Description
A CANTON ENAMEL ‘FISH’ BASIN, QING DYNASTY
China, 1800-1850. The circular basin with deep rounded sides rising to a flat everted rim with a gilt lip and supported on a gilt ring foot with a slightly recessed base, the center enameled with multi-colored goldfish amid aquatic plants on a sky-blue ground and encircled by a leiwen border.
Provenance: From an old Boston family estate, by repute acquired in China around 1900, thence by descent in the same family.
Condition: Some losses to the inner edge with old fillings to both sides (fillings to less than 5 % of the overall surface), extensive crackling to the well, wear, some abrasions.
Weight: 1,233 g
Dimensions: Diameter 40.3 cm
The interior sides and rim with blossoming lotus, peaches, pomegranate, melon, hulu gourd, all on a cobalt blue ground, a ruyi border below the rim, and the exterior with sinuous chilong on a bright turquoise ground.
廣東琺琅魚藻纏枝蓮紋盆,清代
中國,1800-1850。圓形盆,深圓形側面,唇外撇,邊緣外翻鎏金,圈足鎏金内凹,中心天藍色地,飾有彩色金魚和水藻,修飾雷紋以及纏枝蓮紋。並被 雷文邊境。
來源:波士頓老家族遺產,據説1900年前後購於中國,自此保存在同一家族至今。
品相:内邊緣一些缺損,内外都有舊時填補 (修補少於整體面積的5 % ),盆内嚴重開片,磨損和一些擦傷。
重量:1,233 克
尺寸:直徑40.3 厘米