Two Guan-Type Porcelain Brush Washers
Sale 933 - Asian Works of Art
Sep 23, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$4,000 -
$6,000
Sold for $3,750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Two Guan-Type Porcelain Brush Washers
18TH/19TH CENTURY
清中期 仿官釉蘋果尊及花口洗
the smaller of compressed cylindrical form, the foliate mouth rim with wide flush aperture above undulating walls, covered in a pale glaze with tight network of crackles. The larger ovoid example with a pale blue-green glaze over a globular body with rounded shoulders descending to a slightly convex mouth.
the smaller of compressed cylindrical form, the foliate mouth rim with wide flush aperture above undulating walls, covered in a pale glaze with tight network of crackles. The larger ovoid example with a pale blue-green glaze over a globular body with rounded shoulders descending to a slightly convex mouth.
Height of taller 4 in., 10 cm.
Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, September 15, 2018, sale N09908 lot 1279
Property from the Collection of Brooks and Dorothy Cofield
Exhibited:
The ovoid washer:
The World in Monochromes, The Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 2009, cat. no. 85
Property from the Collection of Brooks and Dorothy Cofield
Exhibited:
The ovoid washer:
The World in Monochromes, The Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 2009, cat. no. 85
Condition Report
The low washer with minor nicks to the base foot rim, some scuffing to the top surface; the large washer in good condition with slight surface abrasions along the base foot rim
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