A famille-rose 'hundred deer' vase, 20th century
Estimate $6,000 – $8,000
of archaistic hu form, the sides painted with a continuous scene of deer on the banks of a lake in a landscape of trees and rockwork, set with two iron-red dragon-form handles on the tapering shoulders, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with an apocryphal six-character seal mark of Qianlong
45 cm high
Compare with a hundred deer vase dated to the Republic period, sold Sotheby's, New York, 17 September 2016, lot 944
- Lot Sold $8,500 (Hammer Price)
- $10,370 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Condition Report
Some surface wear, the mouth rim with two small chips approx 0.5 cm, some small pits on the rim edge.
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Guy CairnduffHead Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Ann RobertsSpecialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
Anthony HurlSpecialist Consultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward |
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