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Front cover: 936. A blue and white ‘100 boys’ circular box with cover, Ming dynasty, Wanli mark and of the period (1573-1619). 937. A blue and white ‘five clawed dragon’ box, Ming dynasty, Wanli mark and of the period (1573-1619). 942. A rare Meiping vase with dragon handles, Qing dynasty, with Yongzheng mark and of the period (1723-35). 939. An copper-red glazed bowl, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and of the period (1723-35). 953. A claire de lune glazed water pot, Qing dynasty, 19th century with Kangxi mark. 951. A finely painted blue and white jar with cover, Qing dynasty, 19th century. The cover, 17th century.
Back cover: 1115. A large Imperial Hongmu compound cabinet, Qingdynasty, 19th century.
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The collection of Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg
Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family. Gustaf O. Wallenberg was a Swedish businessman, diplomat and active politician. He was the son of André Oscar Wallenberg, f ounder of Stockholm Enskilda Bank (today’s Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, known as SEB). After a career in the S wedish Navy he turned to the business world and was active in improving the transoceanic shipping industry.
Wallenberg was Sweden’s Envoy to Tokyo between 1907–1918. In April 1907 he travelled to Beijing to amend t he Treaty of Canton (1847) between Sweden-Norway and China and to establish diplomatic relations between Sweden and the Qing Court. As the Swedish Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of P eking, he successfully negotiated and signed with Lien Fang, the Guangxu Emperor’s High Commissioner Plenipotentiary and Senior Vice-President of the Wai Wu Pu,
Gustaf O Wallenberg (1865–1937).
the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation, between Sweden and China, which was signed in Beijing on 2 July 1908, with an additional article signed on 24 May 1909.
The collection was acquired between 1907 and 1918 when Wallenberg was the Swedish Envoy in Tokyo, and possibly during his diplomatic service in China. Documents preserved at the Östasiatiska Museum in Stockholm demonstrate the importance of Gustaf Wallenberg and his extensive c onnections with the Qing government to the Swedish engineers and businessmen who were in China during this period, such as Johan Gunnar Andersson, Osvald Siren, Orvar Karlbeck, Erik Nordstrom and many more.
Gustaf Wallenberg was the grandfather of Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg (1912–1945), an architect, businessman, and
diplomat. Raoul Wallenberg has been designated by Yad Vashem as one of the Righteous Among Nations, as well as having many monuments and streets named after him in honour of him saving thousands of Jews in Germano ccupied Hungary during the Second World War, while serving as Sweden’s Special Envoy in Budapest. As he lost his father the same year he was born, he was brought up also by his grandfather Gustaf Wallenberg, with the Chinese porcelain collection around him, inheriting part of the collection when his grandfather passed away in 1937. He died at a time unknown between 1945 and 1947, further to his detention in Budapest by General M alinovsky in 1944, and arrest by the Soviet authorities. Further to his disappearance his part of the Chinese collection was deposited at the Östasiatiska Museum in Stockholm, and later released to the family.
LOT 936 – 970
936. A blue and white ‘100 boys’ circular box with cover, Ming dynasty, Wanli mark and of the period (1573–1619).
The domed cover is well painted with a scene of boys at play in a courtyard, surrounded by a band of four dragons striding amidst clouds in pursuit of flaming pearls above a narrow band of precious objects alternating with lingzhi sprigs encircling the rim, the sides of box is similarly decorated with four dragons amidst clouds chasing the flaming pearl. With an additional narrow scroll band encircling the foot. The six character mark within a double circle. Diameter 22.5 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Label to the base from Östasiatiska Museets Exhibition 1964. Lot no 68. Depicted in the exhibition catalogue and listed as from the Collection of Raoul Wallenberg. Compare with a similar box sold at Christies, lot no 67. The Meiyintang Collection – An Important Selection Of Imperial Chinese Porcelains, 07 April 2011, Hong Kong. Compare also a similar box sold at Christies, 1 June 2016 | Live auction 12555. The Imperial Sale / Important Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Lot 3322. Compare with a box of this typ in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1927. Accession Number: 27.119.26a, b.
Literature: Another box and cover of this design, from the Qing court collection and still in the Palace Museum, is published in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red, Shanghai, 2000, vol. 2, pl. 181. A number of similar boxes of this pattern exist in museum collections. A closely related box and cover is in the collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art and published in Ming blue-and-white : an exhibition of blue-decorated porcelain of the Ming dynasty, Philadelphia, 1949, no. 141; another, in the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art, is illustrated by D. Leidy in How to Read Chinese Ceramics, New York, 2015. p.87.
Catalogue note: Figure decoration had been extremely rare on Jingdezhen porcelain throughout the Ming dynasty, but became popular in the Wanli period.
937. A blue and white ‘five clawed dragon’ box with cover, Ming dynasty, Wanli mark and of the period (1573–1619).
Hexagonal shape decorated with five clawed dragons chasing the flaming pearl amidst cloud formations. The base with a six-character mark of Wanli within double underglaze blue circles. Diameter 17.6 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: This has a label from an exhibition in the Östasiatiska Museet 1964. It has an other label with Wallenbergs dep. It refers to the items From Rauol Wallenberg that were deposited in the Museum between his disappearance and until he was declared dead. Mr Raoul Wallenberg was the grandson of Gustaf Wallenberg and is a well renowed Swedish Diplomat who today is remembered for his extraordinary efforts during the WWII. Compare with a box donated by the Wallenberg family to Östasiatiska museet in Stockholm, OM-1963-0030.
938. A blue glazed bowl, Qing dynasty with Kangxi mark and period (1662–1722).
The deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot, the exterior covered in a brilliant blue glaze pulling to a slightly darker tone at the foot, the interior and the base left white, inscribed with an underglaze blue six-character Kangxi mark within a double-circle. Diameter 14.6 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare; Sothebys, L12211 7 November 2012, London, lot no 266.
Catalogue note: The present lot belongs to a small group of sacrificial-blue bowls notable for their superior quality.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
939. An copper-red glazed bowl, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and of the period (1723–35).
The deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, the exterior covered in a deep red glaze thinning to white towards the rim and stopping neatly around the foot. A six-character Yonzheng mark in underglaze blue within a double circle.
Diameter 11.7 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
940. A ‘copper-red’ glazed dish, Qing dynasty with Kangxi six character mark and period (1662–1722).
With shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to a slightly everted rim, covered overall in a deep red glaze. The deep red glaze thinning at the rim to reveal the white body, the base glazed white with Kangxi six character mark within a double circle in underglaze blue. Diameter 17.7 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare with dishes of this type in the collection of the British Museum, Registration number PDF,B.523.
Catalogue note: This dish is notable for its vibrant copper-red glaze and its even tone which accentuates the graceful curves of its elegant form. A notoriously difficult pigment to fire, the use of copper was largely abandoned after the 15th century as the slightest irregularity in any stage of the production resulted in an undesirable and uneven color. Yet, with the technical advances made at the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen from the early Qing dynasty onwards, by the 18th century, potters were able to accomplish a previously unattained command over the pigment to successfully create a number of monochrome vessels with a strong and even red tone, such as the present dish.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
Catalogue note: This bowl is notable for its vibrant copper-red glaze and its even tone which accentuates the graceful curves of its elegant form. A notoriously difficult pigment to fire, the use of copper was largely abandoned after the 15th century as the slightest irregularity in any stage of the production resulted in an undesirable and uneven color. Yet, with the technical advances made at the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen from the early Qing dynasty onwards, by the 18th century, potters were able to accomplish a previously unattained command over the pigment to successfully create a number of monochrome vessels with a strong and even red tone, such as the present bowl.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
941. An iron red decorated dish with lotus pattern, Qing dynasty, with a Kangxi six character mark and of the period (1662–1722).
Decorated in iron red with a continuous lotus scroll that repeats itself on the backside of the rounded rim. Base with a six character Kangxi mark within double circle. Diameter 21.1 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 30 000 – 50 000 / EUR 2 590 – 4 320
942. A rare Meiping vase with dragon handles, Qing dynasty, with Yongzheng mark and of the period (1723–35).
Well potted and molded with dragon handles, two makara dragons pealing around the upper body in copper red hiding in the anhua relief with scrolling clouds. The base with a fine underglaze blue six character Yongzheng mark wihin double circle. Height 22 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Literature: The makara is a dragon-like mythical beast with a split and foliated tail and a floral scroll issuing from its mouth. Originating in Hindu mythology, the iconography of makara evolved in Tibetan Buddhism and became a popular motif depicted in Ming dynasty Imperial works of art. The depiction of the makara dragons and lotus blossoms illustrates the important relationship during the early to mid-Ming dynasty, between the Imperial court and Tibetan Buddhism, as continuation of the close relationship between the Yuan emperors and Tibetan hierarchs, and as means of exerting Imperial influence of the region as well as, occasionally, gaining religious legitimacy within the realm. This is an interesting and rare 18th century capture.
Catalogue note: The Walleberg pieces are repaired in Japan in a technique called Kintsugi (translates to ‘golden joinery’), also known as kintsukuroi ‘golden repair’. It is a Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum, and it treats breakage and repair as a part of the history of an object rather than something to disguise. One can clearly see in the academic collection of Gustaf Wallenberg, that he appreciated the items for their quality and the rareness of the pieces, and that he very confident and appreciated this way of taking care of the magnificent cultural heritage of China.
943. A large white glazed anhua decorated five clawed dragon bowl, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and of the period 1723–35).
With rounded conical sides, the interior incised with three clouds encircling the center, the exterior incised with two five-clawed scaly dragons pursing flaming pearls amidst clouds and flames, all under a glaze of milk-white tone. Diameter 25.5 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare a similar bowl sold at Christies, 19 SEP 2006 | Live auction 1701. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot no 405.
944. A doucai ‘floral’ bowl, Qing dynasty, mark and of the period of Yongzheng (1723–35).
The finely potted bowl is delicately enameled on the exterior of the widely flared sides in soft pastel tones of pink, aubergine, yellow, red and green outlined in underglaze-blue with four floral roundels depicting the flowers of the four seasons, prunus, peony, lotus and chrysanthemum, separated by formalized lotus spandrels, and in the the center of the interior with a medallion containing two butterflies in flight above a flower sprig within a blue double-line border. The base with a six character Yongzheng mark within a double circle. Diameter 22.2 cm. One damage bowl accompanies the piece (the pair).
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare a pair at The Royal Collection Trust, RCIN 58951. Listed as possibly acquired by Queen Mary. Other examples, sold at auction, include one sold at Christies, 22–23 Mar 2018, Live auction 15449. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 757. Christie’s
Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 2113; one sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 4008; and the example previously in the Paul and Helen Bernat Collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 April 2001, lot 552.
Literature: A number of similarly decorated doucai conical bowls of identical size and dated to the Yongzheng period, are in the collection of important museums and private collections. One example is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum –38 – Porcelain in Polychrome and Contrasting Colors, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 250, no. 229. Another example from the Chang Foundation is included in Selected Chinese Ceramics from Han to Qing Dynasties, Chang Foundation, Taipei, 1990, p. 320, no. 141. A further example in the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, University of Durham, is illustrated by I. L. Legeza in A Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Malcolm MacDonald Collection of Chinese Ceramics, London, 1972, pl. CXXXIX, no. 378. Another example was included in the exhibition Chinese porcelain from the 15th to the 18th century, Eskenazi Ltd., London, 2006, no.12.
945. A copper-red glazed dish, Qing dynasty with Qianlong mark and of the period (1736–95).
With shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to a slightly everted rim, covered overall in a deep red glaze. The deep red glaze thinning at the rim to reveal the white body, the base glazed white with Qianlong six character mark within a double circle in underglaze blue. Diameter 17.7 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Catalogue note: This dish is notable for its vibrant copper-red glaze and its even tone which accentuates the graceful curves of its elegant form. A notoriously difficult pigment to fire, the use of copper was largely abandoned after the 15th century as the slightest irregularity in any stage of the production resulted in an undesirable and uneven color. Yet, with the technical advances made at the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen from the early Qing dynasty onwards, by the 18th century, potters were able to accomplish a previously unattained command over the pigment to successfully create a number of monochrome vessels with a strong and even red tone, such as the present dish.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
946. A pair of copper-red glazed dishes, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and of the period (1736–95).
Potted with shallow rounded sides, the interior and exterior are covered with a glaze of soft crushed-strawberry tone in kopper red below the white rim. Diameter 21 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare a dish of this type in the Art Institute Chicago, Credit Line: James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Reference Number 1977.551. Compare a slightly smaller one in the Musee Guimet, Collection Grandidier, G 128.
Literature: Compare with a dish of this type sold at Christies, 22–23 Sept 2022 | Live auction 20719. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 908.
Catalogue note: See lot 945
Estimate: SEK 40 000 – 60 000 / EUR 3 460 – 5 180
947. A yellow glazed dish, Qing dynasty with Qianlong mark and of the period (1736–95).
Finely potted with deeply curved sides rising from a tapering foot, the exterior covered in a bright yellow glaze, the interior glazed white, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. Diameter 11.3 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare with; Sothebys, Important Chinese Art, 17 March 2021, New York, lot no 157.
Estimate: SEK 30 000 – 50 000 / EUR 2 590 – 4 320
948. A yellow ground famille-rose ‘floral’ dish, Qing dynasty, seal mark and of the period of Daoguang (1821–50).
Rounded sides with a slightly everted rim. Exquisitely painted with a luxuriant flower scroll against a yellow ground. The interior with five bats in red. Diameter 17 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Yellow-ground enamelled famille-rose bowls with this pattern on the exterior, and five iron-red bats on the interior appear to have been made as early as the second year of the Qianlong reign, as noted by the Palace Museum in The Complete Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 205, no. 181. See another bowl with similar design but with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue in the British Museum, London, illustrated in H. Moss, By Imperial Command, Hong Kong, 1976, pl. 6. Compare also a bowl of the same period as this dish in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1879. Accession Number: 79.2.536.
Literature: Compare a pair of bowls with this kind of decoration from the collection of A. W. Bahr (1877-1959), illustrated in Old Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art in China, London, 1911, p. 137, pl. XCVI, and later sold at Christies, Hong Kong rooms, 15th November 1988, lot 32, from the collection of Paul and Helen Bernat. For a more recent sale comparison; see Bonhams, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 30 May 2017, lot no 122.
949. A pair of yellow sgrafitto ground ‘antiques and bats’ bowls, late Qing dynasty/Republic.
Rounded sides on a short foot, decorated with four roundels decorated in famille rose with antiques and precious objects, all against a yellow sgrafitto ground decorated with shou characters, bats, peaches and ribbons. The interior with flowers, and lingzhi fungus. Seal mark in red. Diameter 12.2 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 60 000 – 80 000 / EUR 5 180 – 6 910
950. A pair of blue and white ‘Phoenix dishes’, Qing dynasty with Guangxu six character mark and of the period (1875–1908).
The dishes are decorated to the interior with a central roundel enclosing a pair of confronting phoenix with their wings outstretched amongst clouds. The exterior is similarly decorated with two phoenix in flight amongst further clouds. Diameter 16.2 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare: Sothebys, lot 752. Important Chinese Art 22 March. 2023. New York. Compare dishes of this decoration in the British Museum, Registration number 1985,1024.11. Bequeathed by: Sir John M Addis.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
951. A finely painted blue and white jar with cover, Qing dynasty, 19th century. The cover, 17th century.
Of ovoid shape with an unglazed rim, decorated in a vibrant underglaze blue with a figure scene from court life. Base with a six character Kangxi mark. Height with cover 23 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
952. A blue and white lotus dish, Qing dynasty with a Qianlong mark and of the period (1736–95).
Decorated with a lotus scroll. The reverse of the rim with three groups of auspicous objects and the seal mark in underglaze blue. Diameter 25 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
953. A claire de lune glazed water pot, Qing dynasty, 19th century with Kangxi mark.
Of compressed globular form with shallow indentation encircling the short neck, covered overall in a soft pale blue ‘clair-de-lune’ glaze, the base glazed white. Diameter 10 cm. Height 6.2 cm. Height with wooden stand 10 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare a waterpot in claire de lune glaze of this type, in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, Credit Line: Gift of Edwin C. Vogel, 1966. Accession Number: 66.206.4. There is also one in the Asian Art Museum, San Fransisco, Credit Line; The Avery Brundage Collection Object number B62P204.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
954. A pair of small green glazed bowls, late Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Rounded sides with a flared rim and a vibrant green glaze. Diameter 9.5 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
955. A pair of turquoise ground ‘baijiaxiang’ cups, Qing dynasty with seal mark in red. Decorated in grisaille against a turquoise ground. Rounded sides that rises from a short foorim, slightly everted rim. With a three-character Dayazhai mark, a five-character Tiandi yi jia chun oval seal mark, the base with a four-character Yongqing changchun mark, all in iron red. Diameter 14 cm. Wooden stands accompanies the pieces.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 60 000 – 80 000 / EUR 5 180 – 6 910
956. A pair of green and yellow glazed joss stick holders, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
A seated buddhist lion with a vase for the joss stick, decorated in bright green, yellow and aubergine glaze.
Height 20 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
957. A turquoise glazed ‘amfora’ vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Of amfora shape with a waisted neck and flared rim, glazed in a vibrant turquoise glaze with and even crazing. Height 25.3 cm. Silk lined box without cover accompanies the piece. Measure 15 x 35 x 12 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare vases in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, there are examples in different monocromes, such as Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950. Accession Number: 50.145.282.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
958. A turquoise glazed figure of a reclining water buffalo, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
The recumbant water buffalo is depicted with a slightly raised head, glazed in a vibrant turquoise glaze with even crazing. Length 21 cm. Wooden stand accompanies the piece, measure 25.5 x 10 x 3 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
960. A pair of seal paste boxes with covers, Qing dynasty.
Decorated in famille verte against a ge glaze with scholars in a landscape setting. Artemisia leaf to base. Diameter 9 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
959. Two turquoise glazed water pots, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Doomed shape, glazed in a turquoise glaze.
Diameter 7.1 cm and 7.3 cm. Height 3 cm.
Height with wooden stands 6.5 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
961. A pair of famille noire vases, late Qing, c. 1900.
Of square baluster shape, decorated in famille noire palette with a blossoming cherry tree.
Height 22.5 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 3 000 – 3 500 / EUR 260 – 310
963. A famille verte decorated jar, early Kangxi, 17th century.
Decorated in famille verte with a scene from court life. Height 28 cm. Height with wooden cover 37 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
962. A pair of blanc de chine candle/joss stick holders, Qing dynasty. Each with a bird pearched on a rock formation next to a blossoming cherry tree. On top of the rock formation there is a vase. Height 9–9.5 cm. Length c. 13 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 2 500 – 3 000 / EUR 220 – 260
964. A Transitional wucai ‘ladies and boys’ vase, 17th century. Decorated with a scene with elegant ladies and boys in a palace garden. Chinese characters on the side of the vase. Height 30.3 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 12 000 / EUR 690 – 1 040
965. A pair of Qingbai incised ‘peony’ dishes, Southern Song dynasty (960–1279).
Lobed, carved decoration. Diameter 15.4 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare with Sothebys, Monochrome 1 June 2023, Hong Kong, lot 348.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
966. A carved ding ‘lotus’ dish, Song dynasty (960–1279).
White glazed with carved decoration. Diameter 18.6 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
967. A pale celadon ruyi sceptre, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
The sceptre is naturalistically carved as a large branch of lingzhi, with the largest cap forming the head of the sceptre, surmounted by a small forked lingzhi branch. The knotted shaft is encircled by further smaller openwork lingzhi branches. The stone is of a celadon tone with pale white inclusions. Length 38 cm. The sceptre is resting on a silk clad stand. Length of stand 39 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family. Exhibitions: Compare with lot 2926, sold at Christies, Live Auction 14710. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong.
Literature: This ruyi sceptre is abundant with auspicious connotations by means of puns and rebuses. Ruyi means ‘as you wish’, and therefore the presentation of a ruyi sceptre would have been deemed as bestowing good luck. The Yongzheng Emperor revived the tradition of presentation of ruyi sceptres by commissioning examples in various prized materials including jade, jadeite, turquoise, zitan, and filigree work. The importance of the ruyi sceptre was further reinforced by the Qianlong Emperor, who officially called upon courtiers to present ruyi sceptres at Imperial birthdays and New Year celebrations. The superb quality of the present jade sceptre would have made it suitable as such a gift. The exceptional quality, design and skilful carving of the present lot can be compared to a number of pale green jade examples of larger size, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 8 Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, pls.60 and 62. Compare also with the collection of ruyi sceptres in the Palace Collection in Taipei, depicted on their website.
Estimate: SEK 30 000 – 50 000 / EUR 2 590 – 4 320
968. A red overlay Beijing glass snuff bottle, Qing dynasty.
Decorated with crickets. Height 6.8 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
969. A five tiered Japanese lacquered Inro, Meiji period (1868–1912).
Of lenticular plan with applied cord runners that are torn, decorated in gold lacquer with birds by a willow tree. Height 7.5 cm. Width 6.5 cm.
A gold lacquer manjū netsuke. Diameter 3.5 cm. Amber bead.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
970. A set of two Chinese Beijing glass vases, Qing dynasty. Baluster shaped with square mouth and base. Height 20.5 and 29 cm.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1865–1937), Stockholm, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare with an example of a clear blue Peking glass vase in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Art. Credit Line, Denman Waldo Ross Collection Accession Number 17.1165. Dated as Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period 1723–35. Compare also in the same Museum, Credit Line: William Sturgis Bigelow Collection Accession Number 11.9705. Bukowskis sold a part of this collection previously at Bukowskis Sale 554 in 2009 and Bukowskis Sale 556, 2010.
Literature: The Art of the Scholars Studio, Oriental Ceramics Society, 1986, page 244. The vases wuld have been to hold a single, elegant floral spray on the scholars desk. The early Ming book on connoisseurship, Gegu Yaolun mentions the use of crystal vases.
Catalogue note: The black and white images are from Temple Court, one of the Wallenberg residences in Japan.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
The collection of Dr Emil Hultmark
From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now. Dr Emil Hultmark was an art historian, collector, donor and patron of the arts. He combined important work as an art historian not only with the creation of one of the largest and most remarkable private art collections in Sweden, but also with the construction of an archive of Swedish artists and art craftsmen unparalleled in its extent, together with a library containing almost all that has been written about Swedish art.
Emil Hultmark was one of the co-founders of the ‘Kinaklubben’ ( C hina Club) in Stockholm in the 1920’s with Carl Kempe (1884–1967) and the Crown Prince Gustav Adolf. He is a well k nown collector and his beautiful home and summer house is well documented in the m agazine ’Svenska Hem i ord och bild’ in the 1930’s, which provide us with a fascinating window into this golden age of European collecting.
LOT 971 – 1018
Emil Hultmark (1872–1943).
971. A painted pottery bell and a green glazed spoon, Han dynasty (202 BC–220 AD).
The bell with a loose ball inside. Painted in black, red and gold. Length 7 cm. Diameter circa 5 cm.
The spoon green glazed. Length 10.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: The bell with label B 335. E. H. The other side marked No 1634. Leu pas. The bell exhitited at Svenska Almlänna konströreningen, Emil Hultmarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 320.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
972. A pair of pottery figures of duck, Tang dynasty (618–907).
One glazed in a yellow glaze. Height 10–11 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Marked with label B. 230 and B. 231.
Also writeen H 65 and H 66.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
973. A qingbai bowl, Song dynasty (960–1279).
Lobed, with creme coloured glaze. Diameter 17.5 cm.
Height 4.8 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Purchased from Bluett & Son, London, label no 85.
Exhibitions: Marked with label B. 51. x.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
975. A Jizhou black glaze ‘leaf’ bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279).
Conical shape, decorated in a blackish glaze with a large leaf, Jizhou. Diameter 15 cm. Height 5.2 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
974. A qingbai dish with moulded decoration in pale celadon glaze, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279).
With a moulded decoration of double fish in a pond, around the inner side a band of lotus and leaves, topped by a stylized border. Unglazed rim. Diameter 14.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Exhitited at the National Museum, Stockholm 1928. Lot no 139. Also with label B. 24. Aslo with label. E. H. 65.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
976. An elegant celadon glazed bowl, Song dynasty (960–1279).
Tall rounded sides with a slightly everted rim, on a tall footrim. Glazed in an olive green celadon glaze. Diameter 11.5 cm. Height 6.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Exhibited at the National Museum in Stockholm, 1928. Lot no 212. Also with label E.H. 58. Also with label B. 262. CM.
Estimate: SEK 25 000 – 30 000 / EUR 2 160 – 2 590
977. A celadon longquan dish, Song dynasty (960–1279). The rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a flat everted rim, the cavetto decorated with petals. Diameter 12.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now. With a label from Hans Öström. Lot no. 816.
Exhibitions: Compare a similar dish sold at Sothebys, lot 324, Chinese Art, 29 May 2019 • Hong Kong. Label B. 80. xx. Thanhoa.
Catalogue note: Hans Öström, (1879–1964). Mr Öström was an engineer, who worked in Zürich, then in New York. When he moved back to Sweden 1910, he started to work fo Sigge Björcks konsthandel in Stockholm but very soon opened his own shop with Chinese Works of Art as his speciality. He is well known to have sourced items for the National Museum, the Östasiatiska Museet, in Stockholm and the Ethnographic Museum as well as sold numerous objects to the members of the China Club and Gustav VI Adolf.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
978. A set of two elegant longquan ‘lotus’ celadon boxes, Song dynasty (960–1279).
Elegantly shaped each box of shallow circular form, domed covers, one with a molded lotus pattern beneath a translucent olive-green glaze. Diameter 7 cm. The other with carved lotus pattern beneath a translucent olive-green glaze. Diameter 8.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
The larger one Purchased at Bluett & Son, London, label no 29. The smaller one purchased at Bluett & Son, London, label no 937.
Exhibitions: The larger one Exhibited at the National Museum. Kinesiska utställningen, Stockholm, 1928.
Estimate: SEK 30 000 – 50 000 / EUR 2 590 – 4 320
979. A rare celadon vase with cover and five spouts and cover, Song dynasty (960–1279).
Baluster shaped with five spouts with flared rim, the central vase with a straight rim and a cover that has an elephant as a finial. Combed decoration of a floral scroll. Height 21.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Exhibited in the National Museum Exhibition in Stockholm, 1928. Lot no 590. Exhibited at Svenska Allmänna Konstföreningen, Emil Hultmarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 338. Also with label E. H. 10.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
980. A Jun glazed dish with a purple splash in the shape of a crescent moon, Jin/Yuandynasty. The shallow dish with gently curved cavetto rising to an everted rim, covered overall in a thick lightblue glaze with a single purple splash shaped as a crescent moon on the cavetto and interior, the glaze thinning to a translucent mushroom-brown at the edges, the recessed base studded with spur marks and surrounded by a short glazed circular foot. Diameter 16.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now. Label from Bluett & Son, London. 3499. Hulmark purchased the dish from Bluett & Son June 13th 1925. Bluett purchased the dish from the dealer Laurent Heliot, 34 rue de Liege, Paris, June 15th 1922. It is listed in Bluetts stock as ‘Chun saucer with purple splash. Repaired with metal’. Bukowskis wishes to thank Mr Dominik Jellinek for this information. The dish has a further label marked B277.
Exhibitions: Exhibited in Stockholm, Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, Emil Hultmarks Samling (Collection), 1942, lot no 360. Compare dishes of this type sold at; Christies, lot 723, 15 September 2016, Live auction 13915. The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics: The Linyushanren Collection, Part II. Christies, lot 2276, 28 November 2012, Live auction 2963. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Sothebys, lot 195. Important Chinese Art, 21 September 2021, New York.
Estimate: SEK 60 000 – 80 000 / EUR 5 180 – 6 910
981. A Jun glazed purple splashed bowl ‘study piece’, Sung/Yuan dynasty.
Decorated with the typical purple splash and lavender blue glaze. Diameter 18 cm. Height 7.8 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: With a label No 54 x. Exhibited at Svenska Allmänna Konstföreningen, Emil Hultmarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 359.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
982. A large Jun glazed bowl with a purple splash, Song/Yuan dynasty.
The deep rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to an incurved rim, covered overall with a thick lavender glaze with a large purple splash to the interior. Diameter 18.2 cm. Height 8 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Label B. 56. X. Exhibited at Svenska Allmänna Konstföreningen, Emil Hultmarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 357.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
984. A fine celadon dish, Longquan, Yuan/Ming dynasty.
Rounded sides with glazed footrim, center of the plate with a lotus flower. Diameter 20.8 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Purchased at Bluett & Son, London, no 11.
Exhibitions: Exhitibited at Nationalmuseum,Stockholm. Kinesiska utställningen, 1928. Lot no 178. Exhibition label B 33. Also with a label that reads Lent by, J. B. Esq. Lot no 51. Also with label E. H. 55.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
983. A pale celadon with a blue tint bulb bowl, Korea, Koryo period (918–1392).
Elegantly potted with rounded sides and, carved dekoration of flowers to interior and a stylized fireze around the rim. Diameter 8 cm. Height 4.4 cm. Height with wooden stand 7.6 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: With label B. 43. With label No 396.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
985. A large carved longquan celadon ‘lotus’ dish, Song/Ming dynasty.
The heavily-potted curved sides rising from a short tapering foot to a broad everted lipped rim, the interior freely carved with a fine lotus medallion and encircled in the well by leafy scrolling lotus, covered overall in a bluish-green glaze, the base with an unglazed ring burnt orange in the firing. Diameter 40.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now. Label from the Collection of Oscar Björck, nr 25. Sold at Bukowskis, March 12 1930, The Chinese Collection of Oscar Björck, lot no 40. Depicted on pl no 11. Purchased according to Bukowskis records by Mr Hultmark.
Exhibitions: German label to the base with an old catalogue description. Exhibited at Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1928. Lot no 191. Lent by Professor Oscar Björck. Exhibited at Svenska Allmänna Konstföreningen, Emil Hultmarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 340.
Estimate: SEK 40 000 – 60 000 / EUR 3 460 – 5 180
986. A small turquoise glazed dish with metal rim, Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark and of the period (1522–66).
Turquoise glaze, metal rim. Diameter 8.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now. Previously in the Collection of Hans Öström, No 811.
Exhibitions: Exhibition label B 123. CM. Exhibited at Svenska Allmänna Konstföreningen, Emil Hultmarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 447.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
987. A blue and white moon shaped box with cover, Ming dynasty, Wanli (1572–1620).
Hall mark to base. In the shape of a crescent moon. Decorated in underglaze blue with birds in a peach tree. The sides with ruyishaped fungus, ribbons, peaches and flowers. Length 14.8 cm. Height 5.2 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Exhibition labels to base B232. No 477. Lent by Rev. JFBcxan. No 145. Compare with one sold at Bonhams, lot no 6, Asian Art 4 November 2013, 10:30 GMT London.
Estimate: SEK 50 000 – 75 000 / EUR 4 320 – 6 480
988. A blue and white brushpot/ink-stick stand, Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century.
Porcelain brush and ink-stick stand decorated in underglaze blue. This hollow drum-shaped stand has a slightly domed top with four circular openings and one rectangular opening. Decorated in underglaze blue with fishes and lotus in a pond.
Diameter 13.2 cm. Height 9.3 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now. With Hans Öström label no 712.
Exhibitions: Exhibited at Svenska Allmänna Konstföreningen, Emil Hultmarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 388. Compare with brushpots/inkstands in the collection of the British Museum, Registration number PDF,B.605 and Registration number 1984,0202.31. Compare also with one in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Credit Line: Gift of S. Chait, 1917. Accession Number: 17.161. This piece has a label that reads B. 98. x.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
989. A melon shaped jar, Ming dynasty, Wanli (1572–1620).
Melon shaped with lobed rim, decorated with a continuous fruit scroll. Height 15.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Exhibited at Svenska Allmänna Konstföreningen, Emil Hultmarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 394.
Estimate: SEK 25 000 – 30 000 / EUR 2 160 – 2 590
990. A wucai figural vase, Transitional period, 17th century.
Modeled after the archaic gu form, the flaring upper register painted with figures offering tribute to an official amidst a garden setting below a band of cracked-ice pattern encircling the mouth, the blooms borne on leafing stems, the lower section with fruiting sprigs of peaches and pomegranates. Height 40.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Compare a similar ‘moon palace vase at’, Christies, 4 OCT 2018 | Live auction 15960. The Pavilion Sale – Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong. lot no 14.
Estimate: SEK 30 000 – 50 000 / EUR 2 590 – 4 320
991. A blue and white ‘boys’ jar, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Decorated in underglaze blue with the popular motif of ‘100 boys’ who engage in various activities such as playing games, looking at paintings, dancing and playing instruments in a palace garden. Height 19.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
993. A pair of blue and white dishes, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Lobed, decorated in a vibrant underglaze blue with crabs, fishes and sea shells in a pond with sea weed. Diameter 21 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
992. A blue and white dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Decorated in underglaze blue with birds in a blossoming garden. Diameter 36 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
994. A matched set of six blue and white dishes, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Deep, decorated in underglaze blue with birds in a blossoming garden. Diameter 22.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
995. An aubergine glazed lotus cup, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
The cup shaped as a lotus with small buds around it, glazed in a purple glaze. Height 5.2 cm. Diameter 6.8 cm.
Height with hongmu stand 6.8 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
996. A red and ge glazed Meiping vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Superbly potted with a tapering body sweeping up to a broad rounded shoulder, surmounted by a short waisted neck and lipped rim, covered in a rare red glaze that has the colour of pale celadon by the neck. Ge glaze to base and interior. Height 36 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Literature: The elegant form of this vase, with its gently swelling shoulders and tapering body, provides a perfect canvas for showcasing the striking hues of the streaky flambé glaze. Jun wares of the Song dynasty were held in high regard by countless generations, including at the Manchu court of the Qing dynasty. The Yongzheng and Qianlong Emperor were particularly attracted by this glaze and commissioned the then Superintendent of the Imperial kilns in Jingdezhen, Tang Ying (1682–1756) to create copies. The technical ingenuity and high level of experimentation of the potters working at the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen is evident in the successful revival of Song glazes. Tang Ying is known to have gone to considerable lengths to emulate this glaze, even sending his secretary, Wu Yaopu and selected craftsmen to Junzhou in 1729, in order to work with local potters and obtain the recipe for reproducing Jun wares. The official list from 1735 on the Taocheng jishi bei ji (Commemorative stele on ceramic production), inscribed by Tang Ying, records no less than nine varieties of Jun glazes, of which five were based on Song originals that had been sent from the palace in Beijing to the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen.
The stunning glazes that were created at Jingdezhen in imitation of Jun wares were considered by contemporaries even more attractive than the original. Lan Pu in his Jingdezhen tao lu (Account of ceramics in Jingdezhen), published in 1815, exclaims: “the glaze is multicoloured and has ‘hare’s fur’ markings. The best is red like cosmetic rouge, then comes blue-green like spring onions or kingfisher feathers and purple like ink black… Jun ware red pieces that the ancients made were composed of rough, coarse-grained clay tinged with yellow, and though the glaze colour is lively they are not fine pieces. Today, Jingdezhen selects clean, fine, white clay to mould the body, and then applies red glaze. In this way the red colour has a much richer appearance” (Rose Kerr, “Jun Wares and their Qing Dynasty Imitation at Jingdezhen”, The Porcelains of Jingdezhen. Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia No. 16, London, 1992, p. 155).
Estimate: SEK 25 000 – 30 000 / EUR 2 160 – 2 590
997. A celadon crackle glaze jar with handles, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Barrel shaped with mascaron handles, decorated with a greyish green ge glaze. Broun glazed rim.
Height 14.8 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: With label 437.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
999. A pair of famille rose pseudo tobacco leaf sauce boats, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
After a European silver model decorated in bright famille rose colours. Length 20 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
998. A flambé glazed vase and censer, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
The vase with a tall neck, glazed in a deep red flambé glaze that shifts to white by the neck. Height 11.5 cm.
The censer round, with an inverted rim and a thick red flambéglaze that shifts towards white by the rim.
Height 6.2 cm. Diameter 9 cm. Height with wooden stand 9 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Exhibited at Svenska Allmänna Konstföreningen, Emil Hultmarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 463.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1000. A blue and white flower pot, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Of hexagonal shape, decorated with a riverscape in underglaze blue. Height 18 cm. Diameter 22.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1001. An archaic bronze bell in a wooden stand.
Height bronze bell 5 cm. Height with wooden stand 13 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Exhitibion label D. 25. Inside bell. Base marked 861.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1002. A group of three bronze vessels, Ming dynasty and older.
Comprising; a censer on four legs, handles in the shape of a beast, Height 5.5 cm.
Measure 12.5 x 11 cm. A censer with handles in the shape of buddhist lions.
Height 4.5 cm. Measure 11.5 x 8.5 cm. A beaker. Height 7.5 cm. Diameter rim 7 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1004. A cloisonné tripod censer, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
1003. A cloisonné wine cup, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Rounded sides on a flat base, decorated with flowers in the colours green, red and white against a turquoise ground.
Diameter 5.5 cm. Height 3.5 cm. Metal liner with a lot of damage.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
Tripod with a round body, lipped rim, decorated in green, red, turquoise and a dark blue/black with grapes and vines against a white ground. Height 7 cm.
Diameter 11 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1006. An archaistic bi disc.
The disc is carved on either side with an inner band of comma scrolls enclosing the central aperture and the outer register is decorated with a band of interlaced dragons. Diameter 14.8 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Literature: The design of this archaistic bi disc, with the inner band of comma spirals within an outer band of interlaced horned masks and scrolls is based on that of earlier examples produced from the Eastern Zhou to the Western Han period (770 BC–AD 220), such as those included in the 2nd century BC tomb of the King of Nanyue and illustrated in Jades from the Tomb of the King of Nanyue, Hong Kong, 1991 and the example illustrated by Gu Fang (ed.), The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, vol. 11, Beijing, 2005, p. 51. (Fig. 1).
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1005. A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century. The slender, eight-armed form of Avalokiteshvara standing in sampada, the primary hands in anjali mudra, wearing multiple necklaces and an ornate dhoti, flowing sashes and elaborate jewelry, the eleven heads arranged in tiers each showing individualized features surmounted by Amitabha Height 16 cm. Height with later wooden stand 18.3 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Compare, Sothebys, Asian Art, 30 November 2023, lot 1161.
Estimate: SEK 25 000 – 30 000 / EUR 2 160 – 2 590
1007. A well sculptured lapiz lazuli figure of a recumbant dog, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
Length 10.5 cm. Height with wooden stand 4.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1008. A rock chrystal sculpture of a boy on a buffalo, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Length 11.5 cm. Height 9 cm. Height with wooden stand 12.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1009. An agathe cup, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
Lobed, flower shaped, handle in the shape of a branch.
Length 8 cm. Height 3.6 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Exhibited at Svenska Allmänna Konstföreningen, Emil Hultmarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 640.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1010. A purple amethyst peach stone sculpture, Qing dynasty.
Elegantly carved as peaches with a bird and insects. Height with wooden stand 10.5 cm. Length 7.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Exhibited at Svenska Allmänna Konstföreningen, Emil Hultmarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 637.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
1011. An elegant filigree gold hair ornament in the shape of a bat, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
Executed in fine filigree work, the body and head made of thin, plaited gold wires soldered together over a wire framework, the beak formed from plain beaten gold, the body resting on outstretched wings of further filigree network and beaten gold trimmed with twisted wire. Measure 5.5 x 5 cm. Weight 12 gram.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Exhibited at Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, Emil Hulmtarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 601. In this exhibition catalogued as Tang-Songdynasty.
The finial is shaped as a dragon, of long tapered form, the head of the hairpin set with a fine filigree feathered body of dragon, all attached to a slender, curved, hollow openwork pin. The dragon’s tongue and eyes move. Length 13 cm. Weight 12 gram. A green box accompanies the piece. Measure 18.5 x 8.5.3.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Exhibited at Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, Emil Hultmarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 608. Compare with hairpins sold at Sothebys, from the Carl Kempe Collection, then with phoenix in stead of dragon. Auction, Masterpieces Of Chinese Precious Metalwork – Ming And Qing Imperial Gold, 10 April 2008 • Hong Kong. Lot no 2314. These pins were sold to Carl Kempe by Emil Hultmark. They are exhibited in the 1942 exhibition in Stockholm, then in Emil Hulmtarks collection.
Literature: Compare similar openwork hair ornaments, illustrated in Celestial Creations, Art of the Chinese Goldsmith, The Cheng Xun Tang Collection, Chinese Universtiy of Hong Kong, 2007. Pl H29. Also, Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics, Gold and Silverwres, Beijing 2004, pl 272.
Catalogue note: Openwork hair ornaments such as the present were known as tongzan and were popular from the Ming dynasty onwards. The delicate openwork pin was designed to give a sense of lightness and airiness for the wearer.
Estimate: SEK 40 000 – 60 000 / EUR 3 460 – 5 180
1013. A gold hair pin, Qing dynasty, 18/19th century. The top part sculptured as a dragon. Length 10 cm. Weight 9 gram. Box accompanies the piece 13 x 4 x 3 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now. Purchased from Bluett & Son, London, label no 133.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1014. A red lacquer box, Ming dynasty, 16th century.
Pillow shaped, of square section with cusped corners, with basket weave, incised and decorated in polychrome lacquer on a red lacquer ground with a bird in a blossoming garden in the colours green, pink, black and yellow. Measure 24 x 24 x 11.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Literature: Svenska Hem i ord och bild, 1936. Depicted on page 173. In the corner of the dining room on the altar table.
Estimate: SEK 30 000 – 40 000 / EUR 2 590 – 3 460
1015. A red lacquer box, Ming dynasty, 16th century. Rectangular shape, painted and gilded decoration of a figure scene in set in a landscape. Measure 34 x 10 x 8 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
1016. A pair of red lacquer boxes, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Rounded top, decorated in deep relief with flowering cherry blossom. Diameter 6 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Exhibitions: Exhibited at Svenska Allmänna Konstföreningen, Emil Hultmarks Samling, Stockholm 1942. Lot no 679.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1017. A large Japanese tsuba, signed. Edo period.
Decorated in relief with animals, mythical creatures, figures and plants. Measure 8.4 x 7.8 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1018. A set of three Japanese bronze tsubas, Edo period.
Comprising; one decorated with a pair of dragons facing each other, measure 7 x 7 cm.
One decorated with a turtle, signed. Measure 6.2 x 6.5 cm. One decorated with a goddess with a lotus flower floating on cloud formations. Measure 8.2 x 7.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872–1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
The collection of Erik Nordström
The Collection of Erik Nordström (1884–1971). Erik Nordström was commissioned after a recommendation by Swedish minister Gustav Oscar Wallenberg, the Envoyé of Japan and China, as Post General in Shanghai at the Royal Chines e General Post Of fice in 1910. The aim was to help facilitate its work throughout China. He was positioned in several of the Chinese provinces (he often chose the northern provinces due to their resemblance to the northern Sweden where he stems from) over his 35 years in the postal service.
Gustav Oscar Wallenberg who became a close and dear friend of Erik Nordström, was a keen collector of Chinese ceramics and introduced him to the art of collecting by defining age, quality and heritage as they visited the antique shops of Beijing. The vast collection of Eric Nordström contains a variety of objects of which many were acquired for the purpose of everyday use, hence the wear to many of the objects. During his time in China he encountered and befriended many of the Swedish society who both worked and lived as well as passed through China at the time, i.e. Johan Gunnar Andersson and wife, Sven Hedin, Carl Bonde, Sten Thiel in the company of Nils von Dardel and his then fiancé Nita Wallenberg, to name only a few. Erik Nordström was a keen sportsman and always liked a challenge whether it be hunting, shooting or tennis. He retired in China in 1945 and spent his last years in Qingdao before his return to Sweden in 1948. By the time he left China in 1948 he and his family had experienced the Chinese revolution, World War I and the Japanese invasion and World War II.
For other lots from this collection sold in these rooms with Bukowskis. See Sale 629 lot 641–643. And also the mayor part of the collection, sale 580, 160 lots.
LOT 1019 – 1020
Erik Nordström (1884–1971).
1019. A coral ground wedding service, Qing dynasty with a seal mark in red that reads ‘Daqing Jiaqing nian zhi’ 大清嘉慶年製
Decorated in gold with bats, shou characters and a continuous lotus scroll against a coral red ground. Comprising, 12 large dishes, diameter 23.8 cm. 12 smaller dishes, diameter 18.5 cm. Two bowls with cover, diameter 15.8 cm. Different seal mark and slightly different decoration. A single cover, same as previous, diameter 23.2 cm.
Provenance: The Collection of Erik Nordström (1884–1971), thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 40 000 – 60 000 / EUR 3 460 – 5 180
1020. A group of four famille rose ‘bajixiang’ covers, Qing dynasty, mark and period of Daoguang and Guangxu.
Finely painted around the domed sides with four ribboned pairs of the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, between key-fret and ruyi-head borders. Diameter 9.8–9.9 cm.
Provenance: The Collection of Erik Nordström (1884–1971), thence by descent within the family.
Literature: Compare the present lot to another Daoguang bowl similarly decorated with bajixiang in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum 39 Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 232, no. 207. Also see a later Tongzhi bowl with an almost identical form and decoration in the Simon Kwan collection, included in the exhibition Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, illustrated in the catalogue, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1983, p. 105, no. 97.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
The collection of Eskil Artberg
From the private collection of Eskil Artberg (1886–1974), thence by descent within the family. Owner and cofounder of Japanska Magasinet, an antique shop in Stockholm f ounded 1909 by Eskil and his brother John Artberg (1878–1933). The brothers were active in trading Japanese and Chinese works of Art and also contributing by lending objects to the early exhibitions of both Japanese Works of Art, such as for example the one in 1911 at Konstakademin of Art and Chinese Works of Art. The shop first f ocused on Japanese Works of Art and Japanese papers that they sold to the Swedish Artists of the early 20th century, then after the war when the interest of Japanese Art cooled of, Eskil came to focus more on Chinese Works of Art. Both the Etnographic Musuem in Stockholm and Östasiatiska Museet in Stockholm hold items that has been purchased from Japanska Magasinet.
LOT 1021 – 1034
Eskil Artberg (1886–1974).
1021. A famille verte brush pot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
The cylindrical form enameled with a scene depicting a group of immortals and attendants gathering in nature, gazing thoughtfully up at a full moon, where another immortal is emerging from colourful cloud wisps with two attendants riding a crane. All set in a landscape within a lush, verdant setting of wutong, pine and plaintain trees, amid rockwork.
Height 16.5 cm. Diameter 20 cm.
Provenance: From the private collection of Eskil Artberg (1886–1974), thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare with a slightly smaller brushpot in famille verte in the collection of Musee Guimet, Collection Grandidier, G 2025.
Catalogue note: Collecting taste of the Kangxi period was set both by traditional literati ideals and by a contemporary desire to emulate the emperor’s personal dedication to scholarly pursuits. Literati art inspired by deeds and artifacts continually revitalized the past and served to immortalize not just the artists but literati traditions as well. The literati aesthetic was held to the most exacting standards and therefore attractive to eager enthusiasts ascribed to a scholarly lifestyle.
Scholarly-themed luxury wares enjoyed considerable popularity among the wealthy elite of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. During a time of considerable political and social turmoil, the longheld traditions and values of the literati provided both reassurance and inspiration not just to scholar-officials but to the emerging wealthy merchant class and members of the foreign Manchu imperial court seeking to strengthen their claim to rule. This unique historical confluence of upheaval, new wealth and new governance gave impetus to a series of remarkable technological and artistic advancement in the production of porcelain at Jingdezhen.
1022. A blue and white ‘antiques’ jar, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Ovoid shape, decorated in underglaze blue, with two panels depicting antiques and precious objects against a background of cracked ice and cherry blossom. Height 21.5 cm. Height with wooden stand and cover 34,5 cm.
Provenance: From the private collection of Eskil Artberg (1886–1974), thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1023. A blue glazed and enamelled jar, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Ovoid shape, unglazed rim. Decorated in vivid enamels with flowers, butterflies and insects. Height 23 cm. Height with wooden stand and cover 28 cm.
Provenance: From the private collection of Eskil Artberg (1886–1974), thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1024. A cloisonné and jade box with cover, Qing dynasty. Rectangular with rounded sides, decorated with a continuous lotus scroll, the top with a jade placque, interior, edges and base gilded. Measure 8.5 x 7.2 x 3.6 cm.
Provenance: From the private collection of Eskil Artberg (1886–1974), thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1025. A gilt bronze sculpture of Amitayus, early 20th century.
Seated in vajraparyankasana on a double-lotus base, depicted with hands held in dhyana mudra supporting a bumpa, his face with a serene expression and framed by an elaborate headdress and a pair of pendulous earlobes adorned with ornamental earrings, clad in loose clothing with finely detailed floral hems and and neatly folded by the lotus base. Stone inlays, traces of paint. Height 17.5 cm.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 8 000 / EUR 440 – 690
1026. A group of three silk textiles, Qing dynasty. Comprising; A large yellow ground textile with buddhist lions and phoenix birds amidst cloud formations. Yellow silk lining. Measure 105 x 206 cm. A yellow ground silk textile fragment with roundels with dragons. Yellow silk lining. Measure 79 x 28 cm. A textile with five clawed dragons against a blue ground. Measure 39 x 136 cm.
Provenance: From the private collection of Eskil Artberg (1886–1974), thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1027. A group of Chinese embroidered textiles, Qing dynasty, 19th century. (6 pieces).
Comprising; An embroidered textile on red ground depicting buddha.
Measure with blue lining 43 x 26.5 cm. An embroidered textile, depicting elephants, length 46.5 x 17 cm. An embroidered textile, flowers against a green ground. Measure 62 x 20 cm. An embroidered textile with vases and flowers against a blue ground. Measure 47 x 18.5 cm. A pair of armendings, measure 52 x 14 cm. An embroidered cloth with five clawed dragons against a blue ground. Diameter 104 cm.
Provenance: From the private collection of Eskil Artberg (1886–1974), thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1028. A Japanese bronze crane, Meiji period (1868–1912).
Standing on a lotus leaf, the wings removable to hold inscense. Height 46.5 cm.
Provenance: From the private collection of Eskil Artberg (1886–1974), thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1029. A Japanese bronze vase, Meiji preriod (1868–1912). Signed.
Cylinder shaped with a thick lipped rim, decorated in relief with a lively scene with a dragon in a lotus pond heightened by silver and gold. Height 30 cm.
Provenance: From the private collection of Eskil Artberg (1886–1974), thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1030. Kawase Bunjiro Hasui (Japan, 1883–1957)
Evening Snow at Ishinomaki (Ishinomaki no bosetsu).
Woodblock print. Signed Hasui and sealed Kawase. From the series ‘Collection of scenic views of Japan: Eastern Japan’ (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen).
Publisher’s circular seal to the bottom right corner Watanabe (Watanabe Shozaburo). Oban yoko-e 26.1 x 39 cm.
Provenance: From the private collection of Eskil Artberg (1886–1974), thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare Sotheby’s Auction ‘Japanese Woodblock Prints’ lot 66, 23 March 2023 and Christies Online Auction 23138 lot 79, ‘Landscapes of Japan: Woodblock Prints from Edo to Post-War’ 26 March 2024.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1031. Kawase Bunjiro Hasui (Japan, 1883–1957) Selection of Views of the Tokaido: Banyu River (Tokaido fukei senshu: Banyugawa).
Woodblock print. Signed Hasui and sealed Kawase. Publisher’s (Hotei ‘C’) seal at lower left, Hanmoto Watanabe hangaten (Publisher Watanabe print shop), 1931. Oban yoko-e 26 x 38.3 cm.
Provenance: From the private collection of Eskil Artberg (1886–1974), thence by descent within the family.
Literature: Narazaki Muneshige, Kawase Hasui mokuhanga shu, 1979, p. 65, no. 174-a & 174-b Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The complete woodblock prints, 2003, p. 398, no. 217a & 217b.
Woodblock print. Signed Hasui, sealed Kawase. Published by Watanabe Shozaburo. Oban tate-e 38.6 x 26.5 cm.
Provenance: From the private collection of Eskil Artberg (1886–1974), thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare Art Institute Chicago ref. no. 1961.216. Bonhams auction ‘Japanese Art Printed, Painted and Sculpted’ 10 June 2024 lot 1064. Sotheby’s ‘Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II’ 10 May 2023 lot 58.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1033. Watanabe Seitei (Japan, 1852–1918)
Watanabe Seitei, Chickens perched on a branch. Signed Watanabe Seitei with calligraphy and artist’s seal in red. Ink on paper, image area 33.7 x 49 cm.
Sheet size 45 x 65 cm.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1034. A bronze vase, Japan, Meiji (1868–1912).
Baluster-shaped with handles. Decorated with inlays, likely in silver. Height 38 cm.
Estimate: SEK 3 000 – 4 000 / EUR 260 – 350
Property of a private Swedish collector, long term m ember of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
LOT 1035 – 1063
1036. A pair of blue and white ‘lotus’ dishes, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Of square shape, decorated in underglaze blue with a contionuous lotus scroll. Measure 13 x 13 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1035. A blue and white five clawed dragon dish, Ming dynasty, Wanli (1572–1620).
With a six character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue. Rounded sides on a short footrim, decorated with five clawed dragons chasing the flaming pear amidst cloud formations. Diameter 27.8 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1037. A wucai sleeve vase, Transition, 17th century. Decorated in vivid wucai colours with boys at play amidst flowers. Height 24 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1038. A blue and white dish, Tianqi/Chongzhen, 17th century.
Hall mark to base. Rounded sides, tall footrim.
Decorated in underglaze blue with peonies, lotus and cherry blossom. Diameter 20.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1039. A blue and white transition vase, 17th century.
Of baluster shape, decorated in underglaze blue with a mythical creature in a garden setting.
Height 28.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1040. A blue and white and copper red Guan vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Baluster shape decorated with four roundels with chrystantemum, peonies, lotus and prunus, all against a continous lotus scroll. Height 32 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
1041. A famille rose enamelled dish with a high ranking official, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Decorated in vivid colours with high-ranking chinese official or prince. Diameter 24.7 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1042. A pair of blue and white ‘lotus’ dishes, Qing dynasty with Daoguang mark and of the period (1821–50).
Each painted in the centre with a medallion enclosing three lotus flower heads borne on leafy vines, the well decorated with a border of lotus beneath a slightly everted rim, the exterior with a further lotus scroll band, the base bearing a seal mark in underglaze blue. Diameter 15.3 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Exhibitions: Compare with a pair in the British Museum with this decoration but of the Guangxu period. Bequeathed by: Sir John M Addis, acquisition date 1984. Registration number 1984,0202.64.
Literature: See a very similar blue and white dish with lotus design, Guangxu mark and of the period, illustrated by Xu Huping, in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.463.
Estimate: SEK 30 000 – 50 000 / EUR 2 590 – 4 320
1043. A pair of blue and white ‘lotus’ dishes, Qing dynasty, Tongzhi mark and of the period (1862–74).
Each painted in the centre with a medallion enclosing three lotus flower heads borne on leafy vines, the well decorated with a border of lotus beneath a slightly everted rim, the exterior with a further lotus scroll band, the base bearing a six character mark in underglaze blue. Diameter 15.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Exhibitions: Compare with a pair in the British Museum with this decoration but of the Guangxu period. Bequeathed by: Sir John M Addis, acquisition date 1984. Registration number 1984,0202.64.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1044. A pair of enamelled dishes, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
With four charcter Jixiang Ruyi mark, that translates to ‘good fortune as one wishes’. Decorated in bright enamels with flowers against a green ground. Diameter 24.3 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Exhibitions: Compare a dish from this service sold at Bukowskis Sale 589, lot no 298. Then from the collection of General Director Vilhelm Meyers. A prominent Danish businessman who lived and worked in China 1902-1935. He ran and owned the Andersen & Meyer Ltd, a company of about 25 000 employees at the time.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1045. A pair of yellow ground ‘butterfly’ dishes, late Qing dynasty with Tongzhi mark in red.
The dish potted with rounded sides that rise to a slightly everted rim, decorated to the interior with delicate butterflies, all on a yellow ground, the exterior with three bats in red. Diameter 18 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Exhibitions: Compare with a dish sold at Bonhams, Fine Chinese Art, 12 May 2008. London, New Bond Street, lot no 323. Compare with dishes of this type but with butterflies and double happiness symbols. See Bonhams, Asian Art, 3 November 2014, London, Knightsbridge, lot 359.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1046. A pair of famille rose ‘Bajiaxiang’ dishes, Qing dynasty with a red Tongzhi mark.
Each dish is decorated to the interior with a central roundel enclosing a dense network of floral scrolls in lime-green enamels, encircled by the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang. The exteriors are decorated with three floral sprays. Diameter 15.2 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Exhibitions: Compare a dish like this and of the same period in the Musee Guimet, Collection Grandidier, G 3374. Compare with Christies, Live Auction 13982. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot no 214. Compare also with a pair sold at Sothebys, lot 538. Important Chinese Art, 19 September 2023, New York.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
1047. A pair of underglaze blue and and iron-red ‘wufu’ dishes, Qing dynasty with Guangxu mark and of the period (1875–1908).
Each with shallow rounded sides over a short tapered foot, the interior with five iron-red bats amid inky cobalt clouds, the exterior with three underglaze blue bats flying upward toward the rim, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue Diameter 14.7 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Exhibitions: Compare with a similar pair sold at Sothebys: Asian Art, 18 March 2017 • New York. Lot 1004.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1048. A pair of underglaze blue and and iron-red ‘wufu’ dishes, Qing dynasty with Guangxu mark and of the period (1875–1908).
Each with shallow rounded sides over a short tapered foot, the interior with five iron-red bats amid inky cobalt clouds, the exterior with three underglaze blue bats flying upward toward the rim, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue Diameter 14.7 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Exhibitions: Compare with a similar pair sold at Sothebys: Asian Art, 18 March 2017 • New York. Lot 1004.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1050. An enamelled bowl, Qing dynasty with Guangxu mark and of the period (1875–1908).
Rounded sides on a tall footrim, decorated in enamels with flowers. The base with a six character mark in underglaze blue. Diameter 20.5 cm. Height 9 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1049. A pair of blue and white stemcups, Qing dynasty with Guangxu mark.
The medallion of the interior decorated with a five clawed dragon, around the rim a meander frieze.
The exterior with a floral pattern against a stylized ground. Height 11.2 cm. Diameter 13.2 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1051. A pair of blue and white ‘yen yen’ vases, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Boldly painted in underglaze blue in two wide panels to the neck and body, the tall neck with flaring rim centered by a continuous scene of cherry blossom in full bloom, a double circle mark to the base. Height 46 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 12 000 / EUR 690 – 1 040
1052. A powder blue and enamelled ‘fish’ vase, late Qing dynasty.
Of baluster shape with a flared rim, decorated in vibrant enamels with four large fishes against a powder blue background. Height 46 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1053. A famille rose and powder blue flower pot, early 20th Century with Hongxian mark (Yuan Shikai) 1915–16.
Round with flared rim, decorated with four panels with flowers all against a powder blue ground. Diameter 23.2 cm. Height 14.7 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1054. A sandstone sculpture of a Luohan, Yuanstyle.
Expressively carved with a serene expression and deep-cut lines, beneath a large bulbous nose and slanting narrow eyes, all between large pendulous ears, the stone reddish beige. Height head 34.5 cm. Height with stand 44 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Literature: Animated like portraits of luohans occurs sometimes in the Sichuan Province, which has a long tradition of depicting lively, caricature-like effigies of humans, as is evident in some of its pottery figures of entertainers, such as a figure of the grimacing drummer in the Sichuan Provincial Museum; see R.Bagley, Ancient Sichuan: Treasures from a Lost Civilization, Seattle, 2001, p.298, no.111. A more naturalistic trend in sculpture was initiated by Song dynasty sculptors, who also often depicted human figures with animated, expressive faces. This trend continued into the subsequent Yuan and Ming dynasties. Two sandstone sculptures of arhats, one with a tiger, the other with a dragon, were discovered in 1980 at the Boshan Temple site in Fu county, Shaanxi Province; see H.Rogers, China 5000 Years: Innovation and Transformation in the Arts, New York, 1998, no.177.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1055. A sanstone sculpture of a Luohan, Yuanstyle. Expressively carved with a wide grin and deep-cut lines, beneath a large bulbous nose and bulging eyes, all between large pendulous ears, the stone reddish beige. Traces of paint by eyes. Height head 34.5 cm. Height with stand 44 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Literature: Animated like portraits of luohans occurs sometimes in the Sichuan Province, which has a long tradition of depicting lively, caricature-like effigies of humans, as is evident in some of its pottery figures of entertainers, such as a figure of the grimacing drummer in the Sichuan Provincial Museum; see R.Bagley, Ancient Sichuan: Treasures from a Lost Civilization, Seattle, 2001, p.298, no.111. A more naturalistic trend in sculpture was initiated by Song dynasty sculptors, who also often depicted human figures with animated, expressive faces. This trend continued into the subsequent Yuan and Ming dynasties. Two sandstone sculptures of arhats, one with a tiger, the other with a dragon, were discovered in 1980 at the Boshan Temple site in Fu county, Shaanxi Province; see H.Rogers, China 5000 Years: Innovation and Transformation in the Arts, New York, 1998, no.177.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1056. A collectors library, part 1. (20 volumes).
Comprising; Asiatic Art in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, edited by Pauline Lunshing Scheurleer. 1985. Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Bo Gyllensvärd, 1964. Ming blue and white, The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, 1964. Sung-Ming, Tresaures from the Holger Laurtizen Collection, Jan Virgin, 1965. Chinese Ceramics, Porcelain of the Qing dynasty 1644-1911, Rose Kerr, 1986. Blue & White, Porcelain from the Topkapi Palace Museum, Mavi Beyaz, Stockholm 2008. Asian Ceramics, Princessehof Museum, Barbara Harrisson, 1986. The Edward T Chow Collection of Ming and Qing Porcelain and Works of Art, Sothebys Parke Bernet, Hong Kong, Ltd. 1981. Ante Topic Mimara Collection Chinese Art, Zagreb 1985. Imperial Taste, Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation, Co published by Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989. Chinese Ceramic Tea Vessel, The K.S. Lo Collection, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea ware, Hong Kong 1991. Shanghai Museum of Anchient Chinese Ceramics Gallery. Elegant Form and Harmonious Decoration, Four dynasties of Jingdezhen porcelain, Rosemary E Scott, 1992. An Exhibition of Important Chinese Ceramics from the Robert Chang Collection, Rosemary E Scott, Christies, 1993. The Tectus Collection, Erik Engel, 1991. Chinese Blue and White Porcelain, third edition, Duncan Macintosh, Hong Kong 1986. Collection Oriental Antiques, Judith Moorhouse, Hong Kong 1976. Ceramic Evolution in the Middle Ming Period, Rosemary Scott and Rose Kerr, 1994-1995. Flawless Porcelains: Imperial Ceramics from the Reign of the Chenghua Emperor, Rosemary Scott, Stacy Pierson, 1995. Selection of Plates of Porcelainwares collected by Jin Ming, Editor, Geng Baochang, 1993.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1057. A collectors library, part 2. (20 volumes).
Comprising; Art of the Scholars Studio, Oriental Ceramics Society, Hong Kong, 1986. The Great Bronze Age of China, by Wen Fong, 1980. A J Speelman, Buddhist Works of Art, 1998. Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 1999. The Minor Arts of China, Spink & Son Ltd, 1983. Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the Shanghai Museum, Chen Peifen, 1995. Metal Marvels; South Asian Handworks, Porvo and Stockholm 1993-1994. Chinese Coin Gallery, Shangahi Museum. Fine Yixing Teapots, Sotheybs, 1998. Yixing, The K.S. Lo Collection, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, Hong Kong 1994. Transcactions of the Oriental Ceramics Society, 1990-1991, Sothebys 1992. Transactions of the Oriental Ceramics Society 1987-88, Sothebys, 1989. The Mr and Mrs. Robert P Piccus Collection of Fine Classical Chinese Furniture, Christies 1997. Chinese Ming and Qing Furniture Gallery, Shanghai Museum. Chinese Bamboo Carving, part II, Laurence C.S. Tham, Hong Kong 1982. Chinese Bronzes, The Nathanael Wessen Collection, Bernhard Karlgren and Jan Wirgin, 1969.The Eastern Ceramic Grooup, Far Eastern Ceramic Bulletin, The Netherlands, 1955-60. Chinese Gold & Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Bo Gyllensvärd, 1953. Bronze vessels of ancient China, in the Avery Bundage collection, Rene-Yvon Lefebvre d’Argence. Asian Art Museum San Fransisco. 1977. A handbook in Chinese on Chinese wooden stands.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1059. A collectors library, part 4, (13 volumes).
Comprising; Porcelain with enamel decoration of the Qing court collection. 五彩斗彩 , Liying Wang. Published: 1999. Fa lang cai, fen cai, (Mandarin Chinese Edition). Peilan Ye. 1999. Guide du Collectionneur de Tabatieres Chinoises, Viviane Jutheu, Paris 1980. Treasures of Chinese Glass Work Shops, A seclection of Chinese Qing dynasty glass in the Ina and Sanford Gadient Collection, 1997. Chinese Snuff Bottles from The Burghley House collection, Stamford, England, Robert W. L Kleiner, 1989. 2 ex. The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, The J&J Collection, 1997. Bottles of Delight, The Thal Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Seattle Art Museum, 1998. Antique Ceramics, Lee Ying Ho, 1992. Zhongguo min jian qing hua ci hua (Mandarin Chinese Edition). Hanzhong Zuo. 1995. Dehua min yao qing hua (Mandarin Chinese Edition). Jianzhong Chen. 1999. inscription ceremony of China s ancient ceramics (paperback). Author: XIONG LIAO. 1991. Ming Qing qing hua ci qi: Gu gong bo wu yuan cang ci shang xi (Mandarin Chinese Edition). Xiaoqi Feng. 2000.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 2 500 – 3 000 / EUR 220 – 260
1058. A collectors library, part 3. (8 volymes).
Comprising; Xuande Imperial Porcelain excavated at Jingdezhen, Chang Foundation, 1996. Celadon from the Longquan Kilns. Yaozhou Kiln, Xian 1992. Ceramic Finds from Henan, The University Museum & Gallery, Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, 1997. Sung Sherds, Nils Palmgren, Stockholm 1963. Dated Chinese Antiques, 600-1650, Shieila Riddell, 1979. Ceramics in the Liao Dynasty, Cina Institute in America, M Yutaka, 1973. Foreigners in ancient Chinese art, The China Institute in America, Exekiel Schloss, 1969.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society,who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 3 000 – 4 000 / EUR 260 – 350
1060. A collectors libary, part 5. (13 volumes).
Comprising; Kinesiska och Japanska skulpturer och målningar i Nationalmuseum, Osvald Siren, Malmö 1931. Swatow, Barbara Harrisson, Museum Het Princessehof, 1979. Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1994. The Wares of the Ming Dynasty, R. L Hobson, 1962. Sung Ceramics Designs, Jan Wirgin, Stockholm 1970. Sung Keramisk Guldålder, Nordlig Sung Keramik ur Svenska Samlingar, Nationalmuseum, 1949. The Ceramic Art of China and other Countries of the Far East, by William Bowyer Honey, London, 1944. The Early Ming Wares of Chingtechen, by A.D. Brankston. U.K. 1970. Oriental Blue & White, Sir Harry Garner, London. Soame Jenyns Later Chinese Porcelain, London 1971.The Book of Pottery and Porcelain by Warren E. Cox, 1949. Chinese Art by R.L. Hobson, Soame Jenyns, London 1964. How to identify old Chinese porcelain, by Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson, London, 1906.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 3 000 – 4 000 / EUR 260 – 350
1061. A collectors library, part 6. (18 volumes).
Comprising;The Chinese Pavillion at Drottningholm, Stockholm 1972. Chinese Export Porcelain, Chine de Commande from the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels, 1989. Netsuke, Östasiatiska Museet, 1999-2000. Ostindiska Kompaniet, Tore Frängsmyr, 1976. Masterpieces of Chinese Export Porcelain from Mattahedeh Collection in the Virignia Museum, David Howard and John Ayers. 1980. Chinese Export Porcelain, standard patterins and forms, 1780 to 1880. Herbert Peter and Nancy Schiffer. 1975. The Legacy of the Ming, Ceramic Finds from the Site of Ming Palace in Nanjing. 1996. Från Kina till Europa, Jan Wirgin, 1998. Blue & White Chinese Porcelain around the World, John Carswell, British Museum 2000. Ostindisk porselen i Norge, Johanne Huitfeldt, Oslo 1993. Chinese Export Art in the Eighteenth Century, Margaret Jourdain and R Soames Jenyns, 1967. Ostindiefararen Götheborgs porslinslast, Wästfelt, Gyllensvärd, Weibull, 1990. Chinese pottery and porcelain, Traidtional Chinese Arts and Culture, Li Xhiyan and Cheng Wen, Beijing 1984. Dragon Motifs on Chinese Porcelain. National Palace Museum, 1983. Chinese porcelain, Imported by the Swedish East India Company, Gothenburg Historical Museum, Stig Roth, 1965. Porslin, fajans och annan keramik på Skokloster. 1990. Mästare från Mittens rike, Kinesiskt Måleri och Kalligrafi ur John M Crawford Jr samling, New York. 1965. Den blå draken, en utställning av kinesiskt konsthantverk fårn Shanghai Museum, Röhhska Museet, Göteborg, 1995. Blomsterspråk, Mette Siggstedt, Stockholm 1986.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 2 500 – 3 000 / EUR 220 – 260
1062. A collectors library, part 7 (4 volumes).
Comprising; The Arts of Ancient Korea, Bureau of Cultural Property, Ministry of Culture and Information, Republic of Korea, 1974. Corean Pottery, W. B. Honey, London. Korean and Chinese Ceramics, Fritzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 1975. Southeast Asian Ceramics, Ninth Through the Seventeenth Centuries. Dean F. Frasche, The Asia Society, 1976.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 1 500 – 2 000 / EUR 130 – 180
1063. A group of magazines from Oriental Art, 1963–1988. (60 volumes).
A quarterly publication devoted to all forms of Oriental Art. Measure 30 x 21 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, long term member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society, who started to collect in the early 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 3 000 – 4 000 / EUR 260 – 350
Property of a private Swedish Collector who was active during the first half of the 20th Century, thence by descent within the family.
LOT 1064 – 1068
1065. A turquoise-ground grisaille-painted ‘Dayazhai’ ‘peony and chysanthemum’ bowl, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period, circa 1876. Rounded sides that rises from a short foorim, slightly everted rim. With a three-character Dayazhai mark, a five-character Tiandi yi jia chun oval seal mark, the base with a four-character Yongqing changchun mark, all in iron red.
Diameter 17.1 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector who was active during the first half of the 20th Century, thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1064. A fine enamelled cup with cover, Qing dynasty with a Jiaqing mark and of the period (1796–1820).
Decorated on the exterior with continous lotus blossom scroll, alternating with blue bats and xi (‘double happiness’) symbols, all interlinked by multi-coloured foliate scrolls and reserved on a turquoise ground, the rim encircled by pale green ruyi, the cover similarly decorated with lotusscroll, bats and svasticas, the base and interior glazed turquoise and the base with a six-character seal mark in gold enclosed within a white panel. Height with cover 10.5 cm. Diameter cover widest part 8.8 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector who was active during the first half of the 20th Century, thence by descent within the family.
Catalogue note: The present cup with cover belongs to a group of turquoise-ground enamelled porcelain wares made to imitate cloisonné enamel, a fascination started by the Qianlong Emperor and continued in the Jiaqing period. Such wares may have been commissioned in sets, as related tea wares of different forms were known. See a closely related teapot sold twice with Sothebys, first in London 14th May 2008, lot 717 and again in , 7th October 2015, lot 3716; and another sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 2nd November 1999, lot 572. Compare also a tea pot in the Palace Museum, Taipei, Square teapot with decoration of Indian lotuses in fencai enamels on a blue ground, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795). Image Number: C1B003318N000000000PAC.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1067. A blue and white ‘Yingzi’ (Boys at play) bowl, Qing dynasty with a Daouguang mark and of the period (1821–50).
The bowl with rounded sides, on a short footrim, flared rim and is finely decorated on the exterior with a continuous scene of boys at play, variously playing trumpets, drums and cymbals, and gathering around a square water pond, all on a terrace with plantain and willow trees. Diameter 15.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector who was active during the first half of the 20th century, thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare with similar bowl, also Daoguang mark and period, in the Östasiatiska Museum, Stockholm. OM-1963-0043. Donated by Karin Falkman (född Wallenberg), (1891–1977), daughter of Gustaf Wallenberg in whoms collection the bowl came from. Compare a similar bow in the collection of Minneapolis institute of art, Accession No 2022.73.10. Compare also one at the Gardiner Museum. Object no G01.2.100. From the collection of Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell. Compare also with a bowl of this type sold at Sothebys, lot 691. Chinese Art, 01 June 2017, Hong Kong. Compare with a bowl of this type sold at Sothebys, lot 18. Chinese Art 6 November 2024 • London.
Catalogue note: This lively design of boys at play traces its origins back to the Song dynasty and bears a close resemblance to a group of bowls generally attributed to the Chenghua period (1465–87). Compare two possible prototypes of Chenghua mark and period in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, included in the exhibition Ming Chenghua ciqi tezhan [Special exhibition of Chenghua porcelain], Taipei, 1976, cat. nos 109 and 110; and three more of related design excavated from the Chenghua stratum at Jingdezhen, included in the exhibition Imperial Porcelains from the Reign of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty, vol I, Palace Museum, Beijing, 2016, pls 51–53.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 25 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 160
1066. A pair of grisaille decorated turquoise ground ‘dayazhai’ dishes, Qing dynasty with Guangxu period, circa 1876.
Rounded sides that rises from a short foorim, slightly everted rim. With a three-character Dayazhai mark, a five-character Tiandi yi jia chun oval seal mark, the base with a four-character Yongqing changchun mark, all in iron red. The exterior decorated with a contionous lotus scroll in enamels. Diameter 19 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector who was active during the first half of the 20th century, thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1068. A blue and white soft paste ‘three abundances’ bowl with cover and a bowl, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Decorated in underglaze blue with pomme granate, finger lemon and peaches. Diameter 11–14 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector who was active during the first half of the 20th century, thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare a bowl in the same manner, sold at Bukowskis 583, lot no 21. From the collection of a Conneisseur in 2014.
Literature: Compare a bowl of this type at the Art Institute Chicago, Credit Line; Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection Reference Number; 1937.945.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
The collection of Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem
From the collection of Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem (1868–1932), Sweden. Thence by decent within the family. Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem was a notable Swedish technologist and engineer, as well as a collector of Chinese porcelain. One of hi s most recognizable achievements would be his work with SAT and the other leading telephone company, Ericsson, making him one of the premier figures behind e arly 20th century telecommunications networking. He acquired much of his collection in the early 1900s in B eijing, during his negotiation with network construction in Guangzhou (1914–1915), before returning to Sweden at the outbreak of the WWI. When he returned to Sweden, he brought with him a rather extensive collection of Chinese Works of Art.
LOT 1069 – 1077
Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem (1868–1932).
1069. A bronze vase, Qing dynasty with a Xuande seal mark.
The mark reads 大明宣德年製 (Daming Xuande nianzhi). Made during the Xuande reign of the great Ming. Tall elongated neck with a thick lipped rim, qilin dragon to the shoulder. Traces of gold splash decoration. Height 31 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem (1868–1932), Sweden.
Exhibitions: To see other objects from this collection, see Bukowskis, December 2011, sale 565, lot no 1527, 1347. Christies, 14 Sept 2017, Live auction 15797. Marchant: Nine Decades in Chinese Art. Lot no 719. Sothebys, Important Chinese Art / 21 March 2018 • New York, Lot 702.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1070. An archaistic bronze censer, Qing dynasty. Mark to base and interior. Archaistic model with a finial in the shape of a reclining dog. Height 23 cm. Length 12 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem (1868–1932), Sweden.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1071. A powder blue jar with cover, Qing dynasty with Qianlong mark and of the period (1736–95).
Ovoid shape, unglazed rim, decorated in powder blue and gold. Height with cover 23.5 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem (1868–1932), Sweden.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1073. A blue sgrafitto bowl, Qing dynasty with Qianlong mark.
Decorated to the exterior with roundels against a sgrafitto ground. Diameter 17.8 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem (1868–1932), Sweden.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1072. A blue and white jar, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Of ovoid shape, decorated in underglaze blue with a riverscape. Height 22 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem (1868–1932), Sweden.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1074. A blue and white ‘three friends of winter’ bowl, Qing dynasty, Guangxu mark and of the period (1875–1908).
The deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot, the exterior painted with flowering prunus tree, gnarled pine, and leafing bamboo, the interior with a central stylized floral medallion within double-line borders repeated to both rims and around the foot, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue. Diameter 13.2 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem (1868–1932), Sweden.
Exhibitions: Compare with a bowl sold at Sothebys from the same collection with the same motif, see lot 702. Important Chinese Art, 21 March 2018 • New York.
Literature: Compare a closely related pair of bowls, included in the Exhibition of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain and Related Underglaze Red, The Oriental Ceramic Society, Hong Kong, 1975, cat. no. 116. This tranquil design was reproduced across much of the Qing dynasty. See examples of this decoration through the Qing eara, for example a Kangxi mark and period bowl of this design from the Neave-Hill Collection, illustrated in W. B. R. Neave-Hill, Chinese Ceramics, Edinburgh, 1975, pl. 146, and later sold at Christie’s London, 9th December 1991, lot 206; a Yongzheng mark and period example sold at Sothebys, 8th December 1992, lot 249 and again, 1st November 2023, lot 152; and a pair of Qianlong mark and period in the Roemer Museum, Hildesheim, illustrated in Ulrich Wiesner, Chinesisches Porzellan: Die Ohlmer’sche Sammlung im RoemerMuseum, Hildesheim, 1981, pls 43 and 44.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1075. A famille rose cover, Qing dynasty with Qianlong mark.
Decorated in famille rose with phoenix birds amidst flowers. The base with Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue. Diameter 9.8 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem (1868–1932), Sweden.
Estimate: SEK 1 500 – 2 000 / EUR 130 – 180
1076. An underglaze blue and enamelled vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Baluster shape with handles in the shape of blossoming cherry branches. Decorated with a firece battle in underglaze blue against a ge glaze. Height 42 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem (1868–1932), Sweden.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1077. An underglaze blue and enamelled vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Baluster shape with handles in the shape of blossoming cherry branches. Decorated with a firece battle in underglaze blue against a ge glaze. Height 42 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem (1868–1932), Sweden.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
The collection of Ivan Traugott
From the Collection of Ivan Traugott (1871–1952). Thence by descent within the family. Traugott was a Swedish businessman and important art collector. An early member of the China club, investor in the Karlbeck consortium and good friend and sponsor of Johan Gunnar Andersson in the early 20th century. A large part of his collections can be seen today at Nationalmuseum and East Asian Museum in Stockholm.
LOT 1078 – 1082
Ivan Traugott (1871–1952).
1078. Two archaic bronze daggers, Shou or Han dynasty. Length 21.5–24 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Ivan Traugott (1871–1952).
Literature: Titel: Listed in the Ostasiatische Sammlung aus dem Nachlass Hofrat Dr. Ernst Marquardsen Bad Kissingen und anderer Besitz. Titelzusatz:chinesische Frühkeramik und Porzellane, Jade, Bronzen, Plastiken in Holz un Stein, Exotika, Teppiche; Versteigerung Mittwoch, den 13. Juni 1928. Mitwirkende:Marquardsen, Ernst [Sammler] Oppenheim, Alfred [Bearb.].
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1079. A set of seven bronze ornaments, archaic, presumably Zhou/Han dynasty.
Comprising; a gilt bronze ornament in the shape of a taothie mask, measure 3.8 x 4.5 cm. Traugott no 2544. A gilt bronze ornament, height 5 cm. Traugott no 2545. A gilt bronze ornament, measure 5 x 4.2 cm. Traugott label 1923. A bronze ornament, measure 5.5 x 3.4 cm. Traugott no 2535. A circular bronze ornament, diameter 4 cm. Traugott no 2328. A small round pierced bronze ornament, diameter 3 cm. Traugott no 2525. A small bronze bell, lenght 3 cm. Traugott no 2515.
Provenance: From the Collection of Ivan Traugott (1871–1952).
Exhibitions: Compare bronsfittings in the Art Institute of Chicago, Credit Line, Samuel M. Nickerson Endowment, Reference Number. 1962.642.
Compare a group of bronze mounts in the British Museum, Acquisition date 1911. Department Asia. Registration number; 1911,0407.30.a, dated as Eastern Zhou/Han Dynasty.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1080. Four silvered bronze mirrors, Han dynasty (220 B.C. – 206 A.D).
Comprising: two with bosses and scrolling motifs. Diameter 9–13 cm. Traugot label 2260 and 2261. Two silvered bronze mirrors with a central star motif encircled by a band of abstract motifs and symbols. Diameter 8–10 cm. Traugott label 2256 and 2258.
Provenance: From the Collection of Ivan Traugott (1871–1952).
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1081. A silvered bronze mirror, Tang dynasty (618–907).
The eight-lobed mirror finely cast with galloping riders and flying animals each with a shou sash tied around its neck, a central knob, all enclosed by an outer band of alternating birds, clouds, and lotus sprays within a raised rim. Diameter 11.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Ivan Traugott. (1871–1952).
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1082. A group of five Chinese archaistic stone ornaments, Songdynasty and later.
Comprising; A flat pendant in the shape of a tigers head. Measure 3.4 x 2.5 cm. (Label E35. A round pierced stone object decorated in relief. Length 5 cm. (Traugott 2388). A pendant sculptured as an axe. Length 6 cm. (2396). A pendant with a taothiemask to the side. Measure 4.5 x 4.5 cm. (Traugott label 2381. A pendant with a stylized qilin dragon. Measure 3.7 x 2.5 cm. (Traugott 2390).
Provenance: From the Collection of Ivan Traugott (1871–1952).
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1083. A bronze tripod censer, 17th/18th century.
Xuande mark to base. Tripod with mascaron handles. Diameter 12.2 cm. Height 7.2 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Klas E Böök (1909-1980), thence by descent. A Swedish diplomat and civil servant. Mr Böök first had a career within banking, that led up to the position of Governor of the Swedish National Bank from 1948 to 1951. His diplomatic career began when he was appointed head of the Commercial Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and envoy from 1947 to 1948. He was minister in Ottawa from 1951 to 1956, ambassador in Beijing from 1956 to 1961, also accredited as envoy to Bangkok from 1956 to 1959. Böök was ambassador in New Delhi, also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu from 1961 to 1965 and in Bern from 1965 to 1972. He had special assignments for the Foreign Ministry from 1972 to 1975.
Exhibitions: To see other lots sold from the Collection of Klas E. Böök, see a Zitan Altartable with cloisonne placques, Bukowskis, Sale 649, lot no 981.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1085. A bronze censer, late Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Interior with four character mark. Rounded sides on a tall foot, handles in the shape of mythical creatures biting in to the handle. Length 14.5 cm. Weight 539 gram.
Provenance: Purchased in Shanghai by a Swedish collector in the 1930’s. Thence by descent in the same famliy.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
1084. A bronze censer, Gui, late Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Rounded sides on a tall splayed foot, decorated in relief and with handles. Lenght 20 cm. Weight 1241 gram.
Provenance: Purchased in Shanghai by a Swedish collector in the 1930’s. Thence by descent in the same famliy.
Estimate: SEK 40 000 – 60 000 / EUR 3 460 – 5 180
1086. A bronze temple bell with suspension loop (Bo) and coiled and interlaced Dragons, Ming dynasty or older.
Barrel shaped decorated in relief with an intricate archaistic pattern, as well as with archaic script. The first inscription reads 林鐘中聲 (Linzhong zhongsheng). Linzhong 林鐘 , a name for ancient musical pitch. In ancient music, there are twelve pitches, and Lin Zhong is one of them. Zhongsheng 中聲 denotes the ‘shang’ tone among the five tones named in ancient China. Height 31 cm.
Provenance: Purchased by Margit Jans Olsson in London in the 1970’s. Thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 25 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 160
1087. A bronze vase, Yuan/Ming dynasty. Hexagonal baluster shape with ring handles, decorated in relief. Height 18.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector. Exhibitions: Compare a vase of this type sold at Christies, 4 September 2012 | Live auction 6594, lot 18. Compare also with a vase in the British Museum, Donated by: C F K Goldthorpe. Registration number 1994,1010.1.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1088. An archaistic bronze vase ‘gu’, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
He upper section with leaf shaped panels, the central and lower sections with taotie masks and flanges, all on geometric pattern grounds. Height 28.2 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Exhibitions: Compare with lot 12, Christies, 28 JUN 2011 | Live auction 6483.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1089. A bronze tripod censer, late Ming dynasty/ early Qing dynasty with Xuandes six character mark. Of cylindrical form, cast in the form of three nodes section of bamboo. Diameter 10.5 cm. Height 8.1 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Exhibitions: Compare a inscense burner of this model, but celadon, dated as 14th/15th century, in the British Museum, Acquisition name. Purchased from: S M Franck & Son. Acquisition date 1915. Registration number 1915,0409.9.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1090. A bronze sculpture of Buddha Shakyamuni, Cambodia, Lopburi, 13th century.
Crowned Buddha Shakyamuni standing in samapada, meditative facial features, head crowned by a tiara, ear adornments, the hands in vitarkamudra revealing chakras on the palms. Dressed in a sheer robe that hangs gracefully from the forearms with a beaded pleat and tapering hems, crested wtih a foilate belt and jewelry. The face with almond shaped eyes and raised urna, the hair in neat rows pulled into a chignon and secured by a headband. Height sculpture 28.5 cm. Height with wooden base 32.5 cm.
Provenance: Purchased by a Swedish collector at Galerie Zacke, Vienna, Austria. Previously sold at Nagel, provenance German private collection formed in the 1960’s.
Catalogue note: Lopburi, today a couple of miles from Bangkok, was a regional seat in the western part of the Khmer Empire during its Agkor Vat period. Most probably cast during the reign of Jayavaraman VII (1181–1218).
Estimate: SEK 25 000 – 35 000 / EUR 2 160 – 3 020
1091. A bronze sculpture of buddhas hand, Thailand, 17th century.
The had is positioned in Abhaya muddra, rings on the fingers, possibly from a crowned buddha sculpture. Height 23 cm.
Height hand 14 cm.
Provenance: Purchased from Edelstams Antik, Stockholm. Who purchased it from the estate of Per Törnkvist, a SAS pilot who aquired it in the 1960’s in Thailand.
Catalogue note: The rings indicates influences from Kambodja, Khmer. The long thin fingers are typical for the Thai, Sukothai or Ayuttaya period.
Conveying serenity and elegance its oval face and slightly heart-shaped hairline, recalls the features of Sukhothai sculpture, whereas the hairband, small nubs of hair, and nuanced grin are more characteristic of the Ayutthaya style. Height 25 cm. Height with wooden stand 36 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of the Swedish sculptor Bror Marklund (1907–1977), thence by descent.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1093. A Jain copper alloy shrine, India, 14th-17th century.
The reverese with inscription. Seated in a meditative position on an elevated throne surrounded by attendants and deities. Height 17 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Crafoord Auction in Lund, Sweden, from the Collection of Jan Bäckman (1953–2012).
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1094. A gilt figure of Durga, North India, 16th/17th century. The deity depicted with 10 arms that holds various attributes, depicted with a mandorla, has originally had a base, missing. Height 26 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Crafoord Auction in Lund, Sweden, from the Collection of Jan Bäckman (1953–2012).
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1095. A bronze sculpture of buddha as a child, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
The figure depicts Buddha as an infant, wearing a Chinese style apron. The left hand pointing to the heavens and his right pointing to the earth, the iconography refers to the moment when the newborn Buddha announced: ‘This birth is in the condition of a Buddha; after this I have done with renewed birth: now only am I born this once, for the purpose of saving all the world.’. Height 17.5 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Crafoord Auction in Lund, Sweden, from the Collection of Jan Bäckman (1953–2012).
Literature: (Beal, ‘Asvaghosa’s Life of Buddha’, in Sacred Books of the East, vol. XIX, Oxford, 1883, p. 226.) Reference for quote.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1096. A cast iron sculpture of buddha, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Impressed Ming mark to back. Buddha sits in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands in bhumisparshamudra. He is garbed in flowing robes draped over one shoulders, and the face is held in a serene expression, and surmounted by a prominent ushnisha. Traces of colour pigement and gilding. Height 29.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1097. A large bronze sculpture of guanyin, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Cast seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, the figure is dressed in loose, flowing robes and elaborate beaded jewelry. The hands are held in vitarka mudra, each holding a leafy stem rising to the shoulders and surmounted by a bird on one side and a vase on the other. The face has a serene expression, and the hair is fashioned into a chignon centered by a crown where the figure of Amitabha Buddha to the center is missing. There are traces of gilding and red lacquer. Height 34.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Literature: Compare with a similar sold at Christies, Live Auction 2830. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 2052. 21 Mar 2014.
Estimate: SEK 50 000 – 75 000 / EUR 4 320 – 6 480
1098. A gilt copper alloy figure of Amitayus, Tibeto – Chinese, 17th/18th century.
Cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-tiered lotus pedestal with beaded rim, wearing long flowing robes incised with floral scroll borders, beaded necklaces, armlets and bracelets, and has had stone inlay the face with a serene expression surmounted by an elaborate tiara. Height 11 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1099. A large sculpture head of Guanyin, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Crowned, with the hair swept up in a high chignon, broad face with downcast eyes, elongated earlobes, colour and lacquer. Height head 34 cm. Height with wooden stand 63 cm.
Provenance: Purchased by a Swedish collector in Stockholm in the 1980s.
Estimate: SEK 50 000 – 75 000 / EUR 4 320 – 6 480
1101. A Tibetan bronze sculpture of a Lama, 18th/19th century.
Height 8.3 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Craaford Auction from the Collection of Jan Bäckman (1953–2012).
Literature: Saiberzweg. Dieter, Tantrische kunst des buddhismus, compare one on page 296.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1100. A gilt-bronze figure of Wenchang Wang late Ming dynasty/early Qingdynasty.
The daoist god depicted seated on a raised plinth, clad in long robes with with borders engraved with scrollwork, his face with serene expression, beard and elongated earlobes, his backwards combed hairdress set with an elaborate headdress.
Height 16 cm. Width 9.5 cm. Depth 7 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Catalogue note: Displaying a remarkable level of refinement, noted in the upturned slippers and the intricate designs decorating the hems of the voluminuous robes, cascading in multiple folds, the figure may be identified as Wenchang Wang, the Daoist God of Culture and Literature. Believed to have assisted the devotees in achieving success in the civil service examinations, Wenchang facilitated the path toward social acceptance and material rewards.
Estimate: SEK 25 000 – 30 000 / EUR 2 160 – 2 590
1102. A gilt and lacquered standing figure of a guardsman, Qing dynasty.
Standing on a pedestal with his left arm raised. Height 59 cm.
Provenance: Property of a Swedish private collector.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1103. An elegant bronze vase, late Ming dynasty/ early Qing dynasty with a Xuande mark.
Of baluster shape cast with two rampant dragon handles, a detailed ruyi lappet band around the shoulder, neck and footrim. Height 31 cm, height with wooden stand approx 33 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1104. A set of two bronze scroll weights/sculptures, late Ming dynasty/early Qing dynasty.
A reclinging ox, length 11 cm. A reclining elephant, length 10 cm.
Provenance: Purchased from Stockholms Auktionsverk, December 1013, lot no 3044, then with the provenande Swedish collector who aquired them in during the period 1920–50.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1106. A bronze sculpure of Sholau, late Qing dynasty.
The deity depicted standing holding the typical attributes of a peach and a staf. Height 17 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Bukowskis, Stockholm, auction 633, lot 942.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1105. A bronze censer and cover in the shape of Liu Haichan on the three legged toad, Qing dynasty.
The Daoist immortal Liu Haichan on the back of the mythical three-legged chanchu ( 蟾蜍 ; “toad; toad in the Moon”).
Height 22.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1107. An enamel on copper curio box, Qing dynasty.
The cover decorated in famille rose with a bird pearched on a branch in full bloom, around the sides, stylized gilded dragons against a turquoise ground. Measure 5.1 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Exhibitions: Compare with a porcelain box with this type of decoration around the sides, in the collection of Musee Guimet, Paris, France, lot no G 3168, dated as Qianlong.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1108. A Canton enamel and gilt bronze tripod ritual wine vessel ‘jue’, Qing dynasty. Archaistic shape. Decorated with polychrome enamel depicting a light blue dragon and a phoenix bird with foliage and lotus flowers to brown ground at the interior. The exterior decorated with blue dragons chasing a pearl, two blue phoenix birds to turquoise ground. Ruyi border above a yellow archic border to black ground. Handles and tripod legs with relief decor. Height 18.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Literature: Compare with lot 344, Sothebys London, ‘Monochrome Important Chinese Art’ 2 November 2022.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1109. A cloisonné snuff bottle with stopper, late Qing dynasty with four character mark. Kalebass shaped, decorated with squirrels amdist a grape vine against a dark ground. Height 6.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1110. Two Chinese snuff bottles, Qing dynasty, Signed Zhou Leyuan.
The flattened body painted on one side with a rivescape with a building, the other side with a bird in by a tree. Height 6.5 cm. The other witha flattened body painted on one side with a cricket in a tree, the other with antiques, lingzhi fungus and a scholars rock. Height 6 cm.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1111. A small huali table/stool ‘Fangdeng’, 17/18th century.
The square top supporting a plaque that probably has replaced a hard caned seat, over an apron and u-shaped stretchers joined to supports and with hoof feet. Height 51 cm. Width 43 cm. Depth 33.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Klas E Böök (1909–1980), thence by descent. A Swedish diplomat and civil servant. Mr Böök first had a career within banking, that led up to the position of Governor of the Swedish National Bank from 1948 to 1951. His diplomatic career began when he was appointed head of the Commercial Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and envoy from 1947 to 1948. He was minister in Ottawa from 1951 to 1956, ambassador in Beijing from 1956 to 1961, also accredited as envoy to Bangkok from 1956 to 1959. Böök was ambassador in New Delhi, also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu from 1961 to 1965 and in Bern from 1965 to 1972. He had special assignments for the Foreign Ministry from 1972 to 1975.
Exhibitions: To see other lots sold from the Collection of Klas E. Böök, see a Zitan Altartable with cloisonne placques, Bukowskis, Sale 649, lot no 981.
Catalogue note: Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including certain woods. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1112. A small huali table/stool ‘Fangdeng’, Qing dynasty.
The square top supporting a plaque that probably has replaced a hard caned seat, over an apron and u-shaped stretchers joined to supports and with hoof feet. Height 50 cm. Width 41 cm. Depth 30 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Bukowskis sale 641, then from the Collection of Ebba Gadelius. From the Collection of Ebba-Stina Kiku Gadelius (1916–2022), thence by descent. The foundation of the collection was laid by her father Knut Gadelius (1864–1932), who founded the Gadelius company. Ebba was the third child of Knut Gadelius, she was born in Tokyo and grew up in Japan. She herself had a career as an artist and textile designer both in the USA and France and her design and art was strongly influcenced by her early years in Japan.
Catalogue note: Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including certain woods. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1113. A huanghuali table, Qing dynasty.
One rectangular top slate set in a frame above square legs. Measure 81 cm. Depth 40.5 cm. Height 45.5 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Dag Malm (1923–2008). Thence by descent. Dag Malm was born in 1923 in Rahlstadt Germany. His father was a Swedish businessman operating in Argentina and his mother Norwegian. Dag grew up in Germany but moved to Sweden when the Second World War broke out. In 1947 he was employed as an attaché in the Foreign Ministry and had placements in Washington, Tokyo, Beijing and New York. In 1964–1967 he served as ambassador in Kinshasa. In the late 1940’s he works as an attache in Tokio. He is then sent to Beijing were he works with the Swedish Ambassador Thorsten Hammarström (Ambassador of Nanking 1947, and In Beijing from 1950). He writes in his memoires about life in China at the time, how he purchases antiques and art, how the social life was with the other countries delegates. When Sweden appoints Staffan Söderblom as an ambassador, they spend a lot of time with the the British representative Sir Lionel Lamb and his wife sine Staffans wife Marjorie is British and becomes a great friend of theirs. Dag Malm writes that when he leaves China in 1953 he writes to Wai Chou Pu, the ministry of foreign affairs to seek permission to bring furniture and works of art with him. He continues to have a long international diplomatic career, was appointed head of office at the Swedish Committee on Foreign Affairs in 1971, and in 1975 he was inspector of the foreign administration and head of expedition/head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ administrative department 1978–1981. In 1981–88 he was ambassador in Vienna. After his retirement, he settled down in Södermanland, and was often hired as expert adviser and worked with translations. Dag Malm passed away in 2008, age 85.
Exhibitions: To see other lots sold from the Dag Malm Collection, see Bonhams, Fine Chinese Art, 16 May 2024, a pair of huanghuali cabinets, lot no 71.
Catalogue note: Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including certain woods. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1114. A huanghuali low table, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
The single panel top within a rectangular frame with rounded corners, above a shaped apron carved in low relief with a stylized taotie mask at the center and angular scrollwork at the corners, supported on square section legs terminating in angular-scrolled feet. Height 33 cm. Length 89 cm. Depth 28 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Klas E Böök (1909–1980), thence by descent. A Swedish diplomat and civil servant. Mr Böök first had a career within banking, that led up to the position of Governor of the Swedish National Bank from 1948 to 1951. His diplomatic career began when he was appointed head of the Commercial Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and envoy from 1947 to 1948. He was minister in Ottawa from 1951 to 1956, ambassador in Beijing from 1956 to 1961, also accredited as envoy to Bangkok from 1956 to 1959. Böök was ambassador in New Delhi, also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu from 1961 to 1965 and in Bern from 1965 to 1972. He had special assignments for the Foreign Ministry from 1972 to 1975.
Exhibitions: Compare a matching table at, Saturday At Sotheby’s: Asian Art, 19 March 2016, New York. Lot 1518. To see other lots sold from the Collection of Klas E. Böök, see a Zitan Altartable with cloisonne placques, Bukowskis, Sale 649, lot no 981.
Catalogue note: Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including certain woods. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 25 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 160
1115. A large Imperial Hongmu compound cabinet, Qingdynasty, 19th century.
Of rectangular form, the main section constructed with two panels forming the front doors, each of the two narrower outer panels superbly carved with two dragons writhing sinuously in pursuit of a flaming pearl amidst ruyi-shaped cloud scrolls and above tumultuous waves, one panel further carved with two visious looking five clawed dragons facing each other with a pearl in between, the other lower panel repeating that pattern with two five clawed dragons facing eachother with a flaming pearl in between but also above a rock formation. Each exceptionally and deeply carved with a ferocious en face dragon soaring above a ‘flaming pearl’ and a further writhing dragon, against a ground densely carved with clusters of ruyi-shaped cloud scrolls and above tempestuous crashing waves. The edges of the exterior and central panels fitted with gilt-bronze hinges decorated with dragons amidst cloud motifs, the edges of the central panels with further gilt-bronze plates and door pulls decorated in low relief with double fish and chimes. Height 200 cm. Width 177 cm. Depth 71 cm. The top cabinets only has the doors and side panels left but they are similarly carved in meticulous detail with the dragon motif. Measure doors each 83 x 76 cm, center post 84 x 5.8 cm. Measure two panels each 85.5 x 60 cm. The lock decorated with a floral scroll and with the inscription 狀元及第 “the first rank at the examination (for the Hanlin Academy)”. Length lock 22 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Kronowall Castle auction in 1988, Bukowskis. Lot no 98. Depicted in the catalgoue. The cabinet came to Kronovall Castle from the Estate of Claire Emilia Dupas and Louis Marie Francois Xavier Cazeau, a prominent businessman, french diplomat and for a time serving as the equivalent of Mayor of Paris. Their daughter Marie Germain Cazeau (born 1898) married Count Eskil Sigge Leon Sparre af Söfdeborg (1893–1975). The contents of the parents home in Paris and their estate in Nizza were shipped to Kronovall and used to decorate the castle. Louis Marie Fancois Xavier Cazeau was a friend of the Swedish King.
Exhibitions: Black and white image shows cabinets of this type in the Forbidden City, Tai he dian (Hall of Supreme Harmony). Image taken by Osvald Siren in 1922.
Literature: The present compound cabinet, with its impressive carving of the ‘dragons chasing flaming pearls’ motif illustrates the procurement of the exquisite on Imperial command. The different components that complete this magnificent (originally over three metres high and close to 2 metres wide) piece of furniture has been separated but can be re-united in their original form. The side panels and front still exists. Furnishings of this type, in particular those that employed images of the dragon, were conceived to elevate Imperial presence and power. Such a tour de force object could most possibly have been designed and crafted by skilled artisans employed by the Muzuo 木作 or Wood Workshop, one of the Palace Workshops (Zaobanchu 造辦處 ) that operated under the command of the Imperial Household Department (Neiwufu 內務府 ) of the Qing court.
The cabinet with its pictorial composition of in total when complet 10 pairs of sinuous dragons, each pair chasing a flaming pearl amongst auspicious ruyi 如意 form clouds above turbulent waves interspersed with bajixiang 八吉祥 symbols and floral sprays, may appear familiar from a number of examples from the 18th century. A well known Imperial piece is a zitan cabinet of different structure but also decorated with the theme of dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst clouds, pictured in situ in the bedroom behind the Hall of Mental Cultivation (Yangxin Dian 養心殿 ) and illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), Hong Kong, 2002, pl. 249 (Fig. 1). The cabinet was built to fit the hall which became the main residence of the Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1722–1735) and was used by his successors subsequently. While the Yangxin Dian cabinet is also the product of the Wood Workshop, there is noticeable stylistic variation in the depiction of the dragons and in the emphasis of the compositions that reflect the evolving artistic styles and preferences of their respective periods.
We can only speculate how and where the present cabinet was deployed. But perhaps the lock and its inscription gives us a clue.
Catalogue note: The Hanlin Academy was an academic and administrative institution of higher learning founded in the 8th century Tang China by Emperor Xuanzong in Chang’an. It has also been translated as “College of Literature” and “Academy of the Forest of Pencils.” Membership in the academy was confined to an elite group of scholars, who performed secretarial and literary tasks for the court. One of its primary duties was to decide on an interpretation of the Chinese classics. This formed the basis of the Imperial examinations, which aspiring government bureaucrats had to pass to attain higher-level government posts. Famous member of the Hanlin academys are poets, diplomats, scholars and high ranking officials.
Kronowall Castle Cabinets of this type in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, 1922.
Detail of lock with inscription.
Carved in meticulous detail with five clawed dragons
Image of the doors and mid panel for the top cabinet, these accopanies the cabinet.
1116. A six-drawer ‘jichimu’ pedestal partners desk, late Qing dynasty/early 20th century.
The rectangular top frame with single-plank panel above four drawers supported on two pedestals with four drawers each above latticework shelves, the legs of squared section, the wood of a rich, attractive grain. Measure 68 x 162.5 x 83 cm.
Provenance: Purchased by a Swedish diplomat in China in the 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1117. An officials hat chair, late Qing dynasty/early 20th Century.
The shaped top rail is supported on continuous posts which form the rear legs. The plain rectangular splat gently S-curved above rectangular frames enclosing stretched woven seats. The rounded legs are joined by straight aprons with rounded rectangular spandrels, above stretchers. Height back 92 cm. Height seat 44 cm. Width 44.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1118. A Chinese ‘official’s hat’ chair, Guanmaoyi, 20th century.
With curved crestrail on an S-shaped splat, issuing serpentine armrests supported by curved stiles and attached to the seat above beaded aprons and spandrels, all raised on legs with stepped stretchers. Front footrest missing. Brass fitings. Height back 106 cm. Height seat 46 cm. Width 59 cm.
Provenance: Purchased by a Swedish diplomat in China in the 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1119. A massive zitan recessed-leg long table ‘Jiaotousun Qiotouan’, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Finely carved and composed of dark tightly grained timber, the wide thick plank top set in a frame with scrollwork on the edge, above a richly carved pierced apron with pomme granate and twirly branches with leaves, this decoration continues by the richly carved pierced panels framed by the legs of square section, that has centered bats, connected by ropes on both sides. Height 89 cm, length 194.5 cm, depth 43.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection Paul R. Wedendal (1924–2010), Djursholm, Stockholm. This table has been in the family since the 1970’s and is now sold by the family. To see objects from the Collecton of Paul R. Wedendal Senior, see a single owner Asian Sale that were held in these rooms at Bukowskis in 2011. See Auction H036.
Exhibitions: Compare a table in the Asian Art Museum, San Fransisco. approx. 1750–1850, zitan, from the Avery Bundage Collection, inv. no B71M2. Compare interiors depicted in the Forbidden City, The Great Within, May Holdsworth & Caroline Courtauld. See for example the Interior of the Palace of Concentrated Beauty. Compare the same kind of decoration of twisted ropes (then holding bi discs) on a pair of table solds Sothebys, Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Hong Kong 8, October 2013. Lot no 3084. Compare also at the same sale lot no 3083. A pair of carved zitan tables with recessed-leg.
Literature: Life of the Emperors and Empresses in the Forbidden City, Edited by The Palace Musum, Beijing 1983. Compare furniture of this kind of carving on page 56, 82, 83. MingQing. Gungting Jia Ju Zhen da Quan, Beijing 2006. Compare tables of this style, page 255, 258. Orientations, December 1994. p 43–49. An article by Tian Jia Qing ‘Zitan and Zitan Furniture’. Discusses the great shortage druing the Qing dynasty of the material during large scale use in contruction projects, Tian, discovered recoreds in the Archives of the Imperial Workshops, which indicate that ‘all the zitan found by officials through the coutry had to be turned over to the imperial palace... ‘.
Catalogue note: As discussed by Nancy Berliner, in a catalogue called Beyond the Screen, Chinese Furniture of the 16th and 17th Centuries, these massive tables are rare. With the social upheaval in China during the 20th Century, tables of this great size were particularly suceptible to damage. Smaller objects could easier be transported and sold. Compare also interiors with carvings like this in the Hall of Great Supremacy.
Of rectangular shape, decorated to the front panel with two fierce five clawed dragons facing each other and chasing the flaming pearl. A round lockplate with decoration. Handles to the sides for carrying. Measure 94.5 x 56 x 50 cm. Height with later wooden stand 75.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of John von Matern (1868–1928), thence by descent. John von Matern was a Swedish entrepenur, industrialist and politician. He was head of the London office for Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags Aktiebolag, and a member of the board, from 1920 and onwards. According to the family this chest was purchased by him and his wife Yvonne Gardell-Ericson (daughter of the artists Johnan Ericson and Anna Gardell-Ericson) when they lived in London 1920–1928. Thence by descent.
Exhibitions: Compare with smaller boxes that often are decorated on all sides, see for example lot 1234, Christies, Hong Kong, May 30th 2006. The Imperial Sale.
Catalogue note: These large chest must have been made for clothes, and avoided decoration on the top so that they could be stacked on top of each other.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 25 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 160
1121. A well scultured huali tray, presumably late Ming/early Qing dynasty.
Rectangular shape, decorated around the sides with cloud shaped sprigs. Measure 33 x 22.5 cm.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1122. A Chinese painted black lacquer low table, Qing dynasty.
Painted decoration. Height 62 cm. Depth 61 cm. Length 114 cm.
Provenance: Private Swedish collector, who bought it in Paris in the 1960’s.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1123. A lacquered table/box with liner, late Qing dynasty. Square, rich gilded decoration featuring a motif of an elegant company in a garden setting surrounded by flowers, foliage, and mythological beings to a black ground. The interior with a case decorated with a palace scene featuring elegant court ladies painted in gouache, and lined with paper and silk. Dimensions 54 x 54 cm. Height with stand 60 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Bukowskis Spring Sale 586, Stockholm 2015, lot 103.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1124. A Chinese altar cabinet, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
Supported on a stepped foundation, the rectangular cabinet with two doors mounted with reticulated geometric and the floral domed panels painted in gilt, the interior finely gilt-painted with a four-fold screen. The interior of the doors painted. Measure 37 x 45 x 16 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
Property
of a private Finnish Collection.
The collection was formed between 1980–2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chines e works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction hous es and befriending curators from Peking, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles, This being part 2, a part o f the t extile collection.
LOT 1125 – 1138
1125. An imperial blue kesi summer robe, Jifu, Qing dynasty, 1830’s.
The blue kesi is worked with the prescribed nine five-clawed dragons, two shown full-face leaping around a ‘flaming pearl’ on the front and the back while six others on the front, back and shoulders are shown reaching for the pearl, as is the ninth on the underflap. All dragons are set amidst bright lingzhi-clouds and interspersed with ‘precious objects’ and bats including a central design of a canopy, above a terrestrial diagram and a lishui stripe separated by further clouds. The decoration is repeated on the border, collar and horsehoof cuffs. Light blue silk lining. Length back 137 cm. Length arm to arm 200 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Christies 19 November 2002, Sale no 9511, lot no 2. Property of a private Finnish Collection.
Exhibitions: Compare with a robe sold at Christies, 29 May 2013, Live auction 3213, Imperial Sale; Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Lot 2154.
Literature: An embroidered blue silk gauze summer dragon robe of this pattern is illustrated by Chris Hall et al., Powerdressing: Textiles for Rulers and Priests from the Chris Hall Collection, Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 2006, p. 147, no. 23, where the authors note that ‘blue was the colour used on dragon robes worn by the third and fourth degree princes, nobles down to the eleventh degree, and officials.
Estimate: SEK 60 000 – 80 000 / EUR 5 180 – 6 910
1126. A blue ground summer gauze ‘dragon robe’ robe, Qing dynasty, circa 1900.
The blue silk gauze worked in couched gold thread and fine counted stitch with nine five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming pearls amidst blue clouds interspersed with bats and and cranes above a lishui stripe, with similar decoration repeated on the border, collar and horsehoof cuffs, the black gauze sleeve extensions with couched blue stripes Length back 134 cm. Length arm to arm 210 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Christies 24 November 1998. Lot no 36. Property of a private Finnish Collection.
Literature: C Hall, Power Dressing, Textiles for Rulers and Priests from the Chris Hall Collection, Asian Civilizations Museum, 2006. The author writes that blue was the colour used on dragon robes worn by the third and fourth degree princes, nobles down to the eleventh degree, and officials. The bright gold couching and the counted stich embroidery against the textured gauze ground provide a striking contrast.
Estimate: SEK 30 000 – 40 000 / EUR 2 590 – 3 460
1127. Two boxes with a mandarin’s summer hat and black satin autumn hat and feather. Qing dynasty, 19th century.
A blue fabric clad conical box holding a summer hat with a conical bamboo frame, covered in silk gauze, decorated with a tassel of twisted red sik, with a blue trim, surmounted by a gilt metal button, signifying an official of 7–8 rank level. The black satin autumn hat with stif brim, fine twisted red silk tassel and a clear glass button signifying an official of the fifth rank. The label on the inside of the autumn hat tells us the family and personal name of the owner. A blue fabric clad box containing a mandarins feather plume. Height of box 25 cm. Diameter of box 35 cm. Lenght of plum 35 cm. Measure of box 41x3.6x5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish Collection.
Exhibitions: Compare with a set sold at Christies, Lot 114, the Imperial Wardrobe, 19 Mars 2008. Compare also with a hat in the collection of the British Museum, donated by: James Edge-Partington. Acquisition date 1909. Registration number 1909,0609.1.a-c.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1128. A fine five clawed dragon roundel, Qing dynasty, mid 18th century.
Finely woven and ebroidered with a gold front-facing five-clawed dragon with its body coiled around a flaming pearl as it leaps amidst lingzhi shaped clouds above waves on a dark ground. Lined in blue silk. Diameter approx 31 cm.
Provenance: Purchased from an antique dealer in 2000. Property of a private Finnish Collection.
Exhibitions: Compare with a dragon roundel in the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Credit Line: Gift of Edna Bahr, 1962. Accession Number: 62.97.39a, b.
Literature: Illustrated Precedents for the Ritual Paraphernalia of the Imperial Court, published in 1759, tells us much about how Court attire was regulated by imperial decrees. The Chinese tradition of wearing rank badges (buzi), also known as Mandarin squares, to demonstrate civil, military or imperial rank began in 1391 during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), and continued throughout the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). These insignia were sewn onto or woven into the wearer’s garments to indicate their rank. Civil officials wore insignia with different bird species corresponding to their rank, while animals denoted military officers. The fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1911 brought an end to rank insignia.
Estimate: SEK 25 000 – 35 000 / EUR 2 160 – 3 020
1129. A square insignia with a five clawed dragon, possibly made for the imperial guards, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
Finely emboridered with a scaly five clawed dragon in blue, yellow and white amidst cloud formations, chasing the flaming pearl, all on a yellow ground. Not lined. Measure 32 x 29.5 cm.
Provenance: Purchased from an antique dealer in 2000. Property of a private Finnish Collection.
Literature: Illustrated Precedents for the Ritual Paraphernalia of the Imperial Court, published in 1759, tells us much about how Court attire was regulated by imperial decrees. The Chinese tradition of wearing rank badges (buzi), also known as Mandarin squares, to demonstrate civil, military or imperial rank began in 1391 during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), and continued throughout the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). These insignia were sewn onto or woven into the wearer’s garments to indicate their rank. Civil officials wore insignia with different bird species corresponding to their rank, while animals denoted military officers. The fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1911 brought an end to rank insignia.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 25 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 160
1130. A pair of kesi military officials badges with bears, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Fifth military rank. Each voven in the center with a bear alighting on a rock emerging from water motifs as it faces the sun, surrounded by ruyi-shaped clouds, the wufu and the ‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’ (bajixiang) as well as peonies and narcissus spouting from rocks, all in bright tones of different shades of blue, coral red, white and pink. At the lower corner a fish jumping in the foaming waves. All within a scrolling border in gold thread against a dark ground. Lined in blue sik. Measrue 30 x 29 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Christies, Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art & Textiles, 5497. Lot no 560. Property of a private Finnish Collection.
Literature: See lot 1131
Catalogue note: The real or mythical animals that decorate military rank insignia symbolise the wearer’s courage. As with civil officials, the order of ranking creatures varied over time. By the late Qing Dynasty the order was: the mythical qilin, lion, leopard, tiger, bear, panther, rhinoceros (seventh, after 1759, and eighth) and sea horse (not the undersea creature, but an actual horse galloping through the waves). Military officials sat on the emperor’s right, so their animals faced left towards him as a sign of respect. Military squares are more desirable because they are harder to find than civil badges. Focusing on the details is essential to identifying animals. At first glance a tiger may look like a panther, until you spot wavy lines or open crescent shapes on its body and three horizontal lines on its forehead to symbolise its status as king of beasts. Panthers, on the other hand, do not have distinguishing marks.
Estimate: SEK 25 000 – 30 000 / EUR 2 160 – 2 590
1131. A pair of continued stich military official rank badges with tigers, Qing dynasty, 19th Century. Made for a military official of fourth rank. Finely worked in continued stich with colored silk floss, the tiger shown facing the sun as it alights on a rock emerging from froth-capped waves tossed with auspicious emblems, surrounded by big blue lingzhi-shaped clouds adn gold lotus scrolls against a dark silk ground. Surrounded by a key-fret border. Lined in black silk. Measure 29.5 x 28.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish Collection. Purchased from Christies, 13 Jul 2006, Live auction 5051. Lot 149.
Literature: Illustrated Precedents for the Ritual Paraphernalia of the Imperial Court, published in 1759, tells us much about how Court attire was regulated by imperial decrees. The Chinese tradition of wearing rank badges (buzi), also known as Mandarin squares, to demonstrate civil, military or imperial rank began in 1391 during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), and continued throughout the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). These insignia were sewn onto or woven into the wearer’s garments to indicate their rank. Civil officials wore insignia with different bird species corresponding to their rank, while animals denoted military officers. The fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1911 brought an end to rank insignia.
Catalogue note: See lot 1130
Estimate: SEK 25 000 – 30 000 / EUR 2 160 – 2 590
1132. A pair of kesi official’s rank badges with silver pheasants, Qing dynasty, early 19th century. Made for a fifth rank civil official. Each woven in the cneter with a silver pheasant alighting on a rock emergin from water motifs and facing the sun, surrrounded by ruyi-shaped clouds, the wufu and the eight buddhist emblems, bajixiang reserved on a ground of scrolling tendrils in gold thread. All surrounded within a gold foliate scroll. Not lined. Measure 31.8 x 30.5 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Christies, 21 Jun 2000. Lot no 104. Property of a private Finnish Collection.
Exhibitions: Compare with a pair sold at the Christies, New York, March 2008, lot 14.
Literature: See lot 1131
Catalogue note: A badge featuring a bird identified the wearer as a civil official. To attain such a position required years of intense study, so birds may have been selected because of their literary associations. Each rank was represented by a different species, and while there were slight variations over time, by the Qing Dynasty the order from highest to lowest was: crane, golden pheasant, peacock, wild goose, silver pheasant, egret, mandarin duck, quail and paradise flycatcher. Civil officials sat on the emperor’s left at court functions, so their rank birds faced right towards him. While it may be easy to tell a duck from a goose in real life, identifying different species on rank badges can be difficult. Birds are shown in similar poses, are of similar size and are placed on grounds of similar decoration, which had slight variations from period to period. Certain species, such as peacocks, can be identified easily because of the distinctive eye design on their feathers. For the more difficult varieties, look at the form of the head and neck and the shape of the tail feathers. For example, the first-rank crane typically has a rounded head topped by a red cap, while the silver pheasant worn by fifth-rank civil officials has distinctive long, scalloped or serrated tail feathers.
Estimate: SEK 25 000 – 30 000 / EUR 2 160 – 2 590
1133. A pair of rank kesi civil official’s rank badges with mandarin ducks, Qing dynasty, 19th Century. The Seventh Civil Rank badge. Each woven in the center with a mandarin duck alighting on a rock emerging from water motifs as it faces the sun, surrounded by ruyi-shaped clouds, the wufu and Eight Buddhist Emblems (bajixiang), as well as peony and narcissus spouting from rocks, all in bright tones of blue, red, pink, green and white on a dark ground within a swastika lined border. Lined in blue silk. Measure 29.5 x 29 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Christies, Sale 5497, lot 565, 14 May 2010. Property of a private Finnish Collection.
Literature: See lot 1131
Catalogue note: See lot 1132
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 25 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 160
1134. A military official’s badge with a buddhist lion, late Qing dynasty.
The Second Military Rank. Finely wowen with a buddhist lion on sitting on a rock formation, surrounded by lingzhi-shaped clouds, bats and buddhist emblems. The outer border woven in wan fret. Lined in a pale blue silk. Measure 31 x 28.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish Collection. Purchased at Christies, London. 27.05.2012, sale 6074 lot 1260, then as a lot of 6 pieces in total.
Literature: See lot 1131
Catalogue note: See lot 1130
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1135. An officals rank badge with a silver pheasant, Qing dynasty, early 19th century.
The Fifth Civil Rank badge worked in Peking Knot and embroidered depicting the bird upon a rock amongst foaming waves and the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, below bats and peach sprays, all amdist ruyi-shaped clouds. A key-fret border in gold wrapped thread against a dark ground. Framed. Measure badge 31 x 31 cm. Measure with frame 32.8 x 32.8 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Christies Sale 9511, lot 84. 19 November 2002. Property of a private Finnish Collection.
Literature: See lot 1131
Catalogue note: See lot 1132
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1136. An embroidered civil official’s rank badge with a silver pheasant, Qing dynasty, Tongzhi period (1862–1874).
The Fifth Civil Rank badge worked in Peking Knot depicting the bird upon a rock amongst foaming waves and the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, below bats and peach sprays. Framed. Measure badge 29.5 x 29.5 cm. Measure with frame 40 x 40 cm.
Provenance: Purchased from Christies, Paris, 2011. 2. Then with the provenance Valery Garrett Collection, Hong Kong. Property of a private Finnish Collection.
Exhibitions: Compare a similar badge sold at Chrisites, lot no 732, 15 May 2013, Live auction 8791.
Literature: See lot 1131
Catalogue note: See lot 1132
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 18 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 560
1137. An embroidered black satin military official rank badge of a leopard, Buzi, Qing dynasty, mid 19th Century. The leopard is for an official of the 3rd military rank. The badge finely worked in Peking knot with the tiger facing the sun as it alights atop a rock emerging from froth-capped waves, surrounded by lingzhi-shaped clouds and bats, whitin a key-fret border with gold thread. All embroidered in muted shades of blue, coral, pink, yellow, blue, mauve and white. Lined in a blue silk. Measure 29 x 28.5 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Christies, Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art & Textiles, 5497. Lot no 560. Property of a private Finnish Collection.
Literature: See lot 1131
Catalogue note: See lot 1130
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1138. An imperial edict, Qing dynasty, Daoguang period (1821–50).
Horizontal hand scroll, ink on woven brocade, with parallel text in Chinese and Manchurian, dated corresponding to the Daoguang period. Measure 234 x 33 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at.Christies London 21 Nov 1997 lot 203.
Property of a private Finnish Collection. The collection was formed between 1980–2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chinese works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction houses and befriending curators from Peking, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles, This being part 2, a part of the textile collection.
Estimate: SEK 30 000 – 50 000 / EUR 2 590 – 4 320
1139. A kesi silk ‘Immortals’ panel, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Woven and richly detailed with ink and pigments to depict a scene of a dignitary and his attendants who seam to float on a cloud by a large mountain, below them there are a group of men bearing gifts. Measure 41 x 83 cm. Framed as a scroll but with glass on both sides, measure with frame 47.5 x 89 cm.
Provenance: Purchased by a Swedish collector from Mrs Wiréns antique store, Stockholm, in the 1980’s.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1140. A group of three embroidered silk textiles, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A silk embroidery with five clawed dragons against a red silk ground. Measure without fringes 88 x 110 cm. A red silk panel embroidered with gold thread with peacocks in a garden setting. Measure 53 x 192 cm. A red silk panel embroidered with flowers in different shades of blue. Measure 68 x 104 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1141. A celadon ground silk brocade panel, Qing dynasty, presumably 18th century. With a continous motif of boys at play and a deer. Measure with frame 68 x 185 cm.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1142. A large Chinese silk embroidery, Qing dynasty (1644–1912). (measure 143 x 180 cm).
Six panels sewn together. An ivory ground with polychrome embroideries of butterflies and cherry blossoms and peonies. Measure 143 x 180 cm.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 12 000 / EUR 870 – 1 040
1143. A silk embroidery, Qing dynasty. Still life with a vase with a bouquet of flowers and a jardiniere with narcissus. Measure motif 52 x 50 cm. Measure with frame 69 x 68 cm.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1144. An antique Tibetan rug, Qing dynasty, circa 1900. Measure 173 x 90 cm.
A Dark brown base with polychrome peony vines and pots with flowering plants.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 5 000 / EUR 350 – 440
Estimate: SEK 40 000 – 50 000 / EUR 3 460 – 4 320
1145. A semi-antique chinese ‘ Five dragon’ silk carpet, c 335 x 254 cm. Around 1940. A blue ground depicting nine five clawed dragons chasing the flaming pear amidst cloud formations.
1146. A spotted bamboo table, Qing dynasty late 18th century. Hexagonal shape, rattan top, the legs and feet connected by stretchers. Diameter 25 cm. Height 49.5 cm.
Provenance: Johan Abraham Grill (1736–1792). The table is recorded in his estate inventory at Godegård in the “Great Guest Room” along with the “sofa chair,” which was sold at Bukowskis evening auction in 1985, A435, lot 29: “A small table for placing a washbasin on of do [bamboo]. Thereafter by descent. Having returned in 1769, after successful years in China, Grill subsequently became a director of the East India Company. In 1775, he realised his wish for an ironworks by acquiring the Godegård estate with its works, the largest in northern Östergötland.
Literature: Svenska Slott och Herresäten, Östergötland, Band III, Chapter about Godegård, Stockholm 1934. The chair mentioned above can be seen in the photograph of the “Chinese room”, Page 33.
Since the Tang dynasty, so-called spotted bamboo, with its naturally occurring dark spots, has been highly sought after for the beauty of the random coloring and patterning of the markings. These subtle and painterly markings occur under specific growing conditions, difficult to replicate and found only in nature, thus making spotted bamboo more rare than other varieties. By the Ming dynasty, this type of spotted, or speckled, bamboo was being used for furnishings of various types and this continued in the early Qing period when furniture and other furnishings made of spotted bamboo were popular and considered at the height of fashion in the Imperial palace.
A series of twelve court paintings, entitled Twelve Beauties in the Yuanmingyuan, now in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing and dating to the Kangxi period (1709-1723) depict twelve elegant ladies in their sumptuous Imperial apartments, their clothing is fashionable and the furnishings are sophisticated and textured. Three of the twelve paintings show interior spaces furnished with spotted bamboo furniture. From this series, Woman Looking at Antiquities shows a beautiful woman seated in a lowback spotted bamboo armchair. A second painting, Woman Holding a Gourd depicts a lithe woman dressed in gossamer blue robes leaning against a square table constructed in spotted bamboo and fitted with a black lacquer top. A large spotted bamboo, gilt decorated lacquer kang table, dating to the Qing period (1664-1911), in the Palace Museum collection, Beijing and illustrated The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, vol. 54, Hong Kong, p. 166, pl. 148 may have served as the inspiration for the table seen in the painting Woman Holding a Gourd.
Catalogue note: In China, bamboo has traditionally held a place of significance within literati culture. Together with the flowering plum and pine, they form the ‘Three Friends of Winter’ for their ability to withstand the cold and remain green. Upright and sturdy, yet easily bending with the wind, bamboo came to signify moral integrity among the literati elite, and has served as a constant source of inspiration for poets and painters, alike. When compared to their hardwood counterparts in huanghuali and zitan, relatively few examples of bamboo furniture have survived. The material is less durable than hardwoods, and abundant enough that replacements could be easily made. To make a piece of furniture in bamboo, lengths of bamboo were steamed and softened until pliable and bent around a frame. This construction technique inspired examples in huanghuali seen in wraparound stretchers, round legs, circular struts, members carved to imitate nodes of bamboo, and continuous arms.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1147. A Chinese Export mirror painting, Qing dynasty, 18th Century. Depicting an elgeant Chinese couple sitting on a spotted bamboo bench. Measure motif 55 x 82 cm. Measure with frame 64 x 91 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Cleive Hornstrand and his wife, born Grill, thence by descent. Previously in the collection the Grill family estate of Gode Gård, Östergötland.
Literature: Depicted at Godegård in Svenska Slott och Herresäten, Östergötland, Band III, Stockholm 1934. Page 34, in the library.
Catalogue note: Godegård is one of the oldest ironworks in Östergötland’s Bergslag. Ore was mined and processed here as early as the Middle Ages. In 1775, the property passed to the director of the East India Company, Johan Abraham Grill, who after successful years in China wished for a stately residence.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1148. A pair och Chinese Export paintings depicting the Hongs of Canton and buildings along the river, late 18th century.
Anonymous artist. Measure 70 x 42 cm. Measure with frame 79 x 52 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Esbjörn Kronberg, thence by descent.
Exhibitions: Compare with Bonhams, Fine Chinese Art 7 November 2024, lot 159. Provenance; Martyn Gregory.
Catalogue note: This is an early view of Canton painted in the western manner. Such views were produced by local artists for the western market.
This particular view of the western businesses or ‘hongs’ at Canton can be precisely dated by the flags flying, notably the pre-revolution white Bourbon flag marking the French ‘factory’, the flag replaced by the tricolour in 1791. The Imperial flag of the Austrian empire (flying between the French and Swedish flags) further dates the work to between 1779 and 1787, when British-owned ships under this flag are recorded at Canton. The carefully detailed figures on the waterfront (Europeans, Indians and Chinese, all male, as women were forbidden) are characteristic of these early views. The buildings see the quayside in transition, with western architectural elements being introduced in the second half of the 18th century, the classical façades of the western factories beginning to replace the local vernacular. The quayside here (narrow before the land reclaiming that would extend the frontage out into the river) runs from the creek on the right, which marked the eastern end of the foreigners’ precinct, to the wall and Chinese customs house on the left, which marked the western end.
1149. A Chinese Export painting of the Hongs of Canton, Qing dynasty, 18th Century. Anonymous artist. Depicting the Hongs of Canton, central in the painting is the Swedish flag, but one also have the Danish, Austrian, French, Dutch, British. Measure motif 76 x 48 cm. Measure with frame 83.5 x 55 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Esbjörn Kronberg, thence by descent.
Exhibitions: Compare with Bonhams, Fine Chinese Art 7 November 2024, lot 159. Provenance; Martyn Gregory.
Catalogue note: See lot 1148
Estimate: SEK 50 000 – 70 000 / EUR 4 320 – 6 040
1150. A group of five Chinese gouache paintings, Qing dynasty, late 18th century, by anonymous artist. Depicting in detail architecture, gardens, palaces and pavilions within a mountain landscape. Measure each 62 x 65 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Christies, Paris Spring 2018, Sale 16031, Art d’Asie, lot no 46.
Estimate: SEK 40 000 – 50 000 / EUR 3 460 – 4 320
1151. A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on silk. Late Ming dynasty/early Qing dynasty.
Measurement 51 x 178 cm. Measure motif 45.5 x 152 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Exhibitions: Exhibited at Kinesiska utställningen Stockholm 1914. 11, then listed as a group of three paintings in the same manner, belonging to Orvar Karlbeck dated as Songstyle, painted during the 17th century.
Literature: See exhibition Catalogue of the 1914, Exhibition of Chinese Art and Works of Art.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1152. A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on silk, signed “ 蒋桐 ” Jiang Tong, syclical date jiaxu, 17th/18th century.
Two seals in red. With calligrahpy. Scholars in a landscape setting. Measure 156 x 47 cm. Measure full length with silk lining 191 x 64 cm. Comes with a wooden box 8 x 7 x 66 cm.
Wooden box marked for a painting by Zhang Ruitu (1570–1641). Can be rolled up.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 25 000 – 30 000 / EUR 2 160 – 2 590
1153. Zhang Geng (1685–1760). A group of nine album leafs, ink on paper, Qing dynasty. Dated 1728.
With calligraphy and seal mark in red. Property of a private Swedish collector. Framed. Measure motif aprrox 17 x 19 cm. Measure frame varies a bit.
Provenance: Property of a Finnish collector.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
1154. Yun Shouping (Nantian) (Attributed to) (China, 1633–1690) A Chinese scroll painting, attributed to Yun Shouping, 惲壽平 ; 1633–1690).
Ink and colour on paper. Two artists seals in red, and with calligraphy. Landscape painting. Measure motif 478 x 34 cm. A section with three seals in red and with cxalligraphy 97 x 34 cm. Measure total 864 x 35 cm. Can be rolled up.
Provenance: Private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
1155. Yuan Jiang (After) (China) Yuan Jiang, (Active 1690–1739), efter. Ink and colour on silk. Two seals in red. With calligraphy. A mountain landscape with a figure scene. Measure motif 147 x 58 cm. Measure with mount 200 x 70 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
1156. A Chineese scroll painting, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Signed Qin Boyu.
Two artist seals in red. With calligraphy. Depicting a procession in a large vertical landscape. Measure 193 x 40.5 cm. Measure with mount 222 x 49 cm. Can be rolled up.
Provenance: Private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
1157. A group of seven Chinese paintings on silk by anonymous artist, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Depicting elegant scenes with ladies in a palace and garden settings. Measure motif 14.5 x 40.5 cm. Measure with passepartout and frame 29 x 56 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector. Aquired from Hellekis Säteri, Sweden.
Estimate: SEK 18 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 560 – 1 730
1158. A large Chinese ancestor portrait by anonymous artist, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
Ink and color on silk. An elegant civil servant clad in a red robe. Measure motif 93 x 165 cm. Measure hanging 121 x 254 cm. Can be rolled up.
Provenance: From a Finnish private collection.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1159. A print of map over the Summer Palace, Qing dynasty.
Depicting a view of the Yihe Yuan or Summer Palace, the perspective taken looking to the West showing Kunming Lake with the Island of the Dragon King and the Seventeen-Arch Bridge on the left, the right hand side depicting the Longevity Hill with the Palace complex dominated by the octagonal Tower of Buddhist Incense, the foreground with the well-known massive bronze sculpture of an ox, the middle background with the Jade Spring Hill with the seven-tiered pagoda and further buildings, before the Western Hills. Image 53.5 x 77.5 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Swedish telegraph operator Andreas Hansen Eriksen (1869–1953). He was stationed for GN Nord in Shanghai in 1897 and as manager 1901–1913, after which he worked for the Chinese authorities until 1927, thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1160. A set of two Bapo/Jinhuidui paintings, ink and colour on paper, China, 20th century. With two seals in red. Calligraphy. Chinese Trompe-I’oeil Painting. Measure motif 41 x 87 cm. Measure haning. 54 x 164 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Exhibitions: Compare with lot 8003, sold at Bonhams, New York, Twentieth Century Chinese Painting and Calligraphy. 11 September 2017. A set of four bapo paintings is in the collection of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Berlin. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is exploring this compelling genre in China’s 8 Brokens: Puzzles of the Treasured Past, an they had an exhibition about the theme in 2017.
Literature: See also: Nancy Berliner, “The ‘Eight Brokens’, Chinese Trompe-l’oeil Painting”, Orientations February 1992, pp. 61–66 Nancy Berliner, “Questions of Authorship in ‘Bapo’: Trompe l’oeil in Twentieth-century Shanghai,” Apollo March 1998, pp. 17–22.
Catalogue note: Bapo 八破 (literally ‘eight-brokens’) or jinhuidui 錦灰堆 (literally ‘a pile of brocade and ashes’) is a fascinating genre of Chinese painting that emerged in the late Qing and was popular in the early 20th century. Using trompe-l’oeil techniques, artists carefully created seemingly random collages of two dimensional images, including fragments of paintings, book pages, calligraphic rubbings, letters and ephemeral scraps. The subject matter of these paintings bear a humble countenance – they are folded and torn, burnt or scarred. However a closer examination of the individual elements reveals the artist’s deep understanding of the traditions of calligraphy and painting.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
1161. Cui Zifan (China, 1915–2011) Cui Zifan (1915–2011), ink and colour on paper. ‘Cat and goldfish’.
Signed and with calligraphy. Ink and colour on paper. Cat and goldfish. Measure motif 66 x 44.5 cm. Measure with frame 103 x 60 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Catalogue note: Cui Zifan 1915–2011, Shandong China.Cui Zifan is a wellknown Chinese ink painter recognized for his spontaneous style and versatility, reminiscent of Qi Baishi (the most influential ink painter in the history of Contemporary Chinese art). Lars Berglund, former curator at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm first introduced the director of Alisan Fine Arts to Cui in 1991 while the artist had a solo exhibition in Macau. Alisan Fine Arts then held a solo exhibition for Cui in 1992, for which Prof Berglund wrote an essay in the accompanying catalogue stating that Cui “has succeeded so well in cultivating his clumsiness that his style of painting has been called refined clumsiness (hou zhuo).” From an early age, Cui developed an interest in painting but never had the opportunity to formally study art. Although his family lacked the means to buy brushes, paper, and other art supplies, Cui was not deterred. He would practice his art and calligraphy on a table, substituting ink with limewash. His paintings have a natural and deliberate naïveté that make the compositions look deceptively simplistic, achieving the effect of “disciplined abandonment.” In adulthood, Cui struggled to find time to paint due to his many public posts. It was not until 1951, under the influence of his friend and advisor Qi Baishi, that Cui carved out the time to dedicate to his craft. From 1956, Cui held several official posts, first as Secretary-General of the Beijing Academy of Chinese Painting, then as its Vice-President. He was also a council member of the Beijing Branch of the Union of Chinese Artists and Honorary President of the Research Association of Bird and Flower Painting in Beijing. In 1979 he was a consultant to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture. In 1994 the Cui Zifan Museum was established in Qingdao. His works have been exhibited in numerous countries and collected by the National Art Museum of China, Beijing; Fine Art Museum of Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Painting, Beijing; Beijing Art Academy, Beijing; Shandong Museum, Jinan; Tianjin Art Museum, Tianjin; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and other national museums in America, Canada and Sweden.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1162. Cui Zifan (China, 1915–2011)
Ink and colour on paper. ‘Two birds’. Signed and with artists seal in red. Measure motif 69 x 45 cm. Measure with frame 103 x 60 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Catalogue note: See lot 11631
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1163. Cui Zifan (China, 1915–2011) ‘Wisteria and dragonfly’. Ink and colour on paper. With calligraphy and artist seal in red. Measure motif 80 x 45 cm. Measure with frame 103 x 61 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Catalogue note: See lot 1161
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1164. A book, four volumes, numerously illustrated with woodcuts in colours, “Shi zhu zhai jian pu” by Hu Zhengyan.
Silk brocade binding. Published by Rong Bao Zhai, Beijing 1952. 22 x 31.3 cm.
Provenance: Private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1165. A ‘ruby red’ Beijing glass, Qingdynasty. Flared rim, short foot, ruby red glass. Diameter 18.7 cm. Height 8.2 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1166. A ruby red overlay Beijing glass ‘chilong’ brush pot, with a seal mark. Height 10.5 cm. Diamter 7.8 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
The Stenbeck Collection
Stenbeck was for many years the president of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society. His collection has been vast and unusual in comprising a wide range of Chinese porcelains produced primarily between 1572 and 1683, for t he domestic Chinese, Japanese and Dutch markets.
Having studied, collected and exhibited these splendid wares for almost forty years, Stenbeck now feels that it is time to offer another part of his collection at auction. Bukowskis is pleased to have been able to sell items from this impressive collection during several auctions, see for example sale 568 an onwards. This part, the Silver Collection focuses on the export silver.
LOT 1167 – 1180
1168. A Dutch East India Company (V.O.C) silver ingot from the Bredenhof Bullion. 1936 gram.
With a vage assay Master’s mark, Middelburg, circa 1752. VOC mark stands for Vereenigde Oostindishche Compagnie.
Weight 1936 gram. Measure 14.6 x 4 x 3.2 cm.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection. Purchased at The Bredenhof Bullion; Christie’s, Amsterdam, 4 December 1986.
Exhibitions: Compare Christies, 7 Dec 2018. Live auction 16217. The Eric Albada Jelgersma Collection Sale. Lot 548.
Literature: See lot 1167
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 25 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 160
1167. A Dutch East India Company (V.O.C) silver ingot from the Bredenhof Bullion. 1961 gram.
With assay Master’s Mark of Gerrit Vand Driel, Middelburg, circa 1752. VOC mark stands for Vereenigde Oostindishche Compagnie. Weight 1961 gram. Measure 14.6 x 4 x 3.2 cm.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection. Purchased at The Bredenhof Bullion; Christie’s, Amsterdam, 4 December 1986.
Exhibitions: Compare Christies, 7 Dec 2018. Live auction 16217. The Eric Albada Jelgersma Collection Sale. Lot 548.
Literature: IIn September 1752 the Dutch Council of Seventeen of the V.O.C. ordered the Chamber of Middelburg to send the BREDENHOF via Ceylon to Bengal. The Bredenhof, built in 1746 was a vessel of 136 feet and 800 ton. The voyage to Bengal would be the third and last of the Bredenhof to the East Indies. In the year 1752 the Chamber of Middelburg not only lost the WAPEN VAN HOORN, but also the famous GELDERMALSEN. In the year 1753 the Chamber would suffer another loss: the Bredenhof. The Bredenhof’s cargo manifest was listed as 14 barrels (‘vaatjes’) with specially minted VOC copper coins (‘Duiten’) and 30 chests with silver and gold. This was made up to 29 chests of bar silver, valued at 300 000 guilders, and one chest with 5 000 gold ducats, valued at 25 000 guilders. The silver was set apart for Bengal to be minted into silver Rupees. In calm conditions, but as a result of treacherous counter currents, the Bredenhof was wrecked on a reef 13 miles from the east coast of Africa and about 120 miles south of Mocambique, the Portuguese settlement on the African coast. This tragedy took place on 6 June 1753.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 25 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 160
1169. A Chinese Export silver ‘dragon’ bowl, late 19th century. The base with the monogram D v R beneath a noble coronet.
Deocrated in relief with dragons chasing the flaming pearl amid cloud formations. Diameter 10.8 cm. Weight 192 gram.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1171. A Chinese silver bowl, early 20th century.
Makers mark to base T.Y.T. Rounded sides on a tall footrim. Diameter 9.4 cm. Height 5.2 cm. Weight 123.1 gram.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1170. A Chinese Export silver bow, stamped WH, Wang Hing & Co. Hong Kong & Canton 1880’s. Hong Kong & Canton. Rounded sides, on a tall straight footrim, decorated with applied relief with flowers and birds. Diameter 17 cm. Height 8.8 cm. Weight 486.7 gram.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1172. A Chinese Export Silver goblet, Qing dynasty, 19th Century. Tulip shaped cup on a tall stem, decorated in relief with a figure scene from court life. Height 13 cm. Diameter 5.7 cm. Weight 101.7 gram.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1174. A Chinese Export silver tray with a dragon, early 20th century.
Makers mark. W.H. for Wang Hing, Hong Kong and Canton. On three round feet, pierced edge with scaly dragon decoration, the centre of the tray with a large dragon.
Diameter 18.6 cm. Weight 306.8 gram.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1173. A Chinese Export silver box with cover, early 20th century.
Makers Mark WH, presumably for Wang Hing, Hong Kong and Canton. Rectangular shape, decorated with a scaly five clawed dragon on the cover. Measure 13.5 x 4.5 x 9 cm. Lined with wood. Total weight 359 gram.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1175. A pair of Chinese Export reticulated silver vases, Qing dynasty, late 19th century.
Makers mark presumably hidden by wooden stand.
Piereced sides, decorated with scaly dragons chasing the flaming pear. Height silver vase 14 cm.
Total height with wooden stand 17.5 cm.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection.
Exhibitions: Comnpare a pair sold at Bonhams, London.
Asian Art 31 October 2022. Lot 284.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1177. A Chinese Export silver calling card case, early 20th century.
Unidentified makers mark. Rectangular shape, decorated in relief with a dragon and a placque of a monogram, the other side decorated with bamboo.
Measure 7.2 x 10 cm. Weight 100 gram.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1176. A Chinese Export silver calling card case, circa 1900.
Makers mark inside cover, unclear. Lobed, decorated in relief with a dragon and a placque with the monogram EW to one side, the other with a bamboo vegetation with a bird.
Measure 10 x 7 cm. Weight 85.9 gram.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1178. A Chinese Export silver beaker and two silver mustard pots, early 20th century. The beaker decorated in relief with plants and insects. Height 8.2 cm. Diameter 7.8 cm. Silvermark POHING. 90. The mustard pots decorated with characters and flowers. Very unclear silver marks, but could be W. H. Height 4.8 cm.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1179. A silver bud vase, two stands for the butter knifve and a salt, China, early 20th Century.
With makers marks. Comprising a vase, height 14.5 cm.
A pari of bamboo shaped butter knifve stands with chinese characters on each end, lenght 9.5 cm. A salt, diameter 5 cm.
Weight with glass liner in the salt 179 gram.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1180. A group of three Chinese coins, Qing dynasty. Weight 69.2 gram.
A Chinese Silver Trade Dollar, circa 1911. Weight 21.9 gram. Diameter 3.9 cm. A Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi of Qing Empire, 1861–1911 Coin. Weight 22 gram.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1181. A pair of Chinese silver cup holders, 20th century. A pierced cup holder with a pair of dragon shaped handles. Lenght 11 cm. Height 4 cm. Weight 100 gram.
Estimate: SEK 3 000 – 3 500 / EUR 260 – 310
1182. A Chinese Export silver tea set, marked Hung Chong & Co, Shanghai, 20th century.
Comprising a tray, length 49.5 cm, weight 1294 gram, a tea pot with cover, length 21 cm, weight 1294 gram, a milk jug, length 13.8 cm, weight 221 gram, a suger bowl, length 13.5 cm, weight 232 gram, a suger plier, length 12.5 cm, weight 39 gram. Total weigth 2378 gram.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Exhibitions: Hung Chong & Co was a prominent Chinese silversmith and retailer, based in Shanghai and operating between 1830 and 1925. The maker is renowned and celebrated for its ultimately elaborated designs and unusual shapes of the pieces. His retail business didn’t specialize only in high quality silver tableware, they also dealt in blackwood furniture, as well as embroideries and silk.
Literature: Twentieth century impressions of Hong-kong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China by Wright, Arnold, see the shop depicted on page 664.
Estimate: SEK 40 000 – 60 000 / EUR 3 460 – 5 180
1183. An yixing ‘toad’ tea pot with cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
The finely potted cylindrical body moulded with a bamboo shaped belt, applied with a rectangular loop handle and a short curved spout of bamboo form, the skillfully fitted flattened cover surmounted by a knop in the form of a ferocious toad with its head held up in an alert expression, the back with warty lumps. Lenght 22.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a Swedish Noble family.
Exhibitions: Compare with a similar tea pot at the Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm. Accessionsnummer BS-0555. Dontated by Axel G. Bielke, Axel Gabriel Bielke af Åkerö, (1800–1877), part of a donation of 2000 object to the National Museum in Stockholm.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1184. A yixing ware ‘toad’ tea pot with cover, Qing dynasty.
The finely potted cylindrical body moulded with a bamboo shaped belt, applied with a rectangular loop handle and a short curved spout of bamboo form, the skillfully fitted flattened cover surmounted by a knop in the form of a ferocious toad with its head held up in an alert expression, the back with warty lumps. Lenght 22 cm.
Provenance: Property of a Swedish Noble family.
Exhibitions: Compare with a similar tea pot at the Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm. Accessionsnummer BS-0555. Dontated by Axel G. Bielke, Axel Gabriel Bielke af Åkerö, (1800–1877), part of a donation of 2000 object to the National Museum in Stockholm.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1185. A pair of yixing teapots, Qing dynasty. Decorated with relief magnolia blossoms and butterflies. Squirrel finials and sculpted handle and spout. Height 11.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector. Exhibitions: Exhibited at Mittens Rike, Borås Konstmuseum, Ming Tz’u. 1985., lot no 492. Depicted in the catalogue on page 135.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1186. A group of three Chinese yinxing tea pots with cover.
A tea pot with cover decorated witih calligraphy, finial in the shape of a reclining buddhist lion. Inpressed mark to base. Length 19.5 cm. A tea pot with cover decorated with calligraphy. Lenght 19 cm. A tea pot with cover decorated in relief with bamboo and calligraphy. Inpressed mark to base. Length 20 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1187. A miniature tea pot with cover, four cups and a dish, China, 20th century.
Length of tea pot 10.5 cm. Diameter cup 3.5 cm. Diameter dish 14 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 3 000 – 3 500 / EUR 260 – 310
1189. Two archers rings and two nephrite carvings.
1188. A group of three archaistic stone congs. Comprising; one with measure 6.3 x 6.5 x 4.8 cm. one with measure 9 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm. One with measure 11.4 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector who traded them with the Östasiatiska Museum for a shunga album. Responsible at the museum for the trade was Bo Gyllensvärd.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
Comprising; a metal archers ring, diameter outher rim 3 cm. A nephrite archers ring, diameter outher diameter 2.9 cm. A well scultpured figure of a boy with a duck, lenght 6 cm. A pendant with flowers and leafves, lenght 6 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1190. A group of four Chinese nephrite objects. Comprising; two sculptured stylized dragons, lenght 9–9.6 cm. A large bi disc, measure 19.5 x 15.5 cm. A small round disc, diameter 7 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1192. A well sculptured jade figurine, Qing dynasty, 18/19th century.
Sculptured in the shape of two mandarin ducks by a lotus leaf. Length 5 cm. Height 3.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1191. A group of Chinese belt buckles.
A large belt hook in a pale green stone that shift from white to a russet tone carved with two qilin dragons. Legnth 14.5 cm.
Two copper alloy belt hooks with silvered inlay. Length 10–11 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Exhibitions: Compare belthooks of this type in the Asian Art Museum, San Fransisco, Credit Line, The Avery Brundage Collection, there are a few, for example; Object numberB65B27, Department Chinese Art.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1193. A jade belt buckle in the shape of a buddhist lion, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
A well sculptured reclining buddhist lion with a ball under its front paw and a pup on its back. Length 8.8 cm.
Height 5.6 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of the Finnish artist and poet Per Stenius (1922–2014), Helsinki.
Estimate: SEK 30 000 – 35 000 / EUR 2 590 – 3 020
1194. Two Chinese nephrite sculptures of boys, late Qing dynasty.
A sculpture of a boy with a three legged toad on his shoulder. Height 5.5 cm. A sculpture of two laughing boys. Height 3.5 cm. Length 4.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 3 000 – 4 000 / EUR 260 – 350
1195. A nephrite vase, late Qing dynasty/20th century.
Carved with peaches and lingzhi fungus. Height 7.5 cm. Height with wooden stand 10.2 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1196. A group of four Chinese stone carvings.
Comprising; A seal stamp with no seal mark, top with a buddhist lion with a brocade ball under its paw and a pup by the hind leg. Height 10.5 cm.
A sculptured placque decorated with a dragon amidst greenery. Measure 6 x 6.8 cm. Height with wooden stand 10.8 cm. A round bi disc, one side decorated with two qilin dragons, the other with swirls. Diameter 6.6 cm.
A sculptured cikada. Lenght 5.4 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1197. A nephrite belt hook, China, early 20th Century or older.
Carved in relief with a dragon and a qiling dragon. Length 13.2 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Ulla Sahlberg, aquired when she worked for the Swedish Foreign Ministry in the 1950’s.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1198. A pale celadon green jade sculpture made in to a brooch, China.
Carved in the shape of a bat and lingzhi fungus.
Measure 6.8 x 3.4 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1199. A jade sculpture of a peach, 20th Century.
Carved decoration of a bat and a squirrel by a peach. Height 5.2 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1200. A pottery figure of a standing male figure, Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD).
The male figure is clad in a long robe. Traces of colour pigment.
Height 23 cm.
Provenance: Label, presumably from the John Hilditch Collection (1872–1930), lot no 890. Then to the Collection of Ivan Traugott, lot no 2493. Purchased in Manchester in 1932. Then sold at Bukowskis spring auction 1957, Sale A359, lot no 849 to a Swedish private Collection, thence by descent. Then sold at Bukowskis to the present owner at auction 637, lot no 960.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1201. Two green glazed beakers, Han dynasty (206 B.C. - 220 A.D).
Lenght ca 12.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector. Purchased at Bukowskis 577, loy 2363. From the Collection of Ivan Traugott. Collection no 2172 & 2172A.
Exhibitions: These kind of Han ear cups are represented in several museums, but to see on example, Museum of Asian Art, San Fransisco, Credit LineGift of Ed Nagel. Object number B73P9.Smithosonian, The National Museum of Asian Art. Accession Number. S2012.9.3057.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1203. Two yellow glazed pottery figures, Tang/Sui dynasty.
Standing female and male figure, partly glazed in yellow. Height 21–22.5 cm. One wooden stand accompanies the set.
Provenance: Purchased at Bukowskis, auction 649, lot no 973, then from the collection of Johan Adolf Drougge, 1867–1956). A Swedish M.D. at Karolinska Institutet, who served as a doctor at the Kronoberg regiment 1903–1910, and at the Göta lifeguards from 1910. He was also a portrait painter, and has been exhibited at Liljevalchs in Stockholm. He was a passionate art and antiques collector and started a fund for research called the Adolf Drougge stiftelse.
Exhibitions: For other lots from this collection, see Bukowskis sale 645, lot 247. A west Anatolian “Lotto” rug, 17th century.
Literature: Litterature; see his home depicted in Svenska Hem i ord och bild 1926, page 233–244.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1202. Two pottery figures of elegant ladies, Sui/Tang dynasty.
Standing sculpture unglazed. Height with later base 24 cm. Standing sculpture of a lady of the court glazed in green and yellow. Height 25 cm.
Provenance: Anders Hellström (1877–1940), living in Mölndal in Sweden, working as the director of Papyrus. Hellström had started to collect bronzes early. Was an active member of the China Club in Sweden. He obtained a substantial number of bronzes from Orvar Karlbeck but he also frequently purchased bronzes from the great European dealers. He thus built up the most important private collection of ancient Chinese bronzes in Sweden with a great number of unique pieces. After his death most of his large collection (some 1300 items) was bought by the Östasiatiska museum in Stockholm. The most important bronzes were published by Karlgren in “Bronzes in the Hellström Collection” (Karlgren 1948), but a large part of his collection has remained unpublished. This sculptures has remained in the family up until now.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1204. A white glazed bowl, Tang dynasty (618–907). Rounded sides with a line just below the rim, creme coloured glaze. Diameter 11.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector. With a label from Bluett London. And an inventory no B. 65. No 469.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1205. A white glazed Ding bowl, Sung dynasty (960–1280).
Rounded sides on a short footrim, unglazed rim, cream coloured white glaze. Diameter 8.2 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collection, the family purchased it from Orvar Karlbeck, 3/3 1944. Provenance card from him accompanies the piece.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 8 000 / EUR 440 – 690
1206. A ‘Longquan’ celadon-glazed ‘lotus’ bowl, Southern Song dynasty .
The deep upright sides rising from a slightly tapered foot, the exterior with a broad band of overlapping petals with raised central ridges, covered with a soft sage-green glaze suffused with a delicate network of fine crackles Diameter 12.5 cm. Height 8.5 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of the Esko and Marja Lipponen, Esko had a long diplomatic career for Finland and served in China 1980–1983, early 1990’s as the Finnish ambassador of Hanoi, later on Lima, Peru. The couple were passionate collectors of Chinese Antiques and Works of Art. Thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1207. A Celadon dish, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
The heavily potted dish is molded in the central roundel with lotus below the fluted cavetto and the everted rim with lipped edge, and is covered overall with a glaze of sea-green Celadon color, except for the unglazed ring on the base. Diameter 31 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of the Esko and Marja Lipponen, Esko had a long diplomatic career for Finland and served in China 1980–1983, early 1990’s as the Finnish ambassador of Hanoi, later on Lima, Peru. The couple were passionate collectors of Chinese Antiques and Works of Art. Thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare dishes of this type in the Asian Art Museum, San Franscisco, Credit Line; The Avery Brundage Collection. Object number B60P359.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 25 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 160
1208. A Celadon dish, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
The heavily potted dish is molded in the central roundel with lotus below the fluted cavetto and the everted rim with lipped edge, and is covered overall with a glaze of sea-green color, except for the unglazed ring on the base. Diameter 32.5 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of the Esko and Marja Lipponen, Esko had a long diplomatic career for Finland and served in China 1980–1983, early 1990’s as the Finnish ambassador of Hanoi, later on Lima, Peru. The couple were passionate collectors of Chinese Antiques and Works of Art. Thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare dishes of this type in the Asian Art Museum, San Franscisco, Credit Line; The Avery Brundage Collection. Object number B60P359.
Estimate: SEK 16 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 380 – 1 730
1209. A massive celadon tripod censer, Yuan/Ming dynasty.
Round on three feet with a carved decoration around the sides. Height 21 cm. Diameter 28.6 cm. Height with wooden stand 26 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Esbjörn Kronberg, thence by descent.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1210. A longquan celadon stem cup, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
The deep bowl with an everted rim, raised on a tall flaring bamboo-shaped foot, covered with an celadongreen glaze, stopping short of the foot ring burnt orange. The bowl of the cup with cut decoration to the inner sides, the center with a chrysantemum pattern. Diameter 13.5 cm. Height 10.2 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Literature: Stem cups of this type with ribbing on the stem and dated from the Yuan to Ming dynasties from the British Museum are illustrated by J.Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, pp.463-4, nos.16:3 to 16:5. Another formerly in the collection of F.Brodie and Enid Lodge is illustrated by R.Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Vol.I, London, 1994, no.578.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1211. A large celadon ‘lotus and qilong’ vase, Qingdynasty, 19th century.
Barrel shaped with a qilin dragon in high relief by the rim. The side decorated in a relief with a contionous lotus scroll. Height 41 cm. Measure inner rim 24 cm.
Provenance: Purchased in Stockholm in the 1990’s.
Exhibitions: Compare, Sothebys, lot 1497.CHINA / 5000 YEARS, 26 September 2023, New York.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1212. A yellow glazed dish, Ming dynasty with Zhengde mark.
Rounded sides on a short footrim, covererd in a yellow glaze. The base with Zhengdes four character mark within a double circle. Diameter 12.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1213. A Transitional wucai ‘flying horse’ baluster jar with cover, 17th century. Vibrantly enamelled around the sides of the jar with four horses in flight amidst rocky outcrops and turbulent waves and scattered floral segments, all on a dense enamel green swirling ground, with ribboned chimes in underglaze blue, the neck with a border of upright lappets in underglaze blue and alternating enamels, the domed cover similarly painted with waves and rocks on a swirling ground, surmounted by a lotus-bud finial. Height 43 cm.
Provenance: Purchased in these rooms at Bukowskis, 2004, lot no 924.
Literature: Compare; Bonhams ‘The Marsh Collection Art for the Literati (Online Only – Part II)’ 27 October – 6 November 2023, London, New Bond Street, lot 56.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1214. A pair of wucai decorated vases, 17th century. Of baluster shape decorated with a scene of an elegant official and his attendats in a palace garden setting. Height 18 cm.
Height with wooden covers 21.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1215. A wucai decorated vase, Qing dynasty, early Kangxi (1662–1722). The lower part decorated in wucai colours with fruit, the mid seciton with flowers, the top section with a scene from court life with elegant ladies. Height 40.8 cm.
Provenance: The Stenbeck Collection.
Exhibitions: Compare two vases of this type in the Art Institute of Chicago, Credit Line; Gift of Mrs. Joseph L. Valentine. Reference Number, 1942.520. Also compare with a vase in the Royal Collection Trust, RCIN 1013. Dated as 17th century. George II’s Private Chamber, Hampton Court Palace.
Estimate: SEK 50 000 – 75 000 / EUR 4 320 – 6 480
1216. A famille verte box with cover, Qing dynasty, 17th century.
With Chenghua mark in underglaze blue. Decorated in famille verte colours depicting a scholar in a landscape setting with attendants. Length 11.8 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Gerhard Versteegh, thence by descent.
Exhibitions: Boxes of this type starts to appear during the Ming dynasty, see some examples at the Musee Guimet, inv. no G 4372.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1217. A pair of famille verte plates, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Decorated in famille verte with a phoenix bird in a blossoming garden. Diameter 24 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1218. A pair of imari verte buddhist lion and phoenix dishes, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Decorated in famille verte, underglaze blue with a phoenix and a buddhist lion in a garden with bamboo and flowers. Diameter 16 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1220. A famille verte joss stick holder, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
A buddhist lion on a tall pinth, glazed in the colours yellow, aubergine, green and white. Height 20.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Exhibitions: Compare with a joss stick holder of this type in the British Museum, registration number 1905,0519.56.
Literature: Harrison-Hall 2001 / Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum (15:17). Jessica Harrison-Hall discusses that these incense-stick holder may have been produced at a kiln which manufactured glazed roof tiles.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1219. A famille verte bisquit libation cup, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
In the shape of a rhinoserous beaker, decorated in famille verte colours with qilindragons.
Height 4.5 cm. Length 10.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Exhibitions: Compare beakers of this type in the Musee Guimet, G 689 and G 815. Compare also one in the British Museum, Registration number Franks.876.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1221. A yellow, green and aubergine glazed bisquit ‘brinjal’ bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
The bowl is decorated with three incised flower sprays with the leaves and stems coloured in yellow and aubergine enamel, all on a green enamel ground. The interior is incised with a single lingzhi spray highlighted with yellow and aubergine enamel. The base has a seal mark in underglaze blue within a double circle. Diameter 19 cm. Height 8.6 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Bukowskis International Winter Sale 542 Decemer 2006, lot no 1716, then with the provenance from a Swedish Collection.
Exhibitions: Compare with a green ground bowl of this typ in the Collection of the British Museum, Museum number. Franks.1536.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1222. A green, yellow and aubergine glazed bisquit ‘brinjal’ bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Rounded sides, flared rim, incised decoration of three floral sprigs in yellow, green and white against a aubergine glazed ground. The interior with a lingzhi fungus in green and yellow. The base with a seal mark in underglaze blue.
Diameter 19.4 cm. Height 9.2 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector. Purchased at Bukowskis International Winter Sale 542 Decemer 2006, lot no 1715, then with the provenance from a Swedish Collection.
Exhibitions: Compare with a similar bowl in the collection of Musee Guimet, Grandidier, G 485. Compare with a green ground bowl of this typ in the Collection of the British Museum, Museum number. Franks.1536.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1223. A fine pair of large powder-blue-ground famille-verte ‘flowering garden’ dishes, Qing dynasty. Decorated to the center with a bird in a blossoming garden. The base of each with a beribboned chime in underglaze blue within a double circle. Diameter 41.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Gerhard Versteegh, thence by descent.
Estimate: SEK 40 000 – 60 000 / EUR 3 460 – 5 180
1224. A pair of ‘famille noire’ vases, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
Painted in green, yellow and mangan aubergine the sides with flowering prunus, chrysantemum and peonies and a lotus pond beneath the flaring neck with further birds, prunus and rockwork, an artemisia leaf in underglaze blue in a recessed square on the base. Height 50.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Exhibitions: Compare with a vase at the British Musuem, dated as Kangxi. Donated by: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks. Registration number Franks.314. Compare with a pair at the Palace Museum Taipei, Taiwan, Image Number: J1B000005N000000000PAD. Depicted on their web catalogue.
Estimate: SEK 50 000 – 75 000 / EUR 4 320 – 6 480
1225. A calebass shaped black glazed vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Height 12.5 cm.
Provenance: Anders Hellström (1877-1940), living in Mölndal in Sweden, working as the director of Papyrus. Hellström had started to collect bronzes early. Was an active member of the China Club in Sweden. He obtained a substantial number of bronzes from Orvar Karlbeck but he also frequently purchased bronzes from the great European dealers. He thus built up the most important private collection of ancient Chinese bronzes in Sweden with a great number of unique pieces. After his death most of his large collection (some 1300 items) was bought by the Östasiatiska museum in Stockholm. The most important bronzes were published by Karlgren in “Bronzes in the Hellström Collection” (Karlgren 1948), but a large part of his collection has remained unpublished. This vas has remained in the family up until now.
Literature: Siggstedt, Mette, 2009, Bulletin, no 77, p. 68.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1226. A yellow glazed bursh washer, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Four character mark to base. Hexagonal shape with a qilin dragon by the shoulder. Height 4.5 cm. Diameter 6 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Exhibitions: Compare with a very similar brushwasher in the Collection of Musee Guimet – Grandidier, G 316.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1227. A group of monocromes, Qing dynasty. Comprising: a black glazed cup with gilded decoration. Height 6.8 cm. Diameter 8.1 cm. A red glazed vase with Kangxis six character mark. Height 7 cm. A small flambe glazed brushwahser, diameter widest part 6 cm. Height 3 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector. Purchased at Bukowskis 562:1420, 2011.
Exhibitions: Compare the brushwasher with a similar one at Musee Guimet Grandidier. G 2334.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1228. A pair of turquoise-glazed water sprinklers/vases, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Two seated monkeys holding gourds, each with a sculpted fly to the top. Height 16.5–17 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1229. A pair of blanc de chine cups, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
White glazed, slightly flared rim. Height 4.4 cm. Diameter 5.7 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector. Purchased at Bukowskis, sale 565, lot no 1666. From the Thomax Collection. The collection was formed by the Art Collector and Conneisseur Professor Leif Sourander, Åbo, Finland from the 1960’s to the 1990’s. The collection was exhibited at the Arabia Museum in Helsinki during the period 2/9 – 30/10 1994. The Exhibition Catalogue was written by Bo Gyllensvärd, Heikki Hyvönen, Marjut Kumela, Leif Sourander and Jouko Tiainen. The collection was then sold as a hole to the present owner, thence by descent.
1231. A pair of white glazed lotus bowls, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Rounded sides, on a short foot, decorated in white enamel with a contionous floral scroll. Diameter 14 cm. Height 6.2 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1230. A blanc-de-chine figure of Guanyin, Qing dynasty.
Modelled standing above crested waves, wearing a long veil sweeping over the shoulders and flowing robes, the delicate hands together, adorned with a necklace, her face with a serene expression, the hair tied in a high chignon surrounded by an elaborate tiara. Height 44 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Exhibitions: Compare a Guanyin of this type at Musee Guimet, Paris. G 3199 (+). Collection Ernest Grandidier.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1232. A group of porcelain animal figurines, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Comprising; a pair of reclining white glazed dogs, length 10.5 cm. A white glazed seated dog, height 7 cm. Two robins egg glazed buddhist lions. Height 4 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Cleive Hornstrand.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1233. A pair of iron red decorated tankards, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Cylindrical shape with a slightly wider foot, upturned handle, decorated in iron red and gold with peonies and flowers in a garden setting. Height 15.7 cm. Diameter top 10.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1234. An imari charger, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Decorated in imari colours and gold with peonies and chrysantemum flowers. Diameter 34.6 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1235. An imari basin, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Oval, lobed, decorated in imari and gold with flowers. Lenght 34 cm. Width 31 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 3 000 / EUR 260
1236. A set of six imari dishes, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Decorated in imari colours and gold with flowers such as peonies, chrysamthemum and cherry blossom. Diameter 27 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1237. A large famille rose basin, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Decorated with prunus in bloom, peonies and bamboo to the centre. Stylized lotus and chrysantemum to the rim. Iron red flowers painted to the exterior. Diameter 38.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish Collection. Purchased at Bukowskis 2002 auction 524 lot 1421. The collection was formed between 1980-2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chinese works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction houses and befriending curators from Peking, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles, This being part 1. Purchased at Bukowskis lot 1421.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 / EUR 690
1238. A famille rose tea pot with cover, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng (1723–35).
Decorated in famille rose with birds in a blossoming garden. Length 17.5 cm. Height 12 cm.
Exhibitions: Compare with a teapot of this type, sold at Sothebys, China / 5000 Years, 28 March 2023, lot no 840.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1239. A famille rose brusch pot, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Cylindrical shape, decorated in famille rose with peonies and chrysanthemum flowers. Height 12.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a Swedish Noble family.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1240. A famille rose water pot, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng (1723–35).
Lobed, decorated in famille rose with flowers.
Diameter 8.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Esbjörn Kronberg, thence by descent.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1241. A pair of bowls, Qing dynasty, with Yongzheng mark and of the period (1723–35). The bowl is delicately potted with deep rounded sides rising to an inverted mouth rim, supported on a short tapered foot. The exterior is decorated with a floral motif and two birds. Diameter 12 cm. Height 6 cm.
Provenance: Property of a Swedish collector, purchased at auction in Sweden in the early 2000’s.
Exhibitions: Compare a similar bowl in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, also with Yongzheng mark and catalogued as of the period. Credit Line: Alfred W. Hoyt Collection, Bequest of Rosina H. Hoppin, 1965. Accession Number: 65.86.5. Compare also a bowl of the same shape but white, at the Musee Guimet, Grandidier collection no G 957. Dated as Yongzheng mark and period.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1242. A set of five famille rose serving dishes, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95). Lobed after a European silver model, decorated in vibrant famille rose colours with flowers. Lenght 30–44 cm.
Provenance: Property of a Swedish private collector.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1244. A set of six famille rose diner plates, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
Decorated in famille rose with flowers. Diameter 23 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Professor Gustaf Söderlund (1884–1967), Karlavägen 97, thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1243. A set of twelve famille rose dishes, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
Decorated in famille rose with flowers. Diameter 26 cm.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1245. A set of six famille rose dessert dishes, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
Decorated in famille rose with flowers. Diameter 16.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Professor Gustaf Söderlund (1884–1967), Karlavägen 97, thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1247. A set of three famille rose ‘double peacock’ serving dishes, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
Octagonal shape decorated with peacocks in a garden setting. Length 30–42 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1246. A pair of famille rose serving dishes, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
Octagonal shape, decorated in famille rose with flowers. Lenght 33 cm.
Provenance: Property of a Swedish private collector.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1248. A famille rose ‘double peacock’ tureen stand, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
Oval, after a silver modell, deep, decorated with double peacocks in a garden setting. Length 39, width 31 cm.
Exhibitions: Pieces decorated with this pattern are held on at several Brazilian museums, such as the Museum Historico Nacional, the Museu do Estado da Bahia, the Museu Histórico Nacional, the Museu Simões da Silva, the Museu Carlos Costa Pinto, at the Fundação Cultural Ema Gordon Klabin (Brésil) and also in US collections (Reeves center Collection).
Literature: Almeida Santos, José (de). Manual do Colecionador Brasileiro. 1950. Veiga, Jorge Getúlio, A Porcelana da Companhia das Índias nas Coleções Particulares Brasileiras. 1986, p. 198. Brancante, Eldino da Fonseca, O Brasil e a louça da Índia, 1950. Ricardo Joppert. Companhia das Índias no Brasil Jenny Dreyfus, Louço da aristocratia do Brazil, p. 97.
Catalogue note: This pattern, known as « Serviço dos Pavões » or « double peacocks Service », is one of the most famous design in Chinese Export Porcelain, specially in Portugal and Brazil. The royal family of Portugal owned one service with it. When Napoleon invaded Portugal, The King Joao VI, soon Emperor of Brazil, fled in exile to Brazil and brought his six Chinese porcelain services with him, including this one. The royal and imperial family used it then at the Paço de São Cristóvão and at Fazenda Imperial de Santa Cruz. It is known as the “viajante” service because, it first travelled from China to Portugal, and then from Portugal to Rio de Janeiro. When the Empire turned into the Republic of Brazil, the six Chinese porcelain services of the Joao VI were scattered through auctions held in 1890 by the auctioneer Joaquin Dias dos Santos in Rio de Janeiro. Since the archives of the auction house burned, it is now impossible to distinguish the pieces formerly owned by the King Joao VI from the pieces with this pattern produced at the same period.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1250. A blue and white famille rose bottle vase, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
Pear shaped body with an elongated neck. Decorated in famille rose, purpur camaieu and underglaze blue, a central motif with an elegant lady with children. Height 23 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1249. A pair famille rose vases and a serving dish, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
Balustershaped vases decorated in underglaze blue and famille rose. Height 25 cm. The dish after a European silver model, decorated in the same pattern. Lenght 37 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1251. A group of Chinese Export armorial porcelain comissioned for the Swedish family Grill, Qing dynasty, 1700-tal. (8).
Comprising; a cup with an ear, decorated in purpur and gold with a crest wiht the Grill coat of arms Height 7 cm. A dish with the monogram JAG decorated in famille rose with garlands. Diameter 15.6 cm. A small blue and white dish in the s.k. ‘Jean Eric Rehn pattern’. Diameter 11.5 cm. A cup with a stand in underglaze blue with the monogram AJA for Anna Johanna Grill. Diameter cup 9 cm. Diameter stand 13 cm. A group of four cups with stands with the monogram PIG for Per Isak Grill. Diameter cup 9–11 cm, diameter stand 14 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Cleive Hornstran and his wife, born Grill. The small blue dish, is thought to be from a design by Jean Eric Rehn. The blue and white cup and stand with the mongoram AJG, is comissioned for Anna Johanna Grill. The four cups with stands, are comissioned for Per Isak Grill, around 1800.
1252. A Chinese Export armorial chesnut basket with stand, Qing dynasty, 1790’s.
Oval shape with upturned handels and pierced sides. Decorated in blue enamel and gold around the rim. Central motif of the Coat of Arms of the Swedish Noble family Wachtmeister. Length dish 28.2 cm. Length basket 23.5 cm. Height basket 11.5 cm.
Provenance: From a dinner service commissioned by Claes Adam Wachtmeister (1755–1828), the dinner service is listed in his estate inventory of 1828 as being in his appartment in Stockholm, thence by descent within the family up until now.
Catalogue note: The decoration that surrounds the coat of arms is the order of the sword, it helps us date the service to some where between 1794 when recieves the title of Commandor of the large cross of the Order of the Sword. And before he recieves the Order of the Seraphim 1809.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1253. A set of 8 Chinese Export armorial dinner plates, Qing dynasty, 1790’s.
Lobed, after a silver model, decorated in blue enamel and gold around the rim, central motif of the Coat of Arms of the Swedish Noble family Wachtmeister. Diameter 24.5 cm.
Provenance: From a dinner service commissioned by Claes Adam Wachtmeister (1755–1828), the dinner service is listed in his estate inventory of 1828 as being in his appartment in Stockholm, thence by descent within the family up until now.
Catalogue note: The decoration that surrounds the coat of arms is the order of the sword, it helps us date the service to some where between 1794 when recieves the title of Commandor of the large cross of the Order of the Sword. And before he recieves the Order of the Seraphim.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1254. A set of 8 Chinese Export Armorial dinner plates, Qing dynasty, 1790’s.
Lobed, after a silver model, decorated in blue enamel and gold around the rim, central motif of the Coat of Arms of the Swedish Noble family Wachtmeister. Diameter 24.5 cm.
Provenance: From a dinner service commissioned by Claes Adam Wachtmeister (1755–1828), the dinner service is listed in his estate inventory of 1828 as being in his appartment in Stockholm, thence by descent within the family up until now.
Catalogue note: The decoration that surrounds the coat of arms is the order of the sword, it helps us date the service to some where between 1794 when recieves the title of Commandor of the large cross of the Order of the Sword. And before he recieves the Order of the Seraphim.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1255. A set of 8 Chinese Export armorial soup dishes, Qing dynasty, circa 1790’s.
Lobed, after a silver model, decorated in blue enamel and gold around the rim, central motif of the Coat of Arms of the Swedish Noble family Wachtmeister. Diameter 24.6 cm.
Provenance: From a dinner service commissioned by Claes Adam Wachtmeister (1755–1828), the dinner service is listed in his estate inventory of 1828 as being in his appartment in Stockholm, thence by descent within the family up until now.
Catalogue note: The decoration that surrounds the coat of arms is the order of the sword, it helps us date the service to some where between 1794 when recieves the title of Commandor of the large cross of the Order of the Sword. And before he recieves the Order of the Seraphim.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1256. A group of eight armorial Chinese Export dessert dishes, Qing dynasty, 1790’s.
Decorated in blue enamel and godl around the rim, central motif with the Swedish Coat of Arms of the Wachtmeister family. Diameter 19.8 cm.
Provenance: From a dinner service commissioned by Claes Adam Wachtmeister (1755–1828), the dinner service is listed in his estate inventory of 1828 as being in his appartment in Stockholm, thence by descent within the family up until now.
Catalogue note: The decoration that surrounds the coat of arms is the order of the sword, it helps us date the service to some where between 1794 when recieves the title of Commandor of the large cross of the Order of the Sword. And before he recieves the Order of the Seraphim 1809.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1257. A pair of rare neo-classical enamelled ‘Chinese Export’ vases with covers, Qing dynasty, Qianlong, circa 1790.
After a faience model by Marieberg. Decorated in green enamel and gold, the medallions in grisalle with landscape motif. Height 41.8 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Inga Kempe (niece to Dr Carl Kempe), thence by descent.
Exhibitions: Compare with a pair sold at Sothebys, Important Americana. 23 January 2015 • New York, lot 894. Compare with a blue and white pair in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, Credit Line: Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Gift of Winfield Foundation, 1951. Accession Number: 51.86.38a, b, .39a, b.
Estimate: SEK 40 000 – 60 000 / EUR 3 460 – 5 180
1258. A large Canton famille rose serving dish, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Oval, decorated in vibrant colours depicting a scene from court life. Length 48 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1259. A large Canton famille rose steak dish, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Oval shape, decorated in vibrant famille rose colours of a scene with 24 courtesans dining in a palace setting with tree men in the fourground. Length 52 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1260. A massive famille rose Canton serving dish, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Oval, decorated in vibrant famille rose colours with a figure scene from court life. Length 51 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1261. A famille rose roleau vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Of baluster shape, decorated with a figure scene from court life. Height 24.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector. Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1262. A pair of five clawed dragon dishes, Qing dynasty with Qianlong mark.
Decorated with five clawed dragons chasing the flaming pearl amidst cloud formations. Shou character to the center and five bats. Diameter 20 cm.
Provenance: Property of a prvate Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1263. A large ‘peaches and bats’ famille rose vase, Qing dynasty, with Guangxu mark and of the period (1875–1908).
Brightly enamelled around the exterior of the globular body with eight large bats in flight and reserved against a leafy peaches-scroll ground alternating with tablets and shou characters, the shoulder with a shou-character and lotus band, the tall waisted neck with further four bats amidst peaches and shou scrolls below a ruyi collar at the rim, all supported on a short spreading foot. Gilded rim. Height 39 cm.
Provenance: Property of a Scandinavian collector, the vase was purchased in Stockholm in the 1960’s, thence by the descent within the family.
Exhibitions: Compare, Sothebys, Asian Art 16 December 2010 • Paris. Lot 284.
1264. A doucai ‘lotus’ vase, Qing dynasty with Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue. The compressed globular body with a tall splayed foot and elongated neck rising to an everted rim, finely pencilled with an Indian lotus meander issuing full formal blooms and curled leaves, the foot and rim encircled by a formal ruyiscroll, the translucent enamels in tones of iron-red, yellow, aubergine and green. Height 16.5 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Berta Vilhelmina Persson (1885–1967). Puchased in China in 1919 when she lived and worked there as a missionary. Thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1265. A pale green glazed brush pot, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
With a four character mark to the base. Of cylindrical form, the exterior carved in relief with an elegant riverscape with figure scene. Height 12 cm. Diameter 8 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Exhibitions: Compare; Sothebys, Chinese Art including Selected Works of Art from the T.Y. Chao Family Collection, Lot 626. 30 November 2017. Hong Kong.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
1266. A celadon glazed cong vase with ‘Eight Trigrams’ decoration, Qing dynasty, Guangxu mark and period (1875–1908).
The square section vase moulded with the ba gua to each facet, with a short neck with a rolled mouth rim, raised on a slightly flared foot, all covered with an even celadon green glaze. Height 27.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish Collection. The collection was formed between 1980–2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chinese works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction houses and befriending curators from Peking, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles, This being part 1.
Exhibitions: Compare with a vase similar to this one in the Boston Fine Art Museum, but with Tongzhi mark, Credit Line. Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes. Accession Number. RES.65.3. Compare with similar vase sold at Bonhams, Asian Art, May, 2017, Live Auction, London, Knightsbridge, lot 197.
Literature: A very similar vase but with a Xuantong mark in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated in H.A. Van Oort, Chinese Porcelain of the 19th and 20th centuries, Lochem, 1977, pl.111.
Estimate: SEK 50 000 – 75 000 / EUR 4 320 – 6 480
1267. A celadon glazed moon flask, possibly Republic with a Yongzheng mark.
Flattened shape with handles, decorated with stylized dragons amidst cloud formations, glazed in a pale green celadon glaze. Base with a six character Yongzheng mark in underglaze blue.
Height 19 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish Collection. The collection was formed between 1980–2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chinese works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction houses and befriending curators from Peking, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles, This being part 1.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1268. A white biscuit Dragon Boat, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
Finely carved with minuite details, the vessel in the form of a scaley dragon with upturned tail, a three tier pagoda on the back, the lower level with a lattice enclosed room containing a figure standing straight gazing ahead, further the deck has figures of the daoist immortals. Sturdy columns supporting the overhanging floor of the next level, the top section with a low balustrade and a large arched gateway with a peaked tile roof. Rowers on both sides of the vessel, the dragon head prow has its tongue and eyes made so they can move. Length 28 cm. Height 24 cm. Measure with stand and box 30 x 32 x1 7.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, the boat was given to them as a gift by a friend in the 1960’s.
Exhibitions: Compare a dragon boat sold at Sothebys, New York, 1994, Novermber 28–29. lot no 385. Compare also a boat sold at Christies, lot 1547. 29 May 2007, Live auction, 2369. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Compare a dragon boat sold at Bonhams, 8318. Fine Asian Works of Art, 20 December 2011.
Literature: Chen Guozhi can often be identified as the sculptor of these works. He was a well-known ceramic carver, particularly those of biscuit porcelain wares, who was active during the late Daoguang period. An example of a biscuit brushpot illustrated by S. Kwan, Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing, Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1983, p. 18, fig. 4; and a turquoise enamelled brushpot bearing the unusual mark of Daqing Daoguang Chen Guozhi zao, ‘Made in the Daoguang period of the Great Qing dynasty by Chen Guozhi’, in the Baur Collection is illustrated by J. Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, Geneva, 2000, p. 236, no. 340 (A658).
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 18 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 560
1269. A flambé glazed vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Kalebassshaped, decorated in a red glaze that has shade of pruple. Height 18 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1270. A group of six miniatures, Qing dynasty.
Comprising; a white glazed vase, decorated with chrysanthemum flowers. Height 10.2 cm. A blue glazed vase, Height 7.5 cm. Wooden stand accompanies this piece. A bisqcuit brush washer, lenght 8.7 cm. A red glazed vase, height 6,3 cm. A pale peach glazed vase, height 7 cm. A ge glazed vase, height 6.2 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 2 500 – 3 000 / EUR 220 – 260
1271. A mint green glazed vase, late Qing/Republic with Qianlong blue enamel four character mark. Of baluster shape, glazed in a mint green colour, the interior and base in cerise colour, gilded footrim and rim. Height 25 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1272. A blue glazed brush ‘dobule fish’ washer, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Oval shape, decorated with doulbe fishes in pale blue against a dark blue ground. Length 12.5 cm. Height 3.5 cm. Wooden stand accompanies the piece. Height with stand 8 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Professor Gustaf Söderlund (1884–1967), Karlavägen 97, thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1273. A juntype glazed brush washer, late Ming dynasty/ early Qing dynasty.
Shallow bowl with a ge glaze to the interior and lavender blue jun type glaze to the exterior. Diameter inner rim 12.3 cm.
Diameter widest part 16 cm. Height 5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a Swedish private collector.
Purchased at auction in Sweden, then with the information that it came from the Carl Kempe Collection.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1274. A ge glazed censer, Qing dynasty.
Cylindrical shape on three small feet, glazed in a ge glaze. Height 9 cm. Diameter 11.6 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector. Purchased at Bukowskis 2009, then from the Collection of Stig Bojling, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1275. A famille rose barragon tumed vase, late Qingdynasti/Republic.
Mark to base in mongolian Sanskrit “Barragon Tumed”. Decorated in famille rose and gold with deities, buddhist emblems and the shou character. Height 21 cm. Height with wooden stand that accompanies the piece 25.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector. According to Soames Jenyns the service was made to celebrate the marriage of one of Tao Guangs daugthers to a Mongolian prince.
Exhibitions: Compare with a bowl of this decoration in the British Museum, donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks. Registration number. Franks.1689.
Literature: Soame Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelains, page 74. Image CXII. Wu Jenhing and Hsiu An Ch’ao, Canton 1926, page 98. 99.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 25 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 160
1276. A docuai box with cover, late Qingdynasty/ republic with a four character mark.
Rounded sides, decorated in doucai colours with peach trees, bats, lotus and buddhist symbols. All above underglaze blue waves that encirecles the footrim. the underside with an apocryphal underglaze blue Chenghua four-character mark within a double circle.
Diameter 23 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector, thence by descent to the present owner.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
1277. A pair of lotus dishes, Qing dynasty, with Guangxu mark and of the period (1875-1908).
Decorated in underglaze blue and enamels with a continous lotus scroll. Diameter 14 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1279. A large yellow ground famille verte bisquit jardiniere, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Marked ‘Tack Loong Canton China’.
Rounded sides with a slightly everted rim. Decorated in famille verte with immortals and their animals all against a bright yellow ground. Height 34 cm. Diameter 39.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1278. A ‘faux-bois’ brush pot/flower pot, Qing dynasty. Tall, decorated in relief with bamboo, two central panels decorated in enamel with pug dogs standing in a garden beneath pine trees and cherry blossom, further bands of faux bois decoration in iron red. Two holes in the base for water drainage. Height 21 cm. Diameter 23 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish Collection. The collection was formed between 1980-2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chinese works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction houses and befriending curators from Peking, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles, This being part 1.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1280. A famille rose yellow ground vase, late Qing dynasty.
Of baluster shape, with qilin dragon handles, decorated with a central medallion with deers in a landscape setting, further medallions with flowers and figure scenes all set against an underglaze blue floral scroll and a bright yellow enamel. Height 43.5 cm.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1281. A Chinese porcelain vase, made in to a lamp, Qing dynasty.
Of baluster shape with a flaring neck, around the shoulder a group of boys playing, decorated in famille verte against a red ground with a continous lotus scroll. Height 26.2 cm.
Height with metal mount 46 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1282. A Chinese vase, 20th century. Baluster shape, decorated in enamels with flowers on a red ground. Height 22.5 cm.
Height with wooden stand 26 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1283. A white-glazed anhua ‘dragon’ bowl, possibly late Qing or Republic.
The interior with anhua, ‘hidden decoration’, of two fiveclawed dragons, the central roundel with an apocryphal four-character Yongle mark, the mouth rim with six subtle lobes, raised on a short foot rim. Diameter 20.2 cm.
Exhibitions: Compare a similar dish, sold at Bonhams, lot 156. Asian Art, 5 November 2018, London, Knightsbridge.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1284. A pair of lanterns, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
Seal mark in red to base. Hexagonal shape with pierced sides, decorated with elegant figures, antiques and calligraphy. Height 27.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Catalogue note: This kind of decoration show famous men and women from China’s past with inscriptions. The figures are from Wu Shuang Pu (Peerless Historical Figures).
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1286. A pair of Chinese famille rose peach vases with covers, late Qing dynasty/circa 1900. Baluster shape. Decorated with famille rose tress in bloom with peaches and red bats. Domed cover decorated with branches in bloom. Height 39 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish Collection. The collection was formed between 1980–2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chinese works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction houses and befriending curators from Peking, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles, This being part 1.
Estimate: SEK 18 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 560 – 1 730
1285. A famille rose jar with cover, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Round, tall, decorated with figure scenes and calligraphy. Height 12 cm. Diameter 10 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Exhibitions: Compare with a set of boxes at the British Museum, Acquisition name. Donated by: Miss Helena Mott, given in memory of the donor’s father, Henry Mott. Registration number 1996,1005.4.a-e. They describe the stacking jars or items with this kind of decoration, being decorated to show famous men and women from China’s past with inscriptions. The figures are from Wu Shuang Pu (Peerless Historical Figures), which was published in AD1694, depicting 40 famous people.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1287. A pair of famille rose ‘peaches’ jars with cover, Qing dynasty, circa 1900.
Ovoid shape, decorated in famille rose and coral red with peaches and bats. Height 32 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1288. A large famille rose peach vase, China, 20th Century. Globular body with a slender neck and slightly flared rim. Decorated with branches in bloom with foliage and peaches. Apocryphal Qianlong mark in underglaze blue to the base. Height 54 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish Collection. The collection was formed between 1980–2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chinese works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction houses and befriending curators from Peking, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles, This being part 1.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 25 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 160
1289. A large Chinese famille rose yellow ground vase, 20th Century with Qianlong mark.
Rounded body with a tall neck, decorated in vibrant famille rose colours with fruits and flowers against a yellow ground. Interior and base in turquoise glaze. Gilded rim. Height 52.5 cm.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1291. A Chinese flower pot, Republic period, 20th century. Round with a hole to the base for water drainage, decorated in famille rose colours with peonies, chrysanthemum and a large pomegranate tree. Height 16.5 cm. Diameter 23 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Sven Johnsson who funded AB Jonax, in import firm of textile products and gloves. Mr Johnsson first came to China in the 1950’s and made several jouneys to China. He soon started to collect. Mr Johnsson wrote a diary and describes what happened during the cultural revolution, how businessmen were invited to purchase antiques and works of arts from warehouses where they were gathered by the government in rule. He then decided to expand his business to Chinese porcelain and paintings.
Exhibitions: To see other sales from this collector, se Bukowskis, auction, lot no 556, lot no 1531. Bukowskis auction 649, lot no 1305. Bukowskis auction 633, lot no 1045.
Estimate: SEK 15 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 300 – 1 730
1290. An enamelled Chinese dish, Republic, 20th Century.
Decorated with four enamelled roundels with landscapes, all against a pink ground with a calebass vine, gilded rim. Mark in red to base. Diameter 24.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector, thence by descent to the present owner.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1292. A pair of Chinese ‘mille fleur’ vases, Republic period, 20th century.
Of squared baluster shape, decorated in famille rose with four chinese beatuies in garden settings, the top and lower part with mille fleur decoration. Seal mark in red to base. Height 30 cm. Wooden stands accompanies the pieces, height with stand 32.5 cm.
Provenance: Purchased by the present owner in Hong Kong in 1958.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 25 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 160
1293. An enamelled landscape bowl, Republic with a Nian Zhi, Da Qing mark in red.
Decorated with a gathering of scholars in a landscape setting. Diameter 19.5 cm. Height 8.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1294. A Chinese yellow ground ‘phoenix’ vase, Republic period, 20th century.
Seal mark in red. Baluster shape, deocrated in enamels with two phoenix birds in a floral scroll against a yellow ground. Height 25 cm.
Provenance: The collection of Doctor Bengt Hedlund (1929–2011), Falun, Sweden. Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1295. A Chinese famille rose ‘boys’ box with cover, Republic period (1912–1949).
Decorated to the cover with a play procession of small boys using a ram as their stead, the rims with scrolling foliate border and flowers. Seal mark in red ‘Lin zhi cheng xiang’ to the base. Diameter 22 cm. Height 15 cm.
Provenance: Private Swedish collector, who bought it in Paris in the 1960’s.
Exhibitions: Compare with items of this decoration and period sold at Christies; 14 May 2010 | Live auction 5497. Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles. Lot 438.
Catalogue note: The phrase, linzhi chengxiang, ‘The qilin’s footprints are a sign of prosperity’, implies a wish for many sons.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1296. A Chinese porcelain box with cover, 20th century.
A rectangular box with a flat cover, decorated in famille rose colours with flowers, birds and calligraphy. Measure 16 x 10 x 12 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Sven Johnsson who funded AB Jonax, in import firm of textile products and gloves. Mr Johnsson first came to China in the 1950’s and made several jouneys to China. He soon started to collect. Mr Johnsson wrote a diary and describes what happened during the cultural revolution, how businessmen were invited to purchase antiques and works of arts from warehouses where they were gathered by the government in rule. He then decided to expand his business to Chinese porcelain and paintings.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1297. A blue and white dish, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Decorated to the center in underglaze blue with buildings in a rocky landscape and a river boat that carries a group of officials. Around the rim a cranes or egrets in a lotus pond.
Diameter 34.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1298. A blue and white ming dish, 16th century.
Rounded sides, decorated with a central motif depicting a river scape with peaking mountains and tall pagodas. Further around the rim there is a border decoration wtih egrets in a lotus pond.
Diameter 35.5 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at auction by the present owner, previously in the collection of Johanne Huitfeldt. Johanne Huitfeldt (1932–2023) was a well known Norwegian art historian and curator at the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design. She took a special interest in East Asian Art and it was due to her that the museum in Oslo got a permanent exhibition of East Asian art and crafts in 1983. Johanne Huitfeldt released a number of books such as ’General Munthe: eventyrer og kunstsamler i det gamle Kina’, ’Porselenet fra Kina’, ’Ostindisk porselen i Norge’, ’The Munthe Collection in the West Norway Museum of Applied Art’, ’Drømmen om Kina: kineserier fra europeiske slott til norsk folkekunst’, ’Blått som havet: keramisk blåmaleri fra Peking til Porsgrund’. Her last book ’Bergtatt av kinesisk kunst’ was released in 2021 and her last exhibition was held in the summer of 2023, just months before she passed away at the age of 91.
Literature: Compare with dishes in the Collection of The Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, in the Catalogue Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Musum Istanbul, A complete catalogue II, Yuan and Ming Dynasty Porcelains, on page 685–687.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1299. A blue and white censer, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Tripod decorated in underglaze blue against a ge glaze. Diameter 27.5 cm. Height 10 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Esbjörn Kronberg. Thence by descent.
Exhibitions: Exhibited at Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Kinesiska utställningen 1928. No 409. Then belonging to Johannes Hellner.
Estimate: SEK 18 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 560 – 1 730
1301. A blue and white jar, Ming dynasty, Wanli (1572–1620).
Decorated with a garden in full bloom with a scholars rocks. Height 13 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1300. A blue and white jar with cover, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Of baluster shape, decorated with a continuous lotus scroll. Height 13 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1303. A blue and white kraak dish, Ming dynasty (1572–1620).
Deep, decorated within panels with figure scenes alternating with flowers. Central motif with a man and a tiger. Diameter 36.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 25 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 160
1302. A blue and white kendi, Ming dynasty, Wanli (1572–1620).
Decorated with flowers. Height 19.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1304. A blue and white jar and a dish, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
The jar decorated in underglaze blue with a floral scroll. Height 11.5 cm. The dish with a mark to base, and decorated with flowers and insects. Diameter 11.7 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1305. A blue and white dish, Ming dynasty, Tianqi (1621–27).
With hall mark. Decorated in underglaze blue with fishes in a pond amidst sea weed, in the middle a crab. Diameter 14.6 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1307. A blue and white and a white glazed dish, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Lobed dish, decorated in underglaze blue with double fish in a pond, around the rim, further decoration with pine tree, cherry blossom, peonies and bamboo. The base with Chenghua six character mark. Diameter 20.5 cm. The white glazed dish. Diameter 16 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1306. Two blue and white dishes, Tianqi/ Chongzhen, 17th century.
Hall mark to base. Lobed, decorated in a vibrant underglaze blue colour, central motif with a lotus pond, around the sides, bands of different patterns. Diameter approx. 16 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of a Swedish Connoisseur of Asian Works of Art. This is part of a collection, a collection that was assembled not only with great care, but also with a deep curiosity and passion for learning – a true academic collection. The collector has been actively buying and studying Chinese porcelain since the early 1970’s.
Exhibitions: To see other lots sold from this collection, see Bukowskis auction 0649. Lot no 951–967.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1308. A blue and white jug, Transition, 17th century. Pear shaped, with a handle, decorated in underglaze blue with a riverscape under the full moon. Brown ring at the rim. Height 16 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of a Swedish Connoisseur of Asian Works of Art. This is part of a collection, a collection that was assembled not only with great care, but also with a deep curiosity and passion for learning – a true academic collection. The collector has been actively buying and studying Chinese porcelain since the early 1970’s.
Exhibitions: To see other lots sold from this collection, see Bukowskis auction 0649. Lot no 951–967.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1309. A blue and white censer, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Decorated with fierce four clawed dragons chasing the flaming pearl amidst cloud formations. Diameter 24.5 cm. Height 17 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at Bukowskis sale 637. lot no 1099.
Exhibitions: Compare with a censer at the British Museum, dated as Kangxi. Donated by: R Soame Jenyns. Acquisition date 1956. Registration number 1956,1017.1.
Estimate: SEK 30 000 – 50 000 / EUR 2 590 – 4 320
1310. A set of four blue and white dragon wine cups, ‘Hatcher Cargo’, 17th century.
Decorated in underglazed blue with a dragon amidst clouds chasing the flaming pearl. Height 4.2 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector, purchased at Bukowskis in 1994. The Hatcher Collection, Christie’s June 1984.
Literature: Colin Sheaf and Richard Kilburn, The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes, The Complete Record, London, 1988, p. 30) Sheaf and Kilburn take a step-by-step process to deduce that the ship most likely sunk between 1643 and 1646. The inclusion of two covers for ovoid jars (similar in shape to the lot 3513) bearing inscriptions and a cyclical date corresponding to the spring of 1643 indicates that the vessel sank no earlier than the spring of 1643. The authors also note that because of the internal unrest in China at the time, trade was significantly disrupted at the fall of the Ming dynasty and studies of VOC records show that by 1646 the Manchus were preventing the free movement of trade and shipments out of Jingdezhen. The authors conclude that it is therefore very likely that the Chinese junk known as the ‘Hatcher Cargo’ must have sunk sometime in the years between 1643 and 1646. In her article, “Transition Ware Made Plain: A Wreck from the South China Sea” (Oriental Art, Summer, 1985).
Estimate: SEK 18 000 – 22 000 / EUR 1 560 – 1 900
1311. A set with two tea caddies and a dish, Transition and 18th century.
A blue glazed jar. Height 9.5 cm. A blue and white tea caddy. Height 8.5 cm. A blue and white transitional dish. Hall mark to base Diameter 11.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1312. A blue and white vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Straight shape with a rounded shoulder. Decorated with lingzhi fungus and lotus flowers, a chrysanthemum border below the unglazed rim. Height 23 cm.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 12 000 / EUR 870 – 1 040
1313. A blue and white Kung Mu bowl, 17th century with a Jiajing mark.
The conical shape bowl with a slightly flared rim, decorated with the scene of “Eight horses of Muwang”, supported on a recessed foot, the base with a six-character Jiajing mark. Diameter 16.4 cm.
Height 5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a Swedish private collector.
Estimate: SEK 25 000 – 30 000 / EUR 2 160 – 2 590
1314. A matched set of eight blue and white cups and stands, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Decorated in underglaze blue with landscapes, flowers and figures. Diameter cup 7.2 cm. Diameter dish 11.8 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Professor Gustaf Söderlund (1884–1967), Karlavägen 97, thence by descent within the family.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1316. A blue and white brush pot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Convex shape, decorated in a vibrant blue with a bird in a garden in full bloom. Height 13.2 cm.
Provenance: Purchased in London.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1315. A blue and white ‘lotus’ dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous lotus scroll. Diameter 39 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1317. A blue and white vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Of baluster shape, decorated with continuous floral scroll. Height 17.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1319. A massive blue and white ‘peacock’ charger, Qing dynasty, early 18th century.
Decorated in underglaze blue with flowers within different panels and with four large peacocks around the rim. Diameter 47 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Exhibitions: Compare a dish just like this one at the Museum of Asian Art, San Franscisco, Credit Line; The Avery Brundage Collection. Object number B62P73. Also compare with a dish of this type in the Royal Collection in Dresden, Museum Inventory Number PO 2082. Palace Number N 295 [Zigzag line].
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1318. A blue and white ‘Aster dish’, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Decorated in underglaze blue with chrysanthemum flowers. Diameter 34 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Exhibitions: Compare with a dish with this design at Metropolitan Museum New York, Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1879 Accession Number: 79.2.438. Compare also with an aster dish in the Collection of Musee Guimet Grandidier, G 1970.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1321. A blue and white ‘antiques’ jar, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Ovoid shape with an unglazed rim. Decorated in underglaze blue with panels decorated with antiques and precious objects all against a cracked ice background with cherry blossom.
Height 21 cm. Height with wooden stand and cover 28.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector. Purchased at Albihns Antik, Gothenburg by the present owners father.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1320. A blue and white ‘boys’ bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662–1722).
Rounded sides, slightly flared rim, straight footrim. Decorated around the sides with a ‘100 boy’ engaging in various activities such as playing instruments, playing, flying kites, dancing etc. The interior with a single boy with a cash token. Diameter 17.4 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1322. A nice powder blue tea pot with cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Round body with a high handle and upturned spout, decorated in powder blue with two roundels decorated with precious objects. Height 16 cm.
Length 12 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1323. A blue and white bowl with scholars, Qing dynasty, mark and period of Kangxi (1662–1722).
Rounded sides that rises from a straight foot and finishes as an everted rim.
Decorated in a vibrant underglaze blue with a continuous scene of scholars playing weiqi, another scholarly group appreciating a painting, a third group meeting their attendants in the rocky garden someone playing guiqn. The base with a Kangxi Nian Zhi mark. Diameter 20 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector. Purchased at Bukowskis.
Literature: Most likely refer to the famous ‘Eighteen Scholars of Tang’, a group brought together to advise the Tang emperor Taizong (r.626–49) before he assumed the imperial seat. The activities they are performing formed the ‘four scholarly arts’ and represent the accomplishments required of traditional scholar-gentlemen. Individually, these arts had long been associated with literati figures, but the earliest known source combining all four is the Compendium of Calligraphy (Fashu Yaolu) written by Zhang Yanyuan in the 9th century. From ancient times, literati were reported to meet in remote spots to discuss philosophical ideas, paint, drink and pursue the other scholarly arts, with the most famous gathering being the legendary meet at the Orchid Pavilion in the year 353. These meetings, far away from the constraints of court life, came to represent political and artistic freedom during the turbulent years of the Ming-Qing transition. Consequently, such depictions of idealised scholarly selfcultivation became highly popular in Kangxi ceramic design.
Estimate: SEK 25 000 – 30 000 / EUR 2 160 – 2 590
1325. A ruyi-shaped dish, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Of ruyi-shape, decorated in a continuous lotus scroll with lingzhi. The back decorated with cherry blossom, lotus, chrysanthemum and peonies. Length 27.5 cm. Width 23 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1324. A pair of blue and white floral dishes, Qing dynasty, with Qianlong mark and of the period (1736-95).
Decorated in a vibrant underglaze blue colour with a continiuous floral scroll. The reverse with four springs of lingzhi fungus and a seal mark in underglaze blue. Diameter 15.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector.
Exhibitions: Compare a pair sold at Christies, lot no 16, 12–26 JUN 2014 | Online 3852. Collector’s Choice: Chinese Art from a Private American Collection.
Estimate: SEK 30 000 – 50 000 / EUR 2 590 – 4 320
1327. A blue and white tureen with cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Round with rabbit head shaped handles and a finial in the shape of a coronet, decorated in underglaze blue with a pair of elegant ladies of the court in a palace garden. Length 28.5 cm.
Provenance: Purchased at auction in Stockholm by the present owner.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 15 000 / EUR 870 – 1 300
1326. A blue and white dish with stylized dragons, 18th century. Rounded sides, unglazed base, decorated in underglaze blue with stylized dragons amidst cloud formations. The back with lingzhi fungus. Diameter 28 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish Collection. The collection was formed between 1980–2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chinese works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction houses and befriending curators from Peking, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles, This being part 1. Purchased at Bukowskis 2008, Sale 0550, lot no 2076
Exhibitions: Compare a bowl of this decoration in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1879. Accession Number: 79.2.206. The bowl has a Yongzzheng mark and is catalogued as of the period.
Estimate: SEK 16 000 – 20 000 / EUR 1 380 – 1 730
1328. A blue and white tureen with cover and stand, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
Hexagonal shape, finial and handles in the shape of lions, decorated in underglaze blue with a garden in full bloom. Length tureen 33 cm.
Diameter dish 35 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Esbjörn Kronberg, thence by descent.
Estimate: SEK 10 000 – 12 000 / EUR 870 – 1 040
1329. A blue and white dinner service, Qing dynasty, late 18th century. (58 pieces).
Decorated in underglaze blue and gold with a blue rim and a central flower bouquet. Comprising; 12 dinner plates, diameter 24 cm. 12 soup dishes, diameter 24 cm. 12 small plates, diameter 20.5 cm. 2 sauce boats with stands, length 19 cm. 10 custard cups with covers, height 8 cm. A punch bowl, diameter 26 cm. Two pierced oval dishes, length 23 cm. A vegetable tureen with cover, length 33 cm. An oval dish with a cover, length 34 cm. A serving dish with strainer, length 41 cm. Tureen with cover, length 36 cm. Tureen stand, length 40 cm. Two round serving dishes, diameter 34–37 cm. Two oval serving dishes, length 27–30 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 50 000 – 75 000 / EUR 4 320 – 6 480
1330. A pair oft blue and white armorial knives, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
Decorated with the arms of Grill at the short side.
Length porcelain handle 10 cm.
Provenance: Cleive Hornstrand, with the Swedish arms of Grill. Possibly commissioned for the wedding between Claes Grill (1705–1767) – and his cousin Anna Johanna Grill in 1737. Claes Grill was one of the most powerful men in Sweden during the 18th Century. He was a director of the Swedish East-India Company, owner of Sweden’s leading merchant house Claes & Carolos Grill, their trade involved shipping, co-owner of a sail and linen manufactory, glassworks, shipyards, a bank and he owned a line of mines and estates. This theory is based on dating of the porcelain and the similarity with a Yongzheng mark and period pieces. But there is also a possibility that the service was made for Adolph Ulric (1752–1797) som 1778 who marries his cousin Anna Johanna (III) (1753–1809), in 1778. If so it might be designed by Jean Eric Rehn. The Grill family derives from a Dutch noble family and was not introduced in Sweden. They used the crane with a cricket in its beak as their coat of arms. The enlaced cranes on the service carries the thoughts to the alliance between the two members of the Grill family.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1331. A pair of blue and white soft paste armorial dishes, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
Decorated in underglaze blue with a landscape scen with buildings along the river. Central on the rim a crest. Diameter 25.5. cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1332. A Chinese soft paste dish, Qing dynasty, 18th century with a Chenghua mark.
Rounded sides, on a short footrim, decorated in underglaze blue with a garden in full bloom, the reverse with three clusters of floral sprigs, the base with a Chenghua mark in underglaze blue within double circle. Diameter 20.1 cm.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1333. A pair of blue and white double peacock serving dishes, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736–95).
After a European silver model, decorated with peacocks in a garden in full bloom. Length 38.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1334. A blue and white ‘Fort William’ dish, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing (1796–1820).
Oval shape, decorated in underglaze blue with a scene after a print by Laurie and Whittle, London 1794, depicting ‘Fort William in the Kingdom of Bengal’. Length 30 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector. Probably made for the British East India Company employees at Fort William.
Literature: The China Trade, 1600–1860, Royal Pavillion Art Gallery, Brighton, England 1986, Lot no 136.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1335. A pair of blue and white ‘Phoenix’ dishes, Qing dynasty, Daoguang mark and of the period (1821–50).
Decorated in underglaze blue with a finely pencilled lotus scroll that almost hides phoenixes. The decoration is repeated on the back of the. Daoguang seal mark to base. Diameter 9.2 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector, thence by descent to the present owner.
Exhibitions: Compare dishes of this type but with doucai decoration in the Museum of Asian Art San Fransisco, Credit Line; Gift in memory of Lee Herbert Fahnestock. Object number 1992.92.4.
Estimate: SEK 40 000 – 50 000 / EUR 3 460 – 4 320
1336. A pair of blue and white ‘lotus’ dishes, Qing dynasty, Guangxu mark and period (1875–1908).
Decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous lotus scroll. Diameter 14.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1338. A blue and white ‘lotus’ dish, Qing dynasty, 19th century with a mark.
Decorated in underglaze blue with a lotus scroll.
Diameter 24.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector, thence by descent to the present owner.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1339. A blue and white ‘lotus dish’, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Decorated in underglaze blue with scrolling lotus.
Diameter 26 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector, thence by descent to the present owner.
Exhibitions: Compare with a dish in the collection of the British Museum of this pattern. Registration number Franks.309.+. Donated by: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks. Dated as 18/19th century.
Estimate: SEK 6 000 – 8 000 / EUR 520 – 690
1337. A pair of blue and white lotus bowls, Qing dynasty, Guangxu (1875–1908).
Rounded sides on a short straight footrim, decorated in underglaze blue with a continiuous lotus scroll. The interior with a single lotus with some sprigs, all within double circles, that is repeated by the rim. The base with a six character mark. Diameter 16.2 cm. Height 6.8 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector, thence by descent to the present owner.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1340. A blue and white ‘lily’ vase, Qing dynasty, crica 1800. Baluster shape. Decorated with underglaze blue flowers and scrolling foliage, the upper part with ‘cracked ice’. Height 33 cm. Height including wooden stand and cover 46 cm.
Provenance: The vase was recieved as a gift to a Swedish collector in the mid 20th century. Thence by descent within the family until now.
Estimate: SEK 4 000 – 6 000 / EUR 350 – 520
1341. A set of four blue and white ‘lotus dishes’, Qing dynasty, Tongzhi mark and of the period (1862–1874).
Decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous lotus pattern that is repeated on the back. Diameter 15.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector, thence by descent to the present owner.
Estimate: SEK 20 000 – 30 000 / EUR 1 730 – 2 590
1342. A pair of blue and white dishes, Qing dynasty with Guangxu mark and of the period (1875–1908).
Rounded sides on a short footrim, decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous lotus scroll that repeats itself at the back. Diameter 15.8 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Finnish collector, thence by descent to the present owner.
Estimate: SEK 12 000 – 15 000 / EUR 1 040 – 1 300
1343. A blue and white stemcup, Qingdynasty, 19th century.
Bowl with inverted rim, standing on a tall flared foot, decorated in underglaze blue with flowers. Height 13 cm. Diameter rim 9.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 8 000 – 10 000 / EUR 690 – 870
1345. A set of three blue and white dishes, late Qing dynasty, circa 1900.
Decorated in underglaze blue with flowers and waves. Diameter 18 cm.
Provenance: From the Collection of Klas E Böök (1909–1980), thence by descent. A Swedish diplomat and civil servant. Mr Böök first had a career within banking, that led up to the position of Governor of the Swedish National Bank from 1948 to 1951. His diplomatic career began when he was appointed head of the Commercial Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and envoy from 1947 to 1948. He was minister in Ottawa from 1951 to 1956, ambassador in Beijing from 1956 to 1961, also accredited as envoy to Bangkok from 1956 to 1959. Böök was ambassador in New Delhi, also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu from 1961 to 1965 and in Bern from 1965 to 1972. He had special assignments for the Foreign Ministry from 1972 to 1975.
Exhibitions: To see other lots sold from the Collection of Klas E. Böök, see a Zitan Altartable with cloisonne placques, Bukowskis, Sale 649, lot no 981.
Estimate: SEK 2 500 – 3 000 / EUR 220 – 260
1344. A miniature tripod, a miniature vase and a small tea pot, Qing dynasty, 18/19th century. Tripod decorated in underglaze blue, height with wooden stand 6.5 cm. Vase decorated in underglaze blue ge glaze, height 9 cm. Teapot with cover decorated in imari colours, length 11.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish collector.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
1347. A blue and white four clawed dragon bowl, Qing dynasty with a four character mark of Xuantong (1909–11).
Decorated with four clawed dragons amidst cloud formations chasing the flaming pearl. Diameter 25.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Estimate: SEK 2 500 – 3 000 / EUR 220 – 260
1346. A pair of bowls with covers, late Qing dynasty. With a four character mark. Decorated in underglaze blue with Wang Mu’s eight horses. Diameter 13.5 cm.
Provenance: Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Literature: Wang Mu (r. 1001–947 B.C.) was according to the legends an intrepid adventurer and is said to have traveled to the famous paradise of the immortals on Mount Kunlun as well as to other worldly and not–so–worldly sites. After his adventures, he released his eight favorite horses into a beautiful valley to finish their lives under the care of his charioteer.
Estimate: SEK 5 000 – 7 000 / EUR 440 – 610
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