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A FINE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLORAL SCROLL’ BASIN

Lot 2710
30.11.2023 10:30UTC +08:00
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HKD 5 670 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 1070497
Lot 2710 | A FINE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLORAL SCROLL’ BASIN
Estimate value
HKD 6 000 000 – 8 000 000
A FINE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLORAL SCROLL’ BASIN

YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

13 3⁄8 in. (34 cm.) diam.





Provenance

Sold at Sotheby’s London, 9 December 1986, lot 243



Literature

- Chinese Porcelain in the S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, no. 56

- Selected Treasures of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Thirtieth Anniversary Exhibition, Hong Kong, 1990, p. 386-387, no. 178

- Liu Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, vol. 5: Ch'ing Official and Popular Wares, Taipei, 1991, p. 94

- Blue and White Porcelain from the Tianminlou Collection, Taipei, 1992, p.196-197, no. 81

- Blue and White Porcelain from the Collection of Tianminlou Foundation, Shanghai, 1996, p/ 208-209, no. 87



Exhibited

- Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Porcelain in the S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, no. 56

- Hong Kong Museum of Art, Selected Treasures of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Thirtieth Anniversary Exhibition, Hong Kong, 30 November 1900 – 10 February 1991, no. 178

- Chang Foundation, Blue and White Porcelain from the Tianminlou Collection, Taipei, 1992, no.81

- Shanghai Museum, Blue and White Porcelain from the Collection of Tianminlou Foundation, Shanghai, 1996, p/ 208-209, no. 87



Further details

COLLECTOR’S NOTE:
The collector recalls this Yongzheng basin was acquired from a London auction for quite a substantial sum in the 1980s. At the time, the market for Qing imperial porcelain had yet to gain universal recognition, but he and his father recognised it was very rare to find a basin of this type bearing a Yongzheng mark, and were determined to add this precious piece to their collection. The collector went through his hand-written records, and realised they paid more for this basin than the magnificent Yongzheng blue and white moonflask acquired around the same time (lot 2711 in this sale). The latter normally would be expected to fetch more in the market, showing the high regard they had for this exceptional basin and their unwavering determination to acquire it.
Historical era:Yongzheng period
Category:Wash basin
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