A very rare, large circular, carved cinnabar lacquer (tihong) dish, Yongle incised six character mark and of the period

22 avril 2016

A very rare, large circular, carved cinnabar lacquer (tihong) dish, Yongle incised six character mark and of the period

Lot 3. A very rare, large circular, carved cinnabar lacquer (tihong) dish, Yongle incised six character mark and of the period (1403-1424). Estimate 100 000-150 000 €. Photo Nagel

with chrysanthemum decoration. The large dish with shallow rounded sides and a thick, cinnabar lacquer layer above a plain buff lacquer ground is in the interior deeply carved with a dense overlapping floral design of leaves, long, curved stems and flowering chrysanthemums in two, in some areas even three distinct layers, creating an impression of profusion and the effect of spatial depth; the reverse shows the same dense décor with a band of chrysanthemum flowers among leaves and stems, equally deeply carved in spatial layers around a straight foot of conforming shape, the interior of the base lacquered dark brown with long, parallel cracks. The thick cinnabar lacquer shows many thin cracks resulting of the age of the dish, some minor restorations, but otherwise in fine condition. D. 32,5 cm

Provenance: Former collection Baron N. von der Brueggen, St. Petersburg, sold Bangel, Frankfurt, published 727. catalogue, 2./3. March 1909, pl. X, lot 321

Compare: G. Kuwayama (author): Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Far Eastern lacquer, An exhibition catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's permanent collection, LACMA, Los Angeles, California 1982, no. 15, a smaller, circular red lacquer dish, diam.: 27,3 cm, carved with a similar, dense décor of leaves, stems and flowering chrysanthemums, the outside, however, is decorated with a continuous scroll arabesque, dated to the Yuan and early Ming dynasty, 14th century, with additional references.

-. Christie's, HK, 1.12.2009: Important Chinese Lacquer from the Lee Family Collection, Part II, Dec. 1.2009, lot 1813, a carved cinnabar lacquer circular dish, diam. 25 cm, with shallow rounded sides, the interior deeply carved with a dense overlapping floral design in two registers, the upper depicting peonies, the lower pomegranate, the reverse with a band of classic scroll, dated Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), exhibited 1990 and 1991 in Cologne, Los Angeles and Tôkyô and with numerous further references.

- Bonham's, London, 12.5.2011, lot 459A, a smaller dish, diam. 25,5 cm, with large peony flower and leaves in the centre surrounded by other flowers and with incised 6 character Yongle mark (1403-24) and of the period and with further references.

- Sotheby's, Paris, 10.6.2015, lot 113, a large dish, diam. 32,6 cm, with thick cinnabar lacquer deeply carved in two layers with hibiscus flowers, leaves and stems and incised 6 character Yongle mark (1403-24) and of the period and with reference to a similar dish, published by Joan Hornby, Chinese Lacquerware in the National Museum of Denmark, catalogue 2012, cat. no. 3

Nagel Auctions. "Asiatische Kunst", Sale 736, 06.05.2016

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