10th Mar, 2023 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A JAPANESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID ‘BUTTERFLY’ SNUFF BOTTLE
日本髹黑漆鑲螺鈿蝴蝶紋鼻煙壺
Sold for €4,680
Estimated at €900 - €1,800
including Buyer's Premium
The Tsuda Family, Kyoto, c. 1900-1935. The black-lacquered ground finely decorated in gold foil and inlays of mother-of-pearl with a bird descending on a palatial building nestled between trees and rockwork, and to the reverse with a crab, crane, and butterflies in a lotus pond. The short sides, neck, and matching stopper are similarly decorated with diapered designs.
Provenance: From the collection of Chip and Muffy Matthews, St. Louis, USA. Churchill “Chip” Matthews, Jr. (1940-2021) and Martha “Muffy” Matthews were American collectors of Chinese snuff bottles who traveled extensively. Chip was a US army veteran, who founded the noted medical company Wrymark Inc. in 1989. In 2013, their private garden was featured by St. Louis Homes and Lifestyles as the ‘Garden of the Year’.
Condition: Excellent condition with only minor old wear, microscopic nicks and losses.
The two bases finely painted in red lacquer with an apocryphal Qianlong mark.
Stopper: Lacquer (matching)
Weight: 54 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 63 mm. Diameter neck 9 mm and mouth 6 mm
Expert’s note: The majority of this type of lacquer snuff bottle was made in Japan for a collectors’ market after the 1860s, with the butterfly bottles in particular dating from the first half of the 20th century. See Bob C. Stevens, The Collector’s Book of Snuff Bottles, nos. 785, 787, and 793.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 14 May 2019, lot 100
Estimate: GBP 5,250 or approx. EUR 7,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Lac Burgauté Butterfly-Form Snuff Bottle, Japan, 1854-1930, Probably Tsuda, Sokan, 1868-1934
Expert remark: Compare the form, lacquer and inlay work. Note the near-identical size.
日本髹黑漆鑲螺鈿蝴蝶紋鼻煙壺
京都今天家族，約1900-1935年。髹黑漆地鑲嵌金箔和螺鈿，鳥兒飛舞，樹木和岩石間可見富麗堂皇的房屋亭臺，反面是荷塘中的螃蟹、仙鶴和蝴蝶。短邊、頸部和匹配的壺蓋同樣裝飾紋飾。
來源：美國聖路易士Chip 與Muffy Matthews收藏。Churchill "Chip" Matthews，Jr. (1940-2021年) 與 Martha "Muffy" Matthews 是來自美國的經驗豐富的中國鼻煙壺收藏家。Chip 是一名美國退伍軍人，他於 1989 年創立了著名的醫療公司 Wrymark Inc.。2013 年，他們的私人花園被聖路易士Homes和Lifestyles 雜誌評為“年度花園”。
品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微的磨損、微小的劃痕和缺損。
底部有紅漆乾隆寄託款。
壺蓋：漆
重量：54 克
尺寸：含蓋高63 毫米，頸部直徑9 毫米與頸部直徑6 毫米
專家注釋：大部分此類漆鼻煙壺是在 1860 年代後為收藏家在日本製造的，其中蝴蝶瓶可追溯至二十世紀上半葉。見Bob C. Stevens，《The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles》，編號785，787和793。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，14 5月 2019年，lot 100
估價：GBP 5,250 EUR 7,500（相當於今日）
描述：黑漆嵌螺鈿蝶形鼻煙壺日本, 1854–1930年, 擬津田宗貫, 1868–1934年
專家評論：比較的外形、漆和鑲嵌。請注意幾乎相同的尺寸
The Tsuda Family, Kyoto, c. 1900-1935. The black-lacquered ground finely decorated in gold foil and inlays of mother-of-pearl with a bird descending on a palatial building nestled between trees and rockwork, and to the reverse with a crab, crane, and butterflies in a lotus pond. The short sides, neck, and matching stopper are similarly decorated with diapered designs.
Provenance: From the collection of Chip and Muffy Matthews, St. Louis, USA. Churchill “Chip” Matthews, Jr. (1940-2021) and Martha “Muffy” Matthews were American collectors of Chinese snuff bottles who traveled extensively. Chip was a US army veteran, who founded the noted medical company Wrymark Inc. in 1989. In 2013, their private garden was featured by St. Louis Homes and Lifestyles as the ‘Garden of the Year’.
Condition: Excellent condition with only minor old wear, microscopic nicks and losses.
The two bases finely painted in red lacquer with an apocryphal Qianlong mark.
Stopper: Lacquer (matching)
Weight: 54 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 63 mm. Diameter neck 9 mm and mouth 6 mm
Expert’s note: The majority of this type of lacquer snuff bottle was made in Japan for a collectors’ market after the 1860s, with the butterfly bottles in particular dating from the first half of the 20th century. See Bob C. Stevens, The Collector’s Book of Snuff Bottles, nos. 785, 787, and 793.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 14 May 2019, lot 100
Estimate: GBP 5,250 or approx. EUR 7,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Lac Burgauté Butterfly-Form Snuff Bottle, Japan, 1854-1930, Probably Tsuda, Sokan, 1868-1934
Expert remark: Compare the form, lacquer and inlay work. Note the near-identical size.
日本髹黑漆鑲螺鈿蝴蝶紋鼻煙壺
京都今天家族，約1900-1935年。髹黑漆地鑲嵌金箔和螺鈿，鳥兒飛舞，樹木和岩石間可見富麗堂皇的房屋亭臺，反面是荷塘中的螃蟹、仙鶴和蝴蝶。短邊、頸部和匹配的壺蓋同樣裝飾紋飾。
來源：美國聖路易士Chip 與Muffy Matthews收藏。Churchill "Chip" Matthews，Jr. (1940-2021年) 與 Martha "Muffy" Matthews 是來自美國的經驗豐富的中國鼻煙壺收藏家。Chip 是一名美國退伍軍人，他於 1989 年創立了著名的醫療公司 Wrymark Inc.。2013 年，他們的私人花園被聖路易士Homes和Lifestyles 雜誌評為“年度花園”。
品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微的磨損、微小的劃痕和缺損。
底部有紅漆乾隆寄託款。
壺蓋：漆
重量：54 克
尺寸：含蓋高63 毫米，頸部直徑9 毫米與頸部直徑6 毫米
專家注釋：大部分此類漆鼻煙壺是在 1860 年代後為收藏家在日本製造的，其中蝴蝶瓶可追溯至二十世紀上半葉。見Bob C. Stevens，《The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles》，編號785，787和793。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，14 5月 2019年，lot 100
估價：GBP 5,250 EUR 7,500（相當於今日）
描述：黑漆嵌螺鈿蝶形鼻煙壺日本, 1854–1930年, 擬津田宗貫, 1868–1934年
專家評論：比較的外形、漆和鑲嵌。請注意幾乎相同的尺寸
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