California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 9, 2019  March 9, 2019

 Lot # 6061 
A BRONZE GILT 'ARABIC INSCRIPTION' BOX AND COVER    明 '大明正德年制' 銅阿拉伯紋鎏金圓蓋盒


  • Dimension: Height: 2 5/8 in (6.5 cm) Diameter: 3 1/2 in (8.8 cm)
  • Estimate From: $6000
  • Estimate To: $9000

The bowl is decorated on the exterior with the Eight Daoist Immortals shown with their attributes standing amidst vapor atop a wave border. The centre of the interior is decorated with the longevity god with a deer under a tall pine tree, base with six character mark. Qing Dynasty period.


Please refer to a very similar sized gilt bronze circular box and cover, sold in Christie's Hong Kong for HKD 1,120,000, Nov. 2014, Lot 2912. Provenance: Private Los Angeles collection


來源:南加州重要藏家提供

此盒以精銅為材,底刻'大明正德年制'六字款,銅質精煉,入手生墜,光澤處觀之若金。圓形,子口,弧收腹,外撇淺圈足。外壁飾寬弦紋兩道,線條剛勁。蓋母口,蓋面圓拱,面以珍珠紋為地,上飾阿拉伯文,為明正德年間極為典型的裝飾紋樣,造型紋飾古雅飽滿,加之作工考究,雕工精美,皮殻溫潤熟透,是當時文人雅士鍾愛之物,傳承至今,包漿渾厚,品相完美,十分難得。可參考一相同銅香盒,售於香港佳士得,2014年11月, 拍品號2912,成交價HKD 1,120,000