11th Oct, 2023 11:00

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

 
Lot 61
 

61

A PAINTED POTTERY ‘ARCHER AND TIGER’ VASE, HU, HAN DYNASTY
漢代彩繪狩獵圖陶壺

Sold for €9,750

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

China, 202 BC-220 AD. The ovoid body supported on a short foot and rising to a waisted neck with a flared mouth. The exterior freely painted with confident brushstrokes and brilliant pigments in sky blue, red, amber, white, and black with an archer on horseback hunting a fierce tiger amid wave-like clouds, between borders of C-scroll motifs, all below a band of stiff leaves.

Provenance: French trade. By repute acquired from a private collector in Paris.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Old repairs and some touchups as generally expected from Han dynasty excavations. Wear, flaking, losses and fading to pigment. Minor chips, light scratches, extensive soil encrustations.

Weight: 5,109 g
Dimensions: 37.8 cm

Please click here to read the full description

Expert’s note: Expressive polychrome designs on ancient archaic wares from China, such as those on the present lot, are said to have inspired the Art Deco movement in Europe. A good example for this theory may be the design work of noted architect Henry van der Welde (1863 Antwerp – 1957 Zurich).

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related covered hu, dated to the 2nd–1st century BC, in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1992.165.20a, b.

Auction comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2017, lot 1101
Price: USD 22,500 or approx. EUR 25,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare large painted pottery vase and cover, fanghu, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related colors and manner of painting. Note the different motifs and the size (60.5 cm).

Auction comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 16 September 2008, lot 201
Price: USD 21,250 or approx. EUR 27,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of large painted pottery vases and cover (hu), Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related colors and manner of painting. Note the different motifs, the size (60.5 cm), and that the lot comprises a pair.

点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)

漢代彩繪狩獵圖陶壺
中國,公元前 202 年至公元 220 年。壺口外撇,縮頸,豐胸鼓腹,平足。外壁以天藍色、紅色、琥珀色、白色和黑色描繪馬背上的弓箭手獵虎場景。另飾芭蕉紋、如意紋和雲紋。

來源:法國古玩交易,據説購於巴黎私人收藏。
品相:狀態良好,修復,有磨損、剝落、缺損和顏料褪色,輕微的碎裂、劃痕、大面積的土壤結殼。

重量:5,109 克
尺寸:37.8 厘米

文獻比較:
比較一件非常相近的西元前二至一世紀陶壺,收藏於大都會藝術博物館,館藏編號 1992.165.20a,b。

拍賣比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2017年9月15日,lot 1101
價錢:USD 22,500(相當今日EUR 25,500
描述:漢代彩繪方陶壺
專家註釋:比較相近的顏色和繪畫風格。請注意不同的主題和尺寸 (60.5 厘米)。

拍賣比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約蘇富比,2008年9月16日,lot 201
價錢:USD 21,250(相當今日EUR 27,000
描述:漢代一對彩繪陶壺蓋
專家註釋:比較相近的顏色和繪畫風格。請注意不同的主題和尺寸 (60.5 厘米),以及此為一對。
 

China, 202 BC-220 AD. The ovoid body supported on a short foot and rising to a waisted neck with a flared mouth. The exterior freely painted with confident brushstrokes and brilliant pigments in sky blue, red, amber, white, and black with an archer on horseback hunting a fierce tiger amid wave-like clouds, between borders of C-scroll motifs, all below a band of stiff leaves.

Provenance: French trade. By repute acquired from a private collector in Paris.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Old repairs and some touchups as generally expected from Han dynasty excavations. Wear, flaking, losses and fading to pigment. Minor chips, light scratches, extensive soil encrustations.

Weight: 5,109 g
Dimensions: 37.8 cm

Please click here to read the full description

Expert’s note: Expressive polychrome designs on ancient archaic wares from China, such as those on the present lot, are said to have inspired the Art Deco movement in Europe. A good example for this theory may be the design work of noted architect Henry van der Welde (1863 Antwerp – 1957 Zurich).

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related covered hu, dated to the 2nd–1st century BC, in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1992.165.20a, b.

Auction comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2017, lot 1101
Price: USD 22,500 or approx. EUR 25,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare large painted pottery vase and cover, fanghu, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related colors and manner of painting. Note the different motifs and the size (60.5 cm).

Auction comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 16 September 2008, lot 201
Price: USD 21,250 or approx. EUR 27,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of large painted pottery vases and cover (hu), Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related colors and manner of painting. Note the different motifs, the size (60.5 cm), and that the lot comprises a pair.

点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)

漢代彩繪狩獵圖陶壺
中國,公元前 202 年至公元 220 年。壺口外撇,縮頸,豐胸鼓腹,平足。外壁以天藍色、紅色、琥珀色、白色和黑色描繪馬背上的弓箭手獵虎場景。另飾芭蕉紋、如意紋和雲紋。

來源:法國古玩交易,據説購於巴黎私人收藏。
品相:狀態良好,修復,有磨損、剝落、缺損和顏料褪色,輕微的碎裂、劃痕、大面積的土壤結殼。

重量:5,109 克
尺寸:37.8 厘米

文獻比較:
比較一件非常相近的西元前二至一世紀陶壺,收藏於大都會藝術博物館,館藏編號 1992.165.20a,b。

拍賣比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2017年9月15日,lot 1101
價錢:USD 22,500(相當今日EUR 25,500
描述:漢代彩繪方陶壺
專家註釋:比較相近的顏色和繪畫風格。請注意不同的主題和尺寸 (60.5 厘米)。

拍賣比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約蘇富比,2008年9月16日,lot 201
價錢:USD 21,250(相當今日EUR 27,000
描述:漢代一對彩繪陶壺蓋
專家註釋:比較相近的顏色和繪畫風格。請注意不同的主題和尺寸 (60.5 厘米),以及此為一對。

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