拍品信息
拍品名称
清 紫檀拼紅木龍紋寶座 | AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ZITAN AND HONGMU 'DRAGON' 'THRONE'
年代
Qianlong six-character mark, Qing Dynasty
起拍价
GBP 12,000
估值区间
GBP 12000 - 15000
尺寸
未知
品相
未知
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Qianlong six-character mark, Qing Dynasty
The scrolling top rail framing a recessed central panel carved with lotus above a larger panel depicting a five-clawed dragon amidst ruyi clouds, above a further panel with crashing waves and rocky outcrops, the sides flanked by shaped panels carved with archaistic kui dragons, with similarly shaped armrests, all above the seat constructed with mortise-and-tenon joints, the narrow waist carved with geometric patterns, above a shaped apron decorated with bats and archaistic dragons, the cabriole legs issuing from mythical beast-heads and terminating in four-clawed feet modelled as dragons grasping flaming pearls, joined by a humpback stretcher frame and supported on four bracket feet, with an embroidered silk seat cushion, 19th century (41.8cm wide), the back of the chair with Qianlong six-character mark. 84cm (33in) high x 62cm (24 3/8in) wide x 39cm (15 1/4in) deep. (2).
Footnotes
清 紫檀拼紅木龍紋寶座
「大清乾隆年製」楷書款
Provenance: Evaristo Caretti (1879-1955), China and Italy, and thence by descent
Noted in a valuation conducted by Robert Kleiner in 1988, stating it was acquired in Beijing in 1924
Evaristo Caretti (1879-1955)，中國及意大利，並由後人保存迄今
Robert Kleiner于1988年所作的評估中曾提及，此件拍品于1924年獲得于北京
See a related chair, densely carved with lotus, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in , Hong Kong, 2002, p.66, no.55.
The unusually small scale of the present chair raises the possibility that it was intended for ceremonial rather than domestic use. Its elaborate five-clawed dragon decoration and throne-like form may suggest a symbolic seat associated with ancestral or religious display, perhaps intended to accommodate or represent an ancestral tablet rather than a living sitter. This possibility may be further supported by the Qianlong reign mark on the incised and gilt back. See a gold lacquered wood spirit throne and footrest with memorial tablet, c.1800, illustrated in , Hong Kong, 2004, p.270, no.351.
The carving of the present lot is notable for its combination of Imperial and archaistic motifs. The central back panel is dominated by a five-clawed dragon amidst clouds, above crashing waves and rocky outcrops. The five-clawed dragon was closely associated with the emperor and Imperial authority, while the dragon above waves and mountains forms an established Imperial decorative vocabulary, evoking the ruler's dominion over the realm. See a bed carved with similar crashing waves against rocks, but beneath lotus, early Qing dynasty, illustrated in , Shenzhen, 2002, pp.4-5, no.2.
The clouds are auspicious, expressing the wish for all things to proceed 'as desired'. See related carving of clouds on a table, Qianlong, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in ., no.135. The lotus carved above the central panel is likewise an auspicious Buddhist motif associated with purity. The side panels and armrests are carved with highly stylised archaistic dragons, their angular bodies and scrolling forms derived from archaic bronzes, reflecting the Qing Court's antiquarian taste. See related carving of kui dragons on a bed, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in , Hong Kong, 2002, p.18, no.12.
The scrolling top rail framing a recessed central panel carved with lotus above a larger panel depicting a five-clawed dragon amidst ruyi clouds, above a further panel with crashing waves and rocky outcrops, the sides flanked by shaped panels carved with archaistic kui dragons, with similarly shaped armrests, all above the seat constructed with mortise-and-tenon joints, the narrow waist carved with geometric patterns, above a shaped apron decorated with bats and archaistic dragons, the cabriole legs issuing from mythical beast-heads and terminating in four-clawed feet modelled as dragons grasping flaming pearls, joined by a humpback stretcher frame and supported on four bracket feet, with an embroidered silk seat cushion, 19th century (41.8cm wide), the back of the chair with Qianlong six-character mark. 84cm (33in) high x 62cm (24 3/8in) wide x 39cm (15 1/4in) deep. (2).
Footnotes
清 紫檀拼紅木龍紋寶座
「大清乾隆年製」楷書款
Provenance: Evaristo Caretti (1879-1955), China and Italy, and thence by descent
Noted in a valuation conducted by Robert Kleiner in 1988, stating it was acquired in Beijing in 1924
Evaristo Caretti (1879-1955)，中國及意大利，並由後人保存迄今
Robert Kleiner于1988年所作的評估中曾提及，此件拍品于1924年獲得于北京
See a related chair, densely carved with lotus, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in , Hong Kong, 2002, p.66, no.55.
The unusually small scale of the present chair raises the possibility that it was intended for ceremonial rather than domestic use. Its elaborate five-clawed dragon decoration and throne-like form may suggest a symbolic seat associated with ancestral or religious display, perhaps intended to accommodate or represent an ancestral tablet rather than a living sitter. This possibility may be further supported by the Qianlong reign mark on the incised and gilt back. See a gold lacquered wood spirit throne and footrest with memorial tablet, c.1800, illustrated in , Hong Kong, 2004, p.270, no.351.
The carving of the present lot is notable for its combination of Imperial and archaistic motifs. The central back panel is dominated by a five-clawed dragon amidst clouds, above crashing waves and rocky outcrops. The five-clawed dragon was closely associated with the emperor and Imperial authority, while the dragon above waves and mountains forms an established Imperial decorative vocabulary, evoking the ruler's dominion over the realm. See a bed carved with similar crashing waves against rocks, but beneath lotus, early Qing dynasty, illustrated in , Shenzhen, 2002, pp.4-5, no.2.
The clouds are auspicious, expressing the wish for all things to proceed 'as desired'. See related carving of clouds on a table, Qianlong, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in ., no.135. The lotus carved above the central panel is likewise an auspicious Buddhist motif associated with purity. The side panels and armrests are carved with highly stylised archaistic dragons, their angular bodies and scrolling forms derived from archaic bronzes, reflecting the Qing Court's antiquarian taste. See related carving of kui dragons on a bed, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in , Hong Kong, 2002, p.18, no.12.
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