† A FAMILLE VERTE 'CHILONG AND CARP' MALLET VASE, YAOLINGZUN, KANGXI PERIOD
† A FAMILLE VERTE 'CHILONG AND CARP' MALLET VASE, YAOLINGZUN, KANGXI PERIOD
China, 1662-1722. Superbly potted with high shoulders supported on a flaring foot and surmounted by a long waisted neck rising to a galleried rim, the neck applied with an aubergine chilong coiled around the neck grasping a leafy lingzhi sprig in its mouth, the lower body finely enameled in shades of green, iron-red, pale yellow, and aubergine, with a leaping carp amid three-peaked mountains rising from crashing waves in a spiral sea interspersed with precious treasures, above a double-line border.
Provenance: From a noted private collection in California, United States, assembled in the 1980s and 1990s, buying primarily from Alice Boney as well as Christie's and Sotheby's. Thence by descent within the same family.
Condition: Superb condition with expected minor wear here and there, light surface scratches, and firing flaws including kiln grit to the base.
Weight: 453 g
Dimensions: Height 21.8 cm
The elegant form of this vase, with its long, slender, slightly waisted neck rising from pronounced shoulders, is particularly associated with the Kangxi reign. In Chinese the name often given to this form is yaoling zun, or 'hand bell vase'. The reference is to bronze bells, which formed part of the repertoire of Chinese instruments used in formal secular and religious music, although pottery bells of similar, if less refined form, were made in China as early as the Neolithic period.
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Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams London, 11 May 2021, lot 263
Price: GBP 37,750 or approx.
EUR 57,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare famille verte 'chilong' bottle vase, Chenghua six-character mark, Kangxi
Expert remark: Compare the closely related decoration with similar enamels, applied chilong around the neck, and size (21.3 cm). Note the slightly different form.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 23 March 2023, lot 899
Price: USD 37,800 or approx.
EUR 36,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A dehua 'chilong' vase, Kangxi period, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, applied chilong with leafy stem in its mouth, and size (22.5 cm) on this Dehua white-glazed vase, also with an unmarked base.
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† A FAMILLE VERTE 'CHILONG AND CARP' MALLET VASE, YAOLINGZUN, KANGXI PERIOD
China, 1662-1722. Superbly potted with high shoulders supported on a flaring foot and surmounted by a long waisted neck rising to a galleried rim, the neck applied with an aubergine chilong coiled around the neck grasping a leafy lingzhi sprig in its mouth, the lower body finely enameled in shades of green, iron-red, pale yellow, and aubergine, with a leaping carp amid three-peaked mountains rising from crashing waves in a spiral sea interspersed with precious treasures, above a double-line border.
Provenance: From a noted private collection in California, United States, assembled in the 1980s and 1990s, buying primarily from Alice Boney as well as Christie's and Sotheby's. Thence by descent within the same family.
Condition: Superb condition with expected minor wear here and there, light surface scratches, and firing flaws including kiln grit to the base.
Weight: 453 g
Dimensions: Height 21.8 cm
The elegant form of this vase, with its long, slender, slightly waisted neck rising from pronounced shoulders, is particularly associated with the Kangxi reign. In Chinese the name often given to this form is yaoling zun, or 'hand bell vase'. The reference is to bronze bells, which formed part of the repertoire of Chinese instruments used in formal secular and religious music, although pottery bells of similar, if less refined form, were made in China as early as the Neolithic period.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams London, 11 May 2021, lot 263
Price: GBP 37,750 or approx.
EUR 57,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare famille verte 'chilong' bottle vase, Chenghua six-character mark, Kangxi
Expert remark: Compare the closely related decoration with similar enamels, applied chilong around the neck, and size (21.3 cm). Note the slightly different form.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 23 March 2023, lot 899
Price: USD 37,800 or approx.
EUR 36,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A dehua 'chilong' vase, Kangxi period, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, applied chilong with leafy stem in its mouth, and size (22.5 cm) on this Dehua white-glazed vase, also with an unmarked base.
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