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22 décembre 2008

Important vase en porcelaine de la famille rose. Chine, Dynastie Qing, marque et époque Qianlong (1736-1795)

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Important vase en porcelaine de la famille rose. Chine, Dynastie Qing, marque et époque Qianlong (1736-1795)

de forme balustre, reposant sur un pied évasé, le corps légèrement aplati, le col agrémenté de deux anses en forme de sceptre ruyi d'où pendent des passementeries en relief enserrant des svastika, à décor imitant les émaux cloisonnés, sur fond turquoise, de fleurs de lotus stylisées, rinceaux multicolores, symboles de bon augure et objets précieux (carpes accolées, pierre sonore, chauve-souris), l'épaulement rehaussé de deux frises de ruyi et svastika, la partie inférieure de la panse, d'une bande de pétales stylisés, l'intérieur et la base émaillés turquoise, marque en cachet de l'Empereur percée à la base. haut. 54 cm, 21 1/4 in. Estimate 80,000—120,000 EUR - Lot Sold 432,750 EUR

PROVENANCE: Collection privée de la côte est des Etats-Unis.

NOTE: The present vase belongs to a group of wares commissioned by the Qianlong emperor that are painted in the brilliant famille-rose palette against a strong background colour to enhance the overall design. The use of turquoise-ground is especially successful as it gives the piece a flamboyantly rich feel. As the Qianlong emperor had a penchant for ornamentation and show, he encouraged potters at the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen to produce wares that combined a wide range of glaze and enamel colours in their repertoire.

This vase is also special because the painting in gold outline simulates the effect of gilt wires outlining the colour areas, a technique used in cloisonné enamelling. With the technical advances and virtuosity of porcelain production during the Qianlong period, potters were encouraged to experiment with different ways and techniques to satisfy the emperor's penchant for the curious. Porcelain made to imitate other materials was a technique perfected during Qianlong's reign.

A closely related example, but without the geometric band running around the shoulder, in the Qing Court collection and still in Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong 1999, pl. 118, together with a ruby-ground version, pl. 127. Compare also Qianlong turquoise-ground vases of this type, but of various bottle shapes; such as a pair of globular vases with wide, long flaring necks, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 20th March 1990, lot 679; and an ovoid vase with a long slender neck and scroll handles, included in the exhibition Important Chinese Ceramics from the Robert Chang Collection, Christie's, London, 1993, cat. no. 101, and sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 26th October 2003, lot 121. Antoher baluster vase with a blue-ground from teh Alfred Morrison Collection, Fronthill House was sold at Christie's London, 9 November 2004, lot 57.

Sotheby's. Asian Art. 18 Dec 08. Paris. photo courtesy Sotheby's. www.sothebys.com

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