Lot 81 A Chinese blue and white hexagonal salt after a European silver model

A Chinese blue and white hexagonal salt after a European silver model

Transitional period

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€ 2.000 – € 4.000

H: H. 11,9 cm

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The hexagonal salt is painted in underglaze cobalt blue. The six facets alternate between figures in riverside landscapes and bamboo sprays. Two panels depict seated scholars, while a third shows a standing figure holding a small boat beside flowing water beneath rugged mountains. The remaining panels are decorated with elegant bamboo sprigs. The upper rim is encircled by a continuous floral scroll border, while the foot rim is decorated with a geometric hatched band. The scenes evoke the ideal of the scholar's retreat, with bamboo symbolising resilience, integrity, and moral virtue.
The unusual hexagonal form, standing on three short feet and with a wide circular aperture to the underside, identifies the vessel as a table salt or condiment holder. Such architectural forms are considerably less common than cylindrical examples and reflect the innovative repertoire of Transitional blue and white porcelain produced for both the domestic and export markets.
此件六方鹽碟以釉下青花繪飾，六面分別描繪臨水山水人物與竹枝。兩面繪高士閒坐，另一面繪一人立於流水旁，手持小舟，身後峰巒嶙峋，其餘三面則飾清雅竹枝。口沿環飾連續纏枝花卉紋，足沿飾斜線幾何紋。畫面營造出文人隱逸的意境，竹子則象徵堅韌、正直與高尚品格。
此器造型獨特，呈六方形，下承三個短足，底部設寬大的圓形開口，表明其為桌上盛放鹽或其他調味品的容器。此類建築式六方造型遠較常見的圓筒形器少見，反映了明清過渡時期青花瓷在內銷及外銷市場中所展現的創新器形。
Provenance:
Rob Michiels Auctions, Bruges, 21 September 2019, lot 380. (sold EUR 4.940,00) (link)
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above. (see added scan)