DYNASTYChina, 1368-1644. Overall painted with Chang'e accompanied by a retinue of attendants, two playing flutes and several carrying scrolls and fanning the lunar deity, under a large wutong tree, all approaching the moon rabbit surrounded by auspicious symbols and scholar's objects, above two immortals, one of them pointing up towards Chang'e, the scene embedded in an array of scrolling and swirling clouds.Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. The greater part of the Holzapfel Oriental Ceramics collection was formed in England and Ireland in the late 1950s and 1960s. After the death of Mr. Holzapfel, most of his pieces went to his children, ten in all. Two of Mr. Holzapfel's eldest sons then started their own collections in the early 1970s, both by adding significantly to their shares of the inheritance. Collecting was eventually continued by one of Mr. Holzapfel's grandsons, who lives in Switzerland and is a member of the Oriental Ceramic Society. This lot was acquired within the Holzapfel family after 2005.Condition: The plaque was broken into five sections which are all present and have been put back in place, with only minor fillings along the broken sections, and no spraying or any other type of overpainting whatsoever. Please see the online video made under blue light to show the exact positioning of the cracks, which are very well visible. Otherwise with wear, fritting, minor hairlines, and other manufacturing flaws.Weight: 10.7 kgDimensions: Size 64 x 46.8 cmNote the many fine details, such as the elaborately patterned robes of the immortals, as well as the vast clouds dividing the different sections of the painting, executed with virtuosic mastery.The moon rabbit or moon hare is a mythical figure who lives on the Moon in Far Eastern folklore, based on pareidolia interpretations that identify the dark markings on the near side of the Moon as a rabbit or hare. In Chinese folklore, the rabbit is often portrayed as a companion of the Moon goddess Chang'e.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but considerably smaller (28 x 37.5 cm) plaque dated to the Zhengde period at Christie's Hong Kong, Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 30 May 2006, lot 1391, sold for HKD 480,000. Compare also with a circular plaque of much smaller size (29 cm in diameter) dated to the Chenghua period at Christie's New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 15 September 2011, lot 1477, sold for USD 92,500.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium – only for buyers within the EU.明代大型青花嫦娥玉兔飾屏中國,1368-1644年。屏上青花描繪嫦娥與玉兔場景,身邊衆多仙人與侍者,她們奏長笛或手持書卷,月下賞景,梧桐樹下可見玉兔,周圍吉祥飾紋,祥雲圍繞。來源:瑞士日內瓦Holzapfel收藏。 Holzapfel 東方陶瓷收藏的大部分藏品是在1950年至1960年代在英國和愛爾蘭成立的。Holzapfel老先生去世後,他的大部分藏品都交給了他的十個孩子。Holzapfel先生年長的兩個孩子隨後於1970年代初開始了自己的收藏,都擴大了從遺產得到的收藏。Holzapfel先生的孫子之一他目前居住在瑞士,是東方陶瓷協會的成員,他最終延續了收藏工作。 此拍品是Holzapfel家族2005年後收藏的。圖片:Holzapfel東方陶瓷收藏的一部分,包括此拍品。品相:飾瓶裂成五部分,全部都已修補歸回原位,裂紋処只有少量填充物,並且沒有噴塗或任何其他類型的過度噴塗。請觀看在藍光照射的在線視頻,顯示裂縫的確切位置,這些裂縫清晰可見。 除此之外有磨損、熔結以及其他製造缺陷。重量:10.7 公斤尺寸:64 x 46.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相似但尺寸更小 (28 x 37.5 厘米) 的正德時期飾屏見香港佳士得 Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場2006年5月30日lot 1391, 售價HKD 480,000; 另一件相似但更小的成化時期飾屏見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場2011年9月15日 lot 1477, 售價USD 92,500.