Lot Essay
A smaller phosphatic glaze-splashed brown-glazed jar was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, Chinese Ceramics from the Yangdetang Collection, 30 November 2016, lot 3106.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF FRANCIS GOLDING (1944 -2013) (LOTS 317-345) Francis Golding assembled this collection over the last forty years buying from reputable London dealers such as Bluett & Sons, John Sparks, and Spink & Son, and international auction houses including Sotheby's, Bonham's, and Christie’s. It comprises works that span over two thousand years of Chinese art and includes exquisite Song dynasty ceramics, Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain, archaic, Ming and Qing dynasty jade carvings, beautifully-worked kesi textiles, and works of art including cloisonné enamel and lacquer ware. Francis developed a deep affinity with Chinese art after being introduced to the beauty of Tang and Song dynasty ceramics in Singapore in the 1970s by the Chinese curator and scholar William Willetts, author of the influential two-volume Chinese Art, 1958. To Francis, the joy of collecting Chinese art went beyond the thrill of acquisition and appreciation of beauty. In his words: “These objects represent to me freedom and life, not deadening possessions”. They were placed artfully in his London Georgian townhouse, where he lived with his partner, art historian Dr Satish Padiyar. He was widely considered to be one of the country’s leading architectural, planning and conservation consultants. As such, he greatly influenced the contemporary architectural landscape of London. His clients included world renowned architect Richard Rogers, with whom he advised on The Leadenhall Building in the City of London known as “The Cheese Grater”; and Rafael Viñoly, whose distinctive building nicknamed “The Walkie-Talkie” towers above London’s surrounding historic financial district at 20 Fenchurch Street. The soaring public sky terrace there, “The Francis Golding Terrace”, was named after him as a mark of respect for a man whose passion for London’s architecture and urban landscape improved the quality of the many developments on which he advised. Francis Golding also advised the celebrated architect Norman Foster, with whom he worked on London’s iconic building the “Gherkin”. He once famously suggested Norman Foster reconsider one of his designs with the pithy critique, “Norman, you wouldn’t want to put one of your worst next to one of Wren’s best would you?”英國藏家弗朗西斯．戈爾丁先生（1944 -2013）珍藏 (拍品317-345號)佳士得有幸呈獻弗朗西斯．戈爾丁先生的私人珍藏。戈爾丁先生在過去四十年間，常於倫敦著名古董商Bluett & Sons， John Sparks， Spink 精心挑選藏品。其藏品種類豐富，包括古樸宋瓷、明清瓷器、玉器、絲織品、掐絲琺瑯器及漆器等。戈爾丁收藏中國藝術品的熱忱始於1970年代，當時他在新加坡透過中國藝術策展人及學者William Willetts的介紹，被唐宋藝術深深折服。戈爾丁先生從收藏中國藝術得到的快樂不僅僅是來自鑑賞與擁有藝術的滿足感:「這些藝術品對我來說象徵自由與生命，它們並不是毫無生氣的物品。」這些精美的藝術品曾陳設在他與藝術史學者Satish Padiyar博士共同居住的喬治風格的家中。戈爾丁是一位備受敬仰的建築師，為倫敦的現代城市規劃作出很大的貢獻。他的客戶包括設計倫敦蘭特荷大廈的國際建築大師Richard Rogers以及設計位於倫敦芬丘奇街20號的倫敦地標「對講機大樓」的建築師維諾利Rafael Viñoly。為紀念他對倫敦建築的卓越貢獻，對講機大樓裡的空中花園以他命名。戈爾丁亦當過著名建築師諾曼‧福斯特勛爵（Norman Foster）的顧問。在看到暱稱「小黃瓜」的瑞士保險公司總部大樓的設計圖時，戈爾丁曾和諾曼笑談：「諾曼，你不會把你最差的作品建在雷恩爵士最棒的作品旁邊吧。」
A LARGE PHOSPHATIC-GLAZED STONEWARE JAR
TANG DYNASTY (618-907 AD)
Details
A LARGE PHOSPHATIC-GLAZED STONEWARE JAR
TANG DYNASTY (618-907 AD)
The jar has four lug handles and is covered in a lustrous dark brown glaze decorated with milky blue phosphatic splashes, the glaze falling short of the base in an uneven line to reveal the buff-coloured body.
15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) high.
TANG DYNASTY (618-907 AD)
The jar has four lug handles and is covered in a lustrous dark brown glaze decorated with milky blue phosphatic splashes, the glaze falling short of the base in an uneven line to reveal the buff-coloured body.
15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) high.
Provenance
Private French Collection, amassed prior to 1980.
Christie's Paris, 22 November 2006, lot 240.
Collection of Francis Golding (1944-2013).
Christie's Paris, 22 November 2006, lot 240.
Collection of Francis Golding (1944-2013).
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