A FAMILLE ROSE RECTANGULAR TABLE SCREEN

Mid Qing Dynasty

Mid Qing Dynasty
Finely painted with a harbour scene including a walled settlement beside an ocean extending to the distance, framed by blue mountains, the harbour with various boats, inscribed with a Tang dynasty poem and with seals, hongmu stand and frame. Overall 34.9cm (13 3/4in) high.

清中期 粉彩「滕王閣」圖硯屏

Provenance:
Parry Collection, London, and thence by descent

來源：
倫敦Parry家族收藏，並由後人保存迄今

The screen depicts the pavilion of Prince Teng. The inscription confirms the identity of the building, and is a line from the Tang poet Wang Bo (650-676 AD), which may be translated as:

'Teng tower, the high pavilion, facing the river isle'

The Pavilion of Prince Teng, first built in 653 AD by Li Yuanying, younger brother of Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty, is a real pavilion in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, on the east bank of the Gan river. It is considered one of the three great towers of southern China, along with Yueyang tower and Yellow Crane pavilion. Teng tower is frequently depicted in Chinese art, most famously by the Yuan dynasty painter Xia Yong (active 1340s-1360s); see a painting in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (acc.no.29.964). See also a large blue and white vase depicting the same Teng pavilion, Kangxi, which was sold at Bonhams London, 12 November 2015, lot 124.

以粉彩描繪江南名勝滕王閣景色，畫面右側以墨彩書初唐詩人王勃之詩句，「滕王高閣臨江渚」。滕王閣座落於江西南昌，贛江東岸。始建於唐永徽四年（653年），為當時任洪州都督的唐高祖李淵之子李元嬰所建。與岳陽樓、黃鶴樓並稱江南三大名樓，歷代文人墨客以其為題的詩詞書畫不勝枚舉，如現藏於美國波士頓美術館之元代夏永所繪《滕王閣圖》，藏品編號29.964。另見一例清康熙青花「滕王閣序」題字棒槌大瓶，售於倫敦邦瀚斯，2015年11月12日，拍品編號124。