Auktion 3003 1 MARCH 30, 2023 - ASIAN ART
Von Subastas Darley
30.3.23
Av. Menéndez Pidal 13 Valencia, Spain, Spanien

March 30 at 1 p.m (Spain, Valencia)
FIRST SESSION "ASIAN ART".
1 - 282
Decorative arts, jade, bronze, sculpture, Chinese seals, ceramics, porcelain and painting.
Lot 115 Large dragon fish bowl, blue and white, Ming dynasty, Longqing (1567 - 1572). 明隆庆 (1567-1572) 青花海水云龙戏珠纹大缸

Large porcelain vat with a circular base, flat also on the inside, supporting the slightly arched walls of the piece. It tops the form with a mouth, with a flattened and thickened rim, which emerges towards the exterior. The shape is not perfectly regular, with a certain oscillation in the profile. This typology called Chinese fishbowl (G?ng ?) or "fish-bowl" is a special product for housing fish, with the intention of observing them, or containing water.

Provenance:
European private collection, Switzerland. Dr. Jacques Louis Crausaz (1933, Lausanne, Switzerland - 2023, Barcelona, Spain) is a doctor specialized in Human Body Biochemistry, Medicine (Lausanne, Switzerland), Psychiatry (Paris, France), Neurology and Biochemistry (Harward, USA) and researcher in space medicine, between 1970 - 1992, "Space Conquest Operative" for NASA (Houston, USA). Due to his research on natural medicine, he traveled to many countries around the world, including China, where he acquired many of the items in his collection.
More information on pages 61 - 64 of the catalog. 

After
SECOND SESSION "PAINTING AND DECORATIVE ARTS".
Approximate starting time 18:30 h

March 30, 2023 start at 1:00 p.m. – 1st SESSION “Asian Art” and coming up next – 2nd SESSION “European Art” - Exhibition as of March 14th to prior auction day - Request "newsletter" subscription at info@subastasdarley.com or 0034 960 46 16 88.
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LOS 121:

Dragon box with foot, Yueyao, Song dynasty

Verkauft für: €1 600
Startpreis:
750
Geschätzter Preis :
€750 - €1 200
Auktionshaus-Provision: 27%
MwSt: 21% Nur auf die Provision!
30.3.23 bei Subastas Darley
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Dragon box with foot, Yueyao, Song dynasty

Ceramic, with cold-carved decoration on the lid, depicting a coiled dragon surrounded by a border of arabesques and a double ring. The lid is circular and rests on an open-footed vessel. The piece is covered with a celadon-green-ochre glaze that concentrates in the recesses of the decoration and makes it stand out. On the base there are marks from processing and firing in the kiln.

The designation '越窑' Yueyao refers to the Yue kiln-fired wares, which were specialists in the production of celadon-hued glazed wares.

Height: 5.20 cm, diameter of lid: 12.60 cm, diameter of base: 10 cm

Provenance: European private collection.