A yellow-glazed carved biscuit 'Landscape' panel by Chen Guozhi, Daoguang period, dated in accordance with 1829. Photo: Sotheby's.

of rectangular form, well carved in relief with a scene of a figure in a flat-bottomed boat being poled towards a humpback bridge beneath a tall overhanging pine tree, with jagged mountains in the distance, and an inscription above giving the title and the date Daoguang jichou nian chun yue shang wan, 'the first week of Spring of the jichou year (1829) of Daoguang', and the signature Chen Guozhi zhi, (made by Chen Guozhi), framed; 38 by 26.5 cm., 15 by 10 1/2 in. Estimation 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot. Vendu 475,000 HKD

Provenance: Collection of Edward T. Chow.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3rd May 1994, lot 125.

This plaque belongs to a small group of porcelain wares by Chen Guozhi, a ceramic artist active during the Daoguang period (1821-50) at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, and regarded as one of the three masters of carved porcelain. Renown for his ability to capture movement and his distinctive meticulous style, Chen individually crafted and signed his porcelain creations, which often imitated wood, ivory and bamboo.

Sotheby's. Playthings From The Collection of Edward T. Chow - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Collections -Chinese Art Through the Eye of Sakamoto Gor - Asian Lacquer. Hong Kong | 27 mai 2014 - http://www.sothebys.com/