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Auction archive: Lot number 585

A VERY FINE AND RARE SET OF TWELVE FAMILLE VERTE 'MONTH' CUPS

Auction 03.11.1996
3 Nov 1996
Estimate
HK$4,500,000 - HK$5,500,000
ca. US$585,310 - US$715,379
Price realised:
HK$5,520,000
ca. US$717,980
Auction archive: Lot number 585

A VERY FINE AND RARE SET OF TWELVE FAMILLE VERTE 'MONTH' CUPS

Auction 03.11.1996
3 Nov 1996
Estimate
HK$4,500,000 - HK$5,500,000
ca. US$585,310 - US$715,379
Price realised:
HK$5,520,000
ca. US$717,980
Beschreibung:

A VERY FINE AND RARE SET OF TWELVE FAMILLE VERTE 'MONTH' CUPS ENCIRCLED KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD Each delicately potted with flaring sides, the exterior painted and enamelled with emblematic flowers representing each month, the reverse of each inscribed with a seasonal couplet by a Tang poet terminating with a seal mark shang (appreciation) comprising: The first month with a sparsely flowering bare-branched wintersweet tree (lamei) and lingzhi fungus. Jinying cuinou dai chunhan, huangse huazhong you jiban . Spring frost adorns the golden flowers and the verdant stem. But tell me, just how many yellow blossoms flower at this time? The second month with a flowering apricot tree (xinghua) and clumps of grass among rocks. Qingxiang he suyu, jiase chu qingyan. After the fragrance of the evening rain, the rising sun enhances the beauty of the flowers in the mists. The third month with a luxuriant blossoming peach tree (taohua) growing from a grassy plane. Fenghua xinshe yan, shijie jiuchun nong . The swallow returns when the blossoms sway in the breeze, the farmer returns to his field in this season late in Spring. The fourth month with flowering peony bushes (moudan) among rockwork. Xiaoyan yuanfen jinzhang lu, muxiang shenre yutang feng. The radiant peony is worthy of the Immortals' dew, Its fragrance is carried on breezes from the palatial halls. The fifth month with a flowering pomegranate tree (shiliu) bearing yellow fruit with wild flowers growing to its right. Luse zhulian ying, xiangfeng fenbi zhe . The reflection of dew drops is like a curtain of beads, the scented breeze is sheltered by the chalk wall. The sixth month with a pair of mandarin ducks swimming in a lotus pond (he) with a kingfisher in flight overhead. Geng shi nizhong yu, xincheng luxia zhu . Like jade, the lotus root is untainted by muddy waters, the gathering dew drops are like pearls on its heart-shaped leaves. The seventh month with four large clumps of flowering cymbidium orchids (lanhua) sprouting from a rocky terrain. Guangdian qingxiang fa, gaotai yuan chuiyin. The subtle perfume of orchids pervades the great hall as music plays on the lofty terraces. The eighth month with a flowering cassia tree (guihua) with spreading branches over a hare to the left. Zhisheng wuxian yue, huaman ziran qiu . The branches grow for a seemingly endless age, it is Autumn now they are in flower. The ninth month with tall flowering chrysanthemum (juhua) and begonia to the right. Qianzai baiyi jiu, yisheng qingnu xiang . It was an aeon ago when the white-robed attendant served wine to Tao Yuanming; the fragrance of the chrysanthemum, like that of the Fairy of Frost has endured ever since. The tenth month with flowering Chinese rose (yuegui) by low rockwork with three insects in flight. Busui qianzhong jin, dufang yinian hong . Unlike the myriad blossoms that flower and wither, the rose alone is perennially red. The eleventh month with a flowering prunus shrub (mei) and narcissus and bamboo, making up three of the 'Four Gentlemen' sprouting from rockwork. Suyan xuening shu, qingxiang feng manzhi. The prunus blossom is pure like snow on the tree, Its subtle fragrance is like a breeze amongst its branches. The twelfth month with narcissus (shuixian) and a single rose in front of a garden rock. Chunfeng longyu lai qingzhou, yeyue lingbo shang dati. At the break of day, the spring breeze caresses gently. By the light of the moon, the narcissus are like the waters that flow Heavenward. 2 3/4 in. (6.5 cm.) diam., stands, box (12)

Auction archive: Lot number 585
Auction:
Datum:
3 Nov 1996
Auction house:
Christie's
Hong Kong
Beschreibung:

A VERY FINE AND RARE SET OF TWELVE FAMILLE VERTE 'MONTH' CUPS ENCIRCLED KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD Each delicately potted with flaring sides, the exterior painted and enamelled with emblematic flowers representing each month, the reverse of each inscribed with a seasonal couplet by a Tang poet terminating with a seal mark shang (appreciation) comprising: The first month with a sparsely flowering bare-branched wintersweet tree (lamei) and lingzhi fungus. Jinying cuinou dai chunhan, huangse huazhong you jiban . Spring frost adorns the golden flowers and the verdant stem. But tell me, just how many yellow blossoms flower at this time? The second month with a flowering apricot tree (xinghua) and clumps of grass among rocks. Qingxiang he suyu, jiase chu qingyan. After the fragrance of the evening rain, the rising sun enhances the beauty of the flowers in the mists. The third month with a luxuriant blossoming peach tree (taohua) growing from a grassy plane. Fenghua xinshe yan, shijie jiuchun nong . The swallow returns when the blossoms sway in the breeze, the farmer returns to his field in this season late in Spring. The fourth month with flowering peony bushes (moudan) among rockwork. Xiaoyan yuanfen jinzhang lu, muxiang shenre yutang feng. The radiant peony is worthy of the Immortals' dew, Its fragrance is carried on breezes from the palatial halls. The fifth month with a flowering pomegranate tree (shiliu) bearing yellow fruit with wild flowers growing to its right. Luse zhulian ying, xiangfeng fenbi zhe . The reflection of dew drops is like a curtain of beads, the scented breeze is sheltered by the chalk wall. The sixth month with a pair of mandarin ducks swimming in a lotus pond (he) with a kingfisher in flight overhead. Geng shi nizhong yu, xincheng luxia zhu . Like jade, the lotus root is untainted by muddy waters, the gathering dew drops are like pearls on its heart-shaped leaves. The seventh month with four large clumps of flowering cymbidium orchids (lanhua) sprouting from a rocky terrain. Guangdian qingxiang fa, gaotai yuan chuiyin. The subtle perfume of orchids pervades the great hall as music plays on the lofty terraces. The eighth month with a flowering cassia tree (guihua) with spreading branches over a hare to the left. Zhisheng wuxian yue, huaman ziran qiu . The branches grow for a seemingly endless age, it is Autumn now they are in flower. The ninth month with tall flowering chrysanthemum (juhua) and begonia to the right. Qianzai baiyi jiu, yisheng qingnu xiang . It was an aeon ago when the white-robed attendant served wine to Tao Yuanming; the fragrance of the chrysanthemum, like that of the Fairy of Frost has endured ever since. The tenth month with flowering Chinese rose (yuegui) by low rockwork with three insects in flight. Busui qianzhong jin, dufang yinian hong . Unlike the myriad blossoms that flower and wither, the rose alone is perennially red. The eleventh month with a flowering prunus shrub (mei) and narcissus and bamboo, making up three of the 'Four Gentlemen' sprouting from rockwork. Suyan xuening shu, qingxiang feng manzhi. The prunus blossom is pure like snow on the tree, Its subtle fragrance is like a breeze amongst its branches. The twelfth month with narcissus (shuixian) and a single rose in front of a garden rock. Chunfeng longyu lai qingzhou, yeyue lingbo shang dati. At the break of day, the spring breeze caresses gently. By the light of the moon, the narcissus are like the waters that flow Heavenward. 2 3/4 in. (6.5 cm.) diam., stands, box (12)

Auction archive: Lot number 585
Auction:
Datum:
3 Nov 1996
Auction house:
Christie's
Hong Kong
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