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8 avril 2015

A fine and rare blue and white 'Foliate Scroll' meiping, Mark and period of Yongzheng

A fine and rare blue and white 'Foliate Scroll' meiping, Mark and period of Yongzheng

A fine and rare blue and white 'Foliate Scroll' meiping, Mark and period of Yongzheng (mark)

A fine and rare blue and white 'Foliate Scroll' meiping, Mark and period of YongzhengEstimate  3,500,000 — 4,500,000  HKD. Lot sold 4,280,000 HKD (508,716   EUR). Photo courtesy Sotheby's

superbly potted with full rounded shoulders rising at a gently flaring angle from the slightly bulging rounded base, all supported on a short foot, well painted in a lively style in vivid washes of cobalt-blue with a dense network of foliate scrolls issuing furled leaves and meandering tendrils, all between a double-line border below the rim and around the foot, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark; 24.2 cm., 9 1/2  in.

ProvenanceSotheby's Hong Kong, 5th November 1996, lot 805.

NotesExpertly decorated with ornate curling fronds unfolding over the entire surface of the body, this elegant vase represents the Yongzheng Emperor’s taste for classic styles of the past and his interest in their reinterpretation to result in highly innovative contemporary designs of outstanding quality. The Yongzheng Emperor took a keen interest in the work of various imperial manufactories in his empire, particularly the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen where artistic direction was led by his personal taste. Through his brilliant kiln supervisor, Tang Ying, he achieved a distinctive style and refinement by studying celebrated wares of the past and fine-tuning shapes to harmonious proportions, developing sophisticated designs and aspiring to the standard of the best works from Chinese history.

A closely related example, from the Shorenstein collection, was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1st December 2010, lot 2966; another was sold in these rooms, 15th May 1990, lot 138; and a third example, but the design rendered against a yellow-enamelled ground, is published in John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, Geneva, 1999, pl. 209.

The present vase may be regarded as an echo of a famous doucai bottle of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) which is also painted with scrolling fronds, from the Qing Court collection and still in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 60. While the Ming vase is of pear shape it similarly takes a secondary scroll motif and places it as the primary decorative motif. The Yongzheng craftsman has created a highly contemporary design by infusing the scroll with a featheriness that is characteristic of Western rococo scrolling fronds, which reflects the artistic and cultural exchange of his time.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, Hong Kong, 07 avr. 2015

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