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A FINELY PAINTED LACQUER 'SNAKES' CUP AND COVER, WARRING STATES PERIOD
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04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天1小时
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China, Chu Kingdom, 475-221 BC. The domed cover rises steeply to a flat medallion carved and painted in red and yellow with eight intertwining snakes. The exterior surfaces are further carved with twelve sinuous, interlacing serpents and heightened with neatly painted details. The interior is lacquered red; the exterior and base are finished in black lacquer.Provenance: The private collection of A. Hansen, Denmark. Mr. Hansen (b. 1955) is a retired Danish Supreme Court lawyer and lifelong collector with a deep passion for history and culture. His collecting journey began at the age of eight with stamps, encouraged by his father, and quickly developed into a serious pursuit. By 1982, his specialized collection of Greenland postal history earned international recognition. Following this success, Mr. Hansen turned his focus to fine art and antiquities, beginning with Danish art and later expanding into East and Southeast Asian artifacts after an inspiring Japanese exhibition in 1985. Over the following decades, his collection grew to include mostly ceramic artworks from Annam, Khmer, Burmese, and Thai origins, acquired through reputable collectors and auction houses.Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Expected ancient wear, age cracks, flaking and losses to the lacquer, minor warping and material fatigue, a few minute chips, small nicks, and light scratches. The surface has developed an elegant, naturally matured patina consistent with wares from this well-documented corpus.Weight: 607.5 gDimensions: Height 21.5 cmThe southern state of Chu, which dominated the area of the great lakes north of the Yangzi River, is renowned for its complex views of the spirit world, as recorded in the later Han-period Classic of the Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing). It seems likely that this southern region, which had employed figures of animals for its bronze and lacquered wood artifacts, retained a deep-seated interest in representing form in three dimensions. In this heavily forested area, the abundance of wood made wooden sculpture possible. Chu culture is renowned for its elaborately carved and painted lacquer objects, which remain relatively well preserved in Chu Kingdom tombs of the Warring States period because of their special architectural designs.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related lacquered wood vessel and cover, dated to the Warring States period, 21 cm high, in the Princeton Art Museum, object number 2000-274 a-b. Compare a closely related lacquered wood vessel and cover, dated to the Warring States period, unearthed from Chu Tomb no. 471 in Yutaishan, Jiangling Prefecture, Hubei Province, now held by the Jingzhou Museum.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 May 2022, lot 112Price: HKD 507,000 or approx. EUR 58,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A rare painted lacquer 'snake' cup and cover, Warring States periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of carving, decoration, intertwined snake motif, and size (20.5 cm).

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