£1,625
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 617
Auction: 5 November 2020 at 14:00 GMT
清光緒丙寅年 汪信興款 淺絳彩博古圖大瓶
the baluster body tapering to a flared rim, the neck attached with two pairs of animal-form handles in iron red, one side of the body finely painted with various antiques including vases, table screens and scholars objects, the other side inscribed with a long inscription including 'Bing Yin' year corresponding to 1902, further signed by the painter 'Wang Xin Xing', with a wooden stand
Provenance: Private English collection, Brighton, acquired from Friendship Trading Company, Hong Kong (興華工藝古玩行)on 2nd April 1993, with an original receipt stated the piece dated to the Qing dynasty, circa 1862-1875. With a Certificate of Antiquity issued by Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association Limited (香港藝術品商會有限公司)on 13th June,1995, stated the piece over 100 years old