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A FINE STUDY OF A GREEN MAGPIE, CISSA CHINENSIS, QIANLONG PERIOD
奥地利
04月17日 下午5点 开拍 /15天2小时
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China, 1736-1795. Ink, watercolors, and gouache on paper. Finely executed, featuring a green magpie perched on a leafy branch bearing figs, rendered in vivid greens, red, and brown against a plain ground. The composition is enriched with delicate botanical elements, including a brown beetle and turquoise-colored plant lice on a branch partly overgrown with trumpet vines.Provenance: The previous owner lives in Oxford, United Kingdom. She inherited the present lot from her grandparents, who were stationed at the British Embassy in Shanghai before the Second World War. They were evacuated prior to the Japanese invasion and subsequently lived in Hong Kong. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few tiny losses, tears with minor touchups, and minor foxing.Dimensions: Image size 36.8 x 32.3 cm, size incl. frame 38.9 x 34.7 cmFramed behind glass. (2)During the 18th century, the Enlightenment sparked a profound intellectual pursuit in Europe to classify and understand the natural world. Naturalists such as Carl Linnaeus developed pioneering systems for naming and categorizing species, and birds, due to their vibrant colors and accessibility, became prime subjects for this scientific endeavor. In an age before photography, detailed illustrations were indispensable for documenting these discoveries, serving as critical records of newly identified species. As European colonial expansion brought a wealth of unfamiliar flora and fauna, these illustrations grew increasingly important, not only for scientific documentation but for conveying the wonders of distant lands.In China, the Compendium of Birds (鳥譜, niaopu), an important yet often overlooked work, was created for the Kangxi court. This painted album, which depicts 360 species of birds, offers a remarkable synthesis of traditional Chinese flower-and-bird painting and European naturalist techniques. Produced by Jiang Tingxi (1669-1733) and later copied by Zhang Weibang and Yu Sheng under the direction of the Qianlong Emperor, the Compendium stands as a testament to the intellectual exchange between China and Europe during this period. The meticulous rendering of birds within this work reflects the Qing court's growing interest in both cataloging natural history and engaging with Western scientific models. Moreover, the Chinese School's production of such naturalistic depictions for export further illustrates the broader cross-cultural dialogue of the time, as both Western and Eastern art traditions sought to capture the splendor of the natural world through their respective lenses.For a closely related image of a green magpie with the same composition, see Joachim Johann Nepomuk Spalowsky, Beytrag zur Naturgeschichte der V?gel. 5, Vienna, printed in 1795, fig. 8, describing the bird as a Garrulus chinensis elegans. Joachim Anton Johann Nepomuk Spalowsky (1752-1797) was a distinguished naturalist and polymath based in Vienna. Serving as a surgeon in the civic regiments of Vienna, he made significant contributions to the fields of conchology, ornithology, and natural history, authored works on birds, plants, and mammals, and was a member of the Royal Czech Society of Sciences.Literature comparison:Compare a related Chinese school painting of a green magpie, dated Qianlong period.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams London, 15 July 2004, lot 266Price: GBP 15,535 or approx. EUR 32,000 (for 16 paintings) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: Anglo-Chinese SchoolExpert remark: Compare the related subject and brush work. Note the size (36.9 x 47 cm). Also note the much later date (19th century).

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