ID 819802
Lot 6 | A RARE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN STUPA
Estimate value
$ 200 000 – 300 000
QING DYNASTY, JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
The main domed section with a ruyi-shaped opening is surrounded by a gilt frame opening to reveal the turquoise-enameled interior and the removeable famille rose figure of Buddha seated in vajrasana on a lotus base, the exterior is decorated with three further gilded images of Buddha within circular medallions reserved on a ruby ground decorated with lotus scroll, raised on a stepped, square pedestal base, the ribbed tower above is painted with lotus sprays on a pale yellow ground, and the stoppered cover with flared sides is surmounted by a flame-encased pearl finial
19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
The J.M. Hu (1911-1995), Zande Lou Collection.
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, New York, 1 December 1994, lot 462.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
Helen D. Ling and Edward T. Chow, Collection of Chinese Ceramics from the Pavilion of Ephemeral Attainment, vol. IV, Hong Kong, 1950, no. 217.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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