《胡惠春，王華雲女士捐贈瓷器精品選》，上海博物館，1989年，圖67。比較一件相近的百鹿尊南京博物館，展覽於《The Chinese University of Hong Kong，Qing Imperial Porcelain》，1995年，編號86。比較一件相近的百鹿尊於 Grandidier收藏，收藏於巴黎吉美國立亞洲藝術博物館，見東方陶瓷學會，《The World's Great Collections》，東京，1981年，卷7，圖190。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2022年9月23日，lot 1063
價格：USD 27,720（相當於今日EUR 25,500）
描述：晚清粉彩百鹿尊
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、粉彩裝飾、仿古龍耳、百鹿主題，乾隆仿款和尺寸 (47厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2019年11月27日，lot 123
價格：HKD 212,500（相當於今日EUR 26,000）
描述：二十世紀粉彩百鹿尊《大清乾隆年製》仿款
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、粉彩裝飾、仿古龍耳、百鹿主題，乾隆仿款和尺寸 (45厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2016年9月17日，lot 944
價格：USD 40,000（相當於今日EUR 45,500）
描述：民國粉彩百鹿尊
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、粉彩裝飾、仿古龍耳、百鹿主題，乾隆仿款。
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