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A LARGE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' NIGHT LIGHT, BROWN ENAMELED BISCUIT, KANGXI-QIANLONG PERIOD
奥地利
2025年10月16日 开拍
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Expert's note: Although the lot at first appears to be made from Yixing clay, and several similar beasts have been made in Yixing (see the example in the Palace Museum in the literature comparison below), rubbed areas to the underside reveal a white biscuit of the type typically seen in wares from the Transitional and Kangxi periods (c. 1635-1700) onwards. Furthermore, its obvious function as a night light and/or incense burner precludes Yixing as this ware is not heat-resistant enough for such use. It is possible that the group of smaller Yixing beasts were based on the present sculpture or others like it, although no beasts of similar size and ware have been recorded in the West.China, late 17th-18th century. Finely modeled standing on its haunches with the head tilted to the left, the tail swept along the body and the feet tucked below, the fur neatly and densely incised, the beast with a quizzical expression marked by large round eyes enameled in white with black pupils, the mouth open in three sections divided by a pair of fangs, the oval nostrils pierced as well, the head surmounted by a pair of long curved ram-like horns.The large opening at the base allows for the placement of either a candle or an incense container, with the light or fumes escaping through the wide, openwork mouth and nostrils.Provenance: French trade. Acquired from a private estate in Paris. Condition: Overall good condition with expected wear, traces of use, and firing irregularities, a minute shallow chip to the nose, minor chipping to one haunch, minor losses to the tips of the horns, one with an associated small repair, one leg with an old repair.Weight: 4.2 kg Dimensions: Height 24 cmNight lights were made in China as early as the late Ming period, typically in the form of a cat, which is said to be able to see spirits in the dark. Two blue and white examples were found in the first Hatcher cargo (sold at Christie's Amsterdam, 14 March 1984, lots 279 and 280, the latter now in the British Museum, registration number 1984,0303.16.a). The French Jesuit Fran?ois Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664 in Lyon-1741 in Beijing), Chinese name Yin Hongxu, was famously struck by the form on his Kangxi-period visit to Jingdezhen, writing, 'I have seen a cat painted after life, in the head of which a little lamp was put to illuminate the eyes, and was assured that in the night the rats were terrified by it.' The present lot, with its open mouth and pierced nostrils, as well as a characteristic opening on the underside, is an extremely rare nightlight depicting a mythical beast in place of the ubiquitous cat.Literature comparison: Compare a Yixing stoneware model of a similar mythical beast, dated to the Qianlong period, from the Qing Court Collection and now in the Beijing Palace Museum, see Yixing Zisha Wares in the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2009, p. 234, pl. 143.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 23 January 2008, lot 232 Price: USD 15,000 or approx. EUR 19,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A rare blue and white cat nightlight, late Ming Expert remark: Compare the related modeling with similar pose and size (22.5 cm). Note the more common feline subject and the different ware.

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