Description: Painted in vivid and detailed enamels as well as iron red and gold on white ground, the foot rim with a turquoise glaze, the inside with a transparent glaze
China, Qing dynasty, circa 1785
Delicately painted to depict carious courtly scenes as well as landscapes and various birds on trees.
Shape: Flattened rectangular shape with sprawling neck, phoenix handles on both shoulders, each painted medallion with a raised, gilt and curved border
Dimensions: Height 24.8 cm each
Condition: Excellent, with minor wear
Provenance/labels: Old Austrian private collection, the
bottom with an old handwritten inscription: '2 Mandarin Vasen Paar 18. Jahrhundert 1952' (translation: 2 Mandarin vases pair 18th century 1952)
Literature comparison: Sothebys, Kentshire: A Legendary Collection, 18 OCT 2014, NEW YORK, lot 52. (for a similar, slightly larger pair)
一對外銷廣彩開光人物雙耳瓶
細膩瓷器,白底上鐵紅色金色彩釉,足邊松綠色釉,瓶内透明釉
中國,清朝,約1785年
畫面精美,人物花鳥,開光
形狀:扁平,長頸,肩上雙耳,
尺寸:各高24,8 cm
品相極好,輕微磨損
奧地利私人老收藏,瓶底手寫‘2 Mandarin Vasen Paar 18. Jahrhundert 1952’ (翻譯:2個十八世紀的中國花瓶,1952年)
文獻參考:蘇富比《肯特施爾:一個傳奇收藏》,2014年10月18日,紐約,拍品52號(相似瓷瓶)