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A bowl and four sorbets with blue and white decoration, Chin…
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92
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A bowl and four sorbets with blue and white decoration, Chin…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
A bowl and four sorbets with blue and white decoration, China for Vietnam, 19th century
On the small dish and one of the sorbets, the main decoration depicts a lakeside landscape featuring two scholars seated on a rocky outcrop, engaged in drinking, with a gnarled pine tree towering above them. On the right, a boat glides along a river whilst the boatman manoeuvres his pole. A poetic inscription accompanies the scene. The inscription can be transcribed as follows: 对坐清谈世事 间看浅水行舟 – ‘Seated face to face, we converse serenely on the affairs of the world, whilst contemplating a boat gliding over the shallow waters’. The other three sorbets are decorated with two figures in a boat. One is steering the boat, using his pole, towards a rocky islet adorned with a tree and a small pavilion, whilst the other sits beneath a parasol. On the reverse, a poem illustrates the scene: 月舟未泊岸 風雨已來霽 – ‘The boat beneath the moon has not yet docked; the wind and rain have already passed, giving way to a clear sky’. Beneath the plate is a large ‘Tho’ mark – 壽 (longevity) – and beneath the sorbets is the ‘Nôi Phu’ mark – 內府 (Imperial Palace).
Height of sorbets: 4.2 cm; diameter of bowl: 14.9 cm
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Lot description modified on 10/20/2026 at 10:03 AM
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