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Lots 43-47 form part of the Maurice Collis (1889-1975) Collection Maurice Collis started collecting Chinese ceramics when he was in Burma during the 1920s and ’30s, working within the British Empire. His collection started when a gold miner brought...

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Lots 43-47 form part of the Maurice Collis (1889-1975) Collection Maurice Collis started collecting Chinese ceramics when he was in Burma during the 1920s and ’30s, working within the British Empire. His collection started when a gold miner brought him objects discovered near the old city of Tenasserim, not far from where Collis was based in Mergui, in a part of Burma bounded on two sides by Siam. This began his fascination with and research into collecting early Chinese ceramics, an interest that he maintained after returning to Britain where he became an active member of the Oriental Ceramic Society, contributing articles and documenting his research and discoveries. Following his retirement in 1936 Collis began his career as a writer. He wrote on south east Asia, China and various historical subjects, including the history of Siam and China, and about the struggle in the late Middle Ages between western countries for sea-power and trade in the east. He had become very involved with historical research while still in Burma, and in 1941 he published ‘The Great Within’, about Chinese life in the era of the Ming dynasty through to the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty early in the 20th century. Another book, ‘Foreign Mud’, was about the opium trade and the Anglo-Chinese war. In ‘The First Holy One’, Collis wrote about Confucius and the significance of his doctrines to the Chinese people. Collis also wrote several noted biographies, including a book about Stamford Raffles, a biography of Lady Astor, and a major biography of the painter, Stanley Spencer. He was also an author of plays, poems, and an extensive writer on art and artists for publications and catalogues. ‘The Journey Up’, a volume of his memoirs, was published in 1970. A large Chinese porcelain blue and white Ming-style 'Lotus Bouquet' dish, Yongzheng period, painted with a bouquet of blossoming lotus stems tied with a ribbon, the outer border and exterior bearing continuous patterns of leafy stems and flowerheads, 38.8cm diameter Provenance: Maurice Collis (1889-1975) Collection, purchased in Rangoon, 1928. c.f. The prototype for this design can be seen on 15th century dishes, as illustrated in H. Garner, 'Oriental Blue and White', pl. 13; and in A. Pope, 'Chinese Porcelain from the Ardebil Shrine', pl. 31. A later Yongzheng example, similar in design but smaller, is illustrated in 'Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty', 2003, p. 122. A Yongzheng-marked dish sold at Christie's New York, 1st June 1990, lot 248.
品相報告 Condition Report: The dish is repaired from broken, with visible traces of repair and restoration to the cracked areas. Nibbles to the footrim. Some surface wear present. There is a small area of glaze flaw to the exterior near the rim.

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Lots 43-47 form part of the Maurice Collis (1889-1975) Collection Maurice Collis started collecting Chinese ceramics when he was in Burma during the 1920s and ’30s, working within the British Empire. His collection started when a gold miner brought him objects discovered near the old city of Tenasserim, not far from where Collis was based in Mergui, in a part of Burma bounded on two sides by Siam. This began his fascination with and research into collecting early Chinese ceramics, an interest that he maintained after returning to Britain where he became an active member of the Oriental Ceramic Society, contributing articles and documenting his research and discoveries. Following his retirement in 1936 Collis began his career as a writer. He wrote on south east Asia, China and various historical subjects, including the history of Siam and China, and about the struggle in the late Middle Ages between western countries for sea-power and trade in the east. He had become very involved with historical research while still in Burma, and in 1941 he published ‘The Great Within’, about Chinese life in the era of the Ming dynasty through to the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty early in the 20th century. Another book, ‘Foreign Mud’, was about the opium trade and the Anglo-Chinese war. In ‘The First Holy One’, Collis wrote about Confucius and the significance of his doctrines to the Chinese people. Collis also wrote several noted biographies, including a book about Stamford Raffles, a biography of Lady Astor, and a major biography of the painter, Stanley Spencer. He was also an author of plays, poems, and an extensive writer on art and artists for publications and catalogues. ‘The Journey Up’, a volume of his memoirs, was published in 1970. A large Chinese porcelain blue and white Ming-style 'Lotus Bouquet' dish, Yongzheng period, painted with a bouquet of blossoming lotus stems tied with a ribbon, the outer border and exterior bearing continuous patterns of leafy stems and flowerheads, 38.8cm diameter Provenance: Maurice Collis (1889-1975) Collection, purchased in Rangoon, 1928. c.f. The prototype for this design can be seen on 15th century dishes, as illustrated in H. Garner, 'Oriental Blue and White', pl. 13; and in A. Pope, 'Chinese Porcelain from the Ardebil Shrine', pl. 31. A later Yongzheng example, similar in design but smaller, is illustrated in 'Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty', 2003, p. 122. A Yongzheng-marked dish sold at Christie's New York, 1st June 1990, lot 248.
品相報告 Condition Report: The dish is repaired from broken, with visible traces of repair and restoration to the cracked areas. Nibbles to the footrim. Some surface wear present. There is a small area of glaze flaw to the exterior near the rim.

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