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Qingwan seal mark, 18th century
The square dish with indented corners, supported on four bracket feet, enamelled to the interior in vibrant colours with a large lotus blossom at the centre, encircled by a band of six further floral heads on a pale purple ground, the exterior sides painted with a band of chi dragons in blue on a lime green ground, the base bearing a qingwan mark translating as 'for pure appreciation'; together with a matching canted-square cup, each side painted with a floral head and the interior decorated with a blue sprig.
The saucer 10.2cm (4in) wide; the cup 4.7cm (1 7/8in) high. (2).
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十八世紀 銅胎畫琺琅花卉紋倭角方杯及盤
「清玩」篆書款
Provenance: Sir Harry M. Garner, KBE CB (1891-1977) and Lady Garner (1897-1994), England
Bluett & Son Ltd., London
Spink & Son Ltd., London, acquired from the above on 25 June 1984
Frank P. Korn OBE (1914-1996) and Ruth Korn (1924-2026), Surrey, likely acquired during the 1985 Spink & Son Ltd. exhibition; noted in the Spink & Son Ltd., London valuation dated 21 February 1995
Bluett & Son Ltd., , London, 1984, no.G58 and G59 (Exhibited)
Spink & Son Ltd., , London, 1985, p.78, no.157
大英帝國爵級司令勛章及巴斯勛章獲得者Harry M Garner爵士(1891-1977) 及Garner女爵 (1897-1994)伉儷,英格蘭
倫敦古董商Bluett & Son Ltd.
Spink & Son Ltd.,倫敦,從上處獲得于1984年6月25日
大英帝國勛章獲得者Frank P. Korn(1914-1996) 及Ruth Korn (1924-2026),英格蘭薩裏,或于1985年從Spink & Son Ltd.展覽處獲得;倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.于1995年2月21日所作保險評估中曾提及
Bluett & Sons, Ltd.,《Chinese Painted Enamels: from the Collection of Sir Harry and Lady Garner》,倫敦,1984年,編號G58及G59(展覽)
Spink & Son Ltd.,《The Minor Arts of China II》,倫敦,1985年,第78頁,編號157
Sir Harry Garner was a distinguished mathematician. He joined the Royal Aircraft Establishment in 1927; he was Director of Scientific Research, Ministry of Aircraft Production in 1943; and Chief Scientist to the Ministry of Supply 1949-1953. He collected Asian art and published extensively, producing key reference works on blue and white ware, lacquer ware and cloisonné enamels. He and Lady Garner donated much of the collection to the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. He was Honorary Secretary of the Oriental Ceramic Society 1951-1967 and President 1967-1971.
See a group of four painted enamel -character cups and a saucer of similar square shape with canted corners, in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (acc.no.FE.60-1970).