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A quadrangular vase in polychrome glazed porcelain in the Qi…
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86
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A quadrangular vase in polychrome glazed porcelain in the Qi…
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
A quadrangular vase in polychrome glazed porcelain in the Qianjiang Cai style, attributed to Cheng Song Shi - ???, China, Guangxu period (1875–1908), late 19th century
Quadrangular in shape, with a straight body that flares slightly towards the top, supported by a narrow neck that then flares widely, the vase features mascarons on two sides forming handles with movable rings. The decoration, rendered in a palette of blue-grey, green, yellow, pink and brown, combines several compositions of flowers and landscapes: a mountainous landscape with trees and rocks, a pine tree accompanied by a wading bird, flowering branches and chrysanthemums. The various sides and the neck are embellished with long poetic inscriptions in Chinese characters written in cursive calligraphy, accompanied by several red seals. One of the inscriptions bears a cyclical date: the winter of the year Jiawu, i.e. 1894.
Height: 38 cm
Hole beneath the base.
The piece belongs to the tradition of scholar’s porcelain known as ‘Qianjiang Cai’, which emerged in Jingdezhen during the reigns of Tongzhi and Guangxu and is characterised by the combination of painting, calligraphy, poetry and seals on porcelain. Cheng Song Shi, whose given name was Cheng Qigao (???), nicknamed Songshi and known as ??? (Song Daoren), is documented as a late Qing dynasty porcelain painter, active notably between 1880 and 1900 and particularly renowned for his flower-and-bird compositions, as well as his landscapes.
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