Olivia Xu
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The John E. Bodie OBE (1930-2023) Collection of Chinese Art
大英帝國官佐勳章獲勳人John E. Bodie(1930-2023)中國藝術品收藏
大英帝國官佐勳章獲勳人John E. Bodie(1930-2023)中國藝術品收藏
Lot 22
A FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT 'LOTUS-POD' BRUSH WASHER Kangxi
16 May 2024, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,816 inc. premium
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A FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT 'LOTUS-POD' BRUSH WASHER
Kangxi
Naturalistically modelled in the form of a large open lotus pod, surrounded by upright leaves with finely incised veins, a small aperture to the surface, conjoined with a veined open lotus leaf forming the water receptacle, a stippled stem trailing down to the base.
11.5cm (4 1/2in) long.
Naturalistically modelled in the form of a large open lotus pod, surrounded by upright leaves with finely incised veins, a small aperture to the surface, conjoined with a veined open lotus leaf forming the water receptacle, a stippled stem trailing down to the base.
11.5cm (4 1/2in) long.
Footnotes
清康熙 素三彩蓮蓬洗
Provenance: Demetrius Zafiropoulos, France
Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art, s'-Hertogenbosch, 23 March 2004 (invoice)
John E. Bodie OBE (1930-2023), London, collection no.66
Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, China Without Dragons, London, 3-9 November 2016, no.35 (label). John E. Bodie loaned 7 pieces to the exhibition.
來源： Demetrius Zafiropoulos，法國
Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art，斯海托亨博斯，2004年3月23日（收據）
大英帝國官佐勳章獲勳人John E. Bodie(1930-2023)，倫敦，藏品編號66
展覽著錄：東方陶瓷學會，《China Without Dragons》，倫敦，2016年9月3-9日，編號35（據標籤），John E. Bodie曾借展7件藏品給該展覽
The lotus plant, embodying both the noble symbolism of Buddhist thought (remaining pure while rising from the mud) and the enchanting beauty of southern Chinese lakes, naturally became a favoured inspiration for water vessels on the scholar's desk. See a similar famille verte lotus-leaf and lotus-pod water vessels, Kangxi, illustrated by J.P.Desroches, Les Tresors du Lettre: Objets de la Chine imperiale, Paris, 1993, p.7 and p.45.
Compare with a related pair of famille verte 'duck and lotus' water droppers, Kangxi, which was sold at Bonhams London, 2 November 2023, lot 176. See also a similar famille verte lotus brush washer, Kangxi, which was sold at Christie's London, 19 February 2013, lot 66 (part lot).
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