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A RARE AND MAGNIFICENT FAHUA GLAZED 'LOTUS POND' VASE, MEIPING, LATE 15TH-EARLY 16TH CENTURY
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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Scientific Analysis Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication on 30 July 2025, based on sample number P125j96, sets the firing date of one sample taken between 500 and 750 years ago, consistent with the dating above. A copy of the report accompanies this lot.China. Superbly potted, the baluster body rising from a spreading foot to a short waisted neck, decorated in low relief slip lines with different stages of a lotus blossom, all growing from a band of crested rolling waves, below beaded garlands suspending precious object framing the shoulders, on a rich cobalt-blue ground. The interior of the mouth covered in a translucent green glaze and the base left unglazed.Provenance: Collection of Alfred Loewenstein, thence by descent. Alfred Léonard Loewenstein (1877-1928) was a Belgian financier and one of the wealthiest men in the world during the 1920s. Known for his bold investments and financial acumen, he amassed a fortune through banking, electricity, and infrastructure ventures across Europe and North America. At the height of his influence, his financial empire was estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Alfred Loewenstein was not only a prominent financier but also a collector of Asian art, particularly Chinese porcelains. His life came to a mysterious and tragic end when he disappeared mid-flight over the English Channel during a private flight. His body was later recovered from the sea, but the exact circumstances surrounding his death remain unsolved. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, showing ancient wear and expected firing irregularities, including a few small firing cracks. The base shows minor flaking. One fine hairline. Old repair to the neck. Two small holes from sample-taking, with associated fills.Weight: 1.6 kg Dimensions: Height 28.7 cmFahua glazes are a distinctive type of Chinese ceramic decoration that emerged during the Ming Dynasty and gained prominence in the 15th and 16th centuries. These glazes are notable for their vibrant, jewel-toned colors and the complex technique used to apply them. Fahua wares involved outlining the design on the ceramic body with raised or incised lines of clay, which formed compartments. These compartments were then filled with different colored glazes, creating a design somewhat similar to cloisonné enamel work but adapted for ceramics.Expert's note: The beading around the neck resembles ornamentation on fifteenth-century Tibetan bronze altar vessels as well as figures of bodhisattvas, see Jessica Harrison-Hall, Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, 2001, p. 410, no. 13:4.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related larger fahua glazed meiping with lotus decoration, 42 cm high, dated circa 1405-1505, in the British Museum, registration number Franks.67.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's Hong Kong, 31 May 2017, lot 3186Price: HKD 437,500 or approx. EUR 54,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A fahua 'lotus pond' Meiping, Ming dynasty, late 15th-early 16th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, glazes, relief decoration, lotus motif, and size (28 cm).

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