Lot 287

QIANJIANG ENAMELED AND INSCRIBED TEA CADDY WITH COVER
TONGZHI MARK BUT LATER







Auction: 3 June 2021 at 11:00 BST
£175
Description
同治底印 錫泉氏作款 淺絳彩'詩書之樂'茶罐
the container of cylindrical form, the body decorated on one side with a bearded scholar seated with a pile of books in a garden, the other side inscribed with 'Shi Shu Zhi Le (詩書之樂 The Joy of Poetry)', 'Jia Wu Zhong Qiu Shu Yu Chang Jiang' (甲午仲秋書於昌江 written at Changjiang in the autumn of Jiawu year), corresponding to 1894 AD, and further signed 'Xi Quan Shi Zuo' (錫泉氏作 Made by Xiquanshi), whilst the domed cover with a peach as finial painted with his attendent and inscribed 'Fang Yuan Re Fa' (仿元人法 Imitating the Yuan style), the base stamped with a four-character Tongzhi mark in iron-red
Dimensions
9.8cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Private English collection, Middlesbrough






