Description
A FAMILLE VERTE 'MAGPIES' BRUSHPOT, BITONG, KANGXI PERIOD
China, 1662-1722. Finely enameled with a pair of magpies, both perched on chrysanthemum branches issuing from jagged rocks among flying butterflies and manifold vegetation. Magpie and chrysanthemum are a rebus wishing for the happiness of the entire family.
Provenance: From a French private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with some old wear, traces of use, minor firing flaws, pitting and kiln grit, the foot with a few very old chips, all clearly visible on the detail images online. One dragonfly painted in iron red above the glaze is now mostly faded away.
Weight: 2,645 g
Dimensions: 20.1 cm diameter
Heavily potted as expected from a Bitong from the Kangxi period, of cylindrical form with slightly waisted sides, all rising from a flat unglazed base with a recessed, circular medallion at the center, the interior with a transparent glaze.
Auction result comparison: For a closely related, yet smaller example see Christies Hong Kong in The Pavilion Sale, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 October 2018, lot 47, sold for HKD $175,000 For a closely related bitong of almost the same size see Sotheby’s New York, in KANGXI: The Jie Rui Tang Collection, 20 March 2018, lot 310, sold for USD $25,000.
硬彩牡丹筆筒,康熙
中國,1662-1722。富貴牡丹圖 。
來源:法國私人收藏
品相:品相極好,一些老磨損與使用痕跡,輕微燒製瑕疵,麻點和窯渣,足部有一些很舊的碎屑,所有這些細節圖都可在網上清晰顯示。 釉面上方鐵紅釉蜻蜓現在已基本消失。
重量:2,645 克
尺寸:直徑20.1 厘米
拍賣歷史: 一件極相似小筆筒可見香港佳士得2018年10月4日 Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art,拍號 47,成交價HKD $175,000。一件幾乎相同尺寸的筆筒可見紐約蘇富比2018年3月20日KANGXI: The Jie Rui Tang Collection,拍號 310,成交價USD $25,000。