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PROPERTY FROM FRANZART, THE LUTZ AND HEDDA FRANZ COLLECTION
A GILT-SPLASED ARCHAISTIC WINE VESSEL, JUE
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Details
A GILT-SPLASED ARCHAISTIC WINE VESSEL, JUE
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The vessel is cast with a characteristic pair of short posts on the mouth rim dividing the elongated pouring mouth and an exaggerated lip, decorated around the exterior of the cylindrical receptacle with taotie masks against leiwen ground and divided by vertical flanges, one side with a loop-handle emerging from an animal-head, all raised on three tapered blade legs, decorated overall with characteristic gilt splashes. The base is inscribed with a six-character seal script mark, reading Boshen zuo baoyi, 'Boshen made this precious yi'.
8 1⁄2 in. (21.5 cm.) high, wood stand, box
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The vessel is cast with a characteristic pair of short posts on the mouth rim dividing the elongated pouring mouth and an exaggerated lip, decorated around the exterior of the cylindrical receptacle with taotie masks against leiwen ground and divided by vertical flanges, one side with a loop-handle emerging from an animal-head, all raised on three tapered blade legs, decorated overall with characteristic gilt splashes. The base is inscribed with a six-character seal script mark, reading Boshen zuo baoyi, 'Boshen made this precious yi'.
8 1⁄2 in. (21.5 cm.) high, wood stand, box
Provenance
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 April 2001, lot 771
Brought to you by
Marco Almeida (安偉達)
SVP, Senior International Specialist, Head of Department & Head of Private Sales