Description
A LOBED RU-TYPE BRUSH WASHER, QING DYNASTY
China, 18th to early 19th century. Of foliate form with six larger and six smaller lobes, all covered with a thick and beautifully crackled sea-green glaze.
Provenance: From the collection of a Vietnamese diplomat in France, acquired between 1970 and 1980. From an old French private collection, acquired from the above.
Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, distinct spur marks, and minor firing irregularities.
Weight: 352.3 g
Dimensions: Diameter 11.5 cm
Literature comparison: Compare a similar Ru-type glazed washer, with a Qianlong seal mark and of the period, in the collection of the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.334.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related but slightly smaller washer, with a Qianlong mark but dated to the late Qing dynasty, sold by Bonham’s Sydney in Asian Art on 22 June 2014, lot 41, for AUD $15,860.
仿汝窯花口筆洗,清代
中國,十八世紀至十九世紀初。六瓣花口,整體覆蓋著厚厚且開片精美的海綠色釉。
來源:生活在法國的越南外交官收藏,購於1970 至1980年間。來自一個法國老私人收藏,購於上述收藏。
品相:品相極好,老磨損,明顯痕跡,些微燒製缺陷。
重量:352.3 克
尺寸:直徑11.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較:一個相近但小很多的乾隆款筆洗,斷代為晚清,2014年6月22日在悉尼邦翰思《亞洲藝術》,拍號41,成交價AUD $15,860。