A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ‘PARROT ON A...
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ‘PARROT ON A PERCH’ LIDDED VASES
THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO CORNELIS PRONK (1691-1759)
China, Qing Dynasty, 19th to 20th century
A pair of baluster porcelain vases, probably part of a five-piece garniture, adorned in the famille rose palette with a parrot on a perch suspended from a melon-form ornament, the bird chained to the stoop and with colourful plumage, the right talon grasping a cherry sprig, with a blue border at the flared mouth and foot.
H: 35 cm
Notes:
1. This design is often attributed to Cornelis Pronk but the direct evidence is still lacking. However, the 'parrot' pattern can also be found on Makkum earthenware as well as Meissen porcelain from the 18th century. The present examples were probably part of a five-piece garniture, such as the set illustrated in William R. Sargent, Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts, 2012, p. 248, no. 123. Also compare with a related pair of beaker vases offered at Bonham's London, United Kingdom, 2018/11/06, lot 622, priced at GBP3.000-5.000.
2. In the Shan Hai Jing (山海经) or Classic of the Mountains and Seas from the period of the western Han (202 BC-220 AD), the yingmu (parrot) is described thus: ‘The parrot is a happy bird... Inside a cage, happy on its own, A secluded branch becomes its throne.’
一对粉彩“栖息鹦鹉”带盖花瓶
由荷兰瓷器设计师科内利斯· 普朗克设计
中国，清代，19-20世纪
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ‘PARROT ON A PERCH’ LIDDED VASES
THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO CORNELIS PRONK (1691-1759)
China, Qing Dynasty, 19th to 20th century
A pair of baluster porcelain vases, probably part of a five-piece garniture, adorned in the famille rose palette with a parrot on a perch suspended from a melon-form ornament, the bird chained to the stoop and with colourful plumage, the right talon grasping a cherry sprig, with a blue border at the flared mouth and foot.
H: 35 cm
Notes:
1. This design is often attributed to Cornelis Pronk but the direct evidence is still lacking. However, the 'parrot' pattern can also be found on Makkum earthenware as well as Meissen porcelain from the 18th century. The present examples were probably part of a five-piece garniture, such as the set illustrated in William R. Sargent, Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts, 2012, p. 248, no. 123. Also compare with a related pair of beaker vases offered at Bonham's London, United Kingdom, 2018/11/06, lot 622, priced at GBP3.000-5.000.
2. In the Shan Hai Jing (山海经) or Classic of the Mountains and Seas from the period of the western Han (202 BC-220 AD), the yingmu (parrot) is described thus: ‘The parrot is a happy bird... Inside a cage, happy on its own, A secluded branch becomes its throne.’
一对粉彩“栖息鹦鹉”带盖花瓶
由荷兰瓷器设计师科内利斯· 普朗克设计
中国，清代，19-20世纪
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