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A large archaistic carved wood 'champion' vase late Qing…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
20-Mar-2019
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Description:
A large archaistic carved wood 'champion' vase late Qing dynasty, the wood resembling agarwood, in the form of a pair of cylindrical vessels, each carved with two broad friezes of archaistic wavy bands and scrolls on a lei wen ground, supported on splayed feet and centred with a stylised phoenix standing on the head of a crouching lion, its angular scroll wings displayed over both vases, the reverse with an archaic style mythical beast forming the loop handle, an incised rectangular seal mark on its tail, supported on the protruding hind quarters of the lion, an inscription around the mouth rims and above the foot on one side below an incised double gourd mark, 50.3 cm high. Other Notes: The size of this champion vase is rare. An example in bronze in the Victoria and Albert Museum is illustrated by Rose Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London 1990, fig. 57 where she states the vessel was probably assembled in the Song to early Ming period from seven or more pieces including two Han dynasty tubular chariot fittings. This may explain the intriguing composite form of the 'champion' vase which was popular during the Ming and Qing., See also a large bronze champion vase with similar decoration dated to the Ming dynasty, A Pilgrimage to the Ten Directions, Treasures from Chinese Buddhist Temples, no. 26, p.131, sold Marchant: Nine Decades in Chinese Art, Christie's, New York, 14 September 2017, lot 712
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Oriental: Zother