Olivia Xu
Associate Specialist
Lot 334*
A BLUE AND WHITE 'CRANES AND TRIGRAMS' BOWL Jiaqing seal mark and probably of the period
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2 November 2023, 15:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£4,000 - £6,000
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Chen Xie
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Edward Luper
Specialist, Chinese Works of Art
A BLUE AND WHITE 'CRANES AND TRIGRAMS' BOWL
Jiaqing seal mark and probably of the period
Well potted, rising from a short foot, finely painted on the exterior with a continuous scene of alternating flying cranes and clouds dividing eight trigrams, all above rocks and waves, the interior with a diaper-pattern band around the rim, the base with a seal mark in underglaze-blue. 14cm (5 1/2in) diam.
Well potted, rising from a short foot, finely painted on the exterior with a continuous scene of alternating flying cranes and clouds dividing eight trigrams, all above rocks and waves, the interior with a diaper-pattern band around the rim, the base with a seal mark in underglaze-blue. 14cm (5 1/2in) diam.
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或清嘉慶 青花雲鶴八卦紋碗
青花「大清嘉慶年製」篆書款
Finely decorated with the Eight Trigrams and cranes, the present lot highlights the auspicious symbolism associated with Daoist beliefs. As birds traditionally with a long life span, cranes were regarded as vehicles for the Immortals in China, while the 'Eight Trigrams' were related to Daoism and the practice of Inner Alchemy to attain Immortality.
The trigrams represent the principles of yin and yang manifested in the form of open and solid lines. The Eight Trigrams are positioned according to the 'Later Heaven' arrangement, which can be found on ceramics since the Song dynasty; this arrangement signifies the bringing forth of information regarding the shifting of the yin and yang, revealing the 'Laws of Change' in the universe and within the human world.
A similar blue and white 'crane and trigram' bowl, Jiaqing seal mark and of the period, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 4 October 2016, lot 140. Compare also with a related pair of blue and white 'cranes and trigrams' bowls, Qianlong seal marks and of the period, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 13 September 2016, lot 270.
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