拍品 71
71
A LARGE AND FINELY CARVED PALE CELADON JADE MARRIAGE BOWL
THE BURTON COLLECTION OF CHINESE WORKS OF ART, LOTS 71-102 The present collection of exquisite jade and coral carvings was amassed in the early 20th Century by Sir Montague Burton (1885-1952). Montague Burton arrived in Yorkshire from Lithuania in 1900 and by 1910 he had bought his first clothing manufacture factory. His business expanded rapidly, partly through the manufacture of uniforms. By 1925 his Leeds clothing factory was the largest in Europe, employing 10,500 people and the manufacturing and retailing business became one of Britain's best known. During the early 1930s Montague Burton travelled extensively and with his wife visited China in 1934, doubtless sparking their interest in jade carvings and other works of art. Christie's is delighted to be able to offer this selection of fine works on behalf of one of Sir Montague Burton's direct descendants.
青白玉吉慶有餘雙獸耳活環洗

清乾隆

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清乾隆 青白玉吉慶有餘雙獸耳活環洗
來源
Charles Sackville Bale Esq.; Christie's London, 17 May 1881, lot 667.
The Burton Collection of Chinese Works of Art.

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Bowls of this type are known as 'marriage' bowls, and with their carefully chosen auspicious decoration, were popular in Qing dynasty China. The present bowl is exceptional for the even colour of its stone, as well as the thickness of the vessel.

The carved elements on the present marrriage bowl comprise an auspicious wish for prosperity. Two catfish, a homonym for niannian meaning 'year after year', together with the ruyi-shaped lingzhi fungus, takes on the meaning of niannian ruyi which may be translated as 'May your wishes come true year after year'. See a similarly-sized and decorated bowl sold in these rooms, 16 November 1999, lot 36.

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