Lot 274 清中期 德化白瓷瓶三件 | Three Chinese White Glazed Porcelain Vases, Mid Qing Dynasty

清中期 德化白瓷瓶三件 | Three Chinese White Glazed Porcelain Vases, Mid Qing Dynasty

Mid Qing Dynasty

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$3,000 - $5,000

Height of tallest 5 3/4 in., 14.6 cm.

Rim of the slender-bodied bottle broke and restored; otherwise, overall good visual condition with scattered surface wear and abrasions, no additional damage or restoration found under the UV light.

The group includes a small bottle vase of globular form, decorated with a finely incised sinuous dragon chasing a flaming pearl as it rises above crashing waves, with the rim adorned in continuous decorative bands, accompanying a small gu vase featuring bamboo and prunus decorations, along with a tapering vase molded with "birds and landscape" motifs.
Property Deaccessioned from The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art/Florida State University
Provenance:
Gift of Ira and Nancy Koger, 2001.
Property Deaccessioned from The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art/Florida State University.
The Asian art holdings of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art/Florida State University in Sarasota are anchored by the Nancy and Ira Koger Collection, one of the most comprehensive assemblages of Chinese ceramics formed in twentieth-century America.
Brought together over four decades by the prominent real estate developer, philanthropist, and arts patron Ira Koger (1912–2004) and his wife Nancy (1915–2005), their collection spanned approximately 1,000 objects across the breadth of Chinese ceramic history. The Kogers approached their collecting with a rigorous academic focus, acquiring pieces prized for exceptional potting, glaze quality, and historical significance.
Though best known for highly important imperial porcelains, the Kogers possessed a profound appreciation for Ming and Qing dynasty monochromes. Their selection of blanc-de-chine reflects a discerning eye for the Dehua kilns' finest output, prioritizing elegantly modeled forms and rich, ivory-toned glazes.
The couple's relationship with The Ringling long predated their 2001 gift of their blanc-de-chine collection, a landmark donation that established the foundation for the institution’s Center for Asian Art. In the acknowledgments for John Ayers’ definitive 1985 catalogue, Chinese Ceramics: The Koger Collection, Ira and Nancy specifically thanked the museum for its institutional sponsorship.
Select works from the Kroger collection at the Ringling have recently been deaccessioned. Preserved in institutional hands for over two decades, these pieces now present a rare opportunity for a new generation of collectors.
來源：
Ira及Nancy Koger夫婦2001年贈予佛羅里達州萨拉索塔市瑞格林博物館。
瑞格林博物館及佛羅里達州立大學釋出藏品。
注：
本場德化瓷拍品均由佛羅里達州立大學與瑞格林藝術博物館（The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art）釋出，均由陶瓷收藏大家克格爾夫婦（Ira and Nancy Ira Koger）捐贈。
佛州房地產大亨伊拉·克格爾先生（1912–2004）與夫人南希（1915-2005）四十餘年閒匯集了千件中國陶瓷佳作，涵蓋廣袤，對單色釉尤爲情鍾。早在1985年即由學者約翰·艾爾斯（John Ayers）編纂了《克格爾珍藏中國陶瓷》（Chinese Ceramics: The Koger Collection）。圖錄中特別鳴謝瑞格林博物館的學術支持。2001年，在合作了近二十年之後，克格爾夫婦將藏品中的德化白瓷正式贈予該館。本場釋出藏品就是這批捐贈中的一部分，大多出自著名古董商並附有展覽、著錄，誠為新一代藏家的試足良機。
以下内容由AI翻译：
【名称】
清中期 德化白瓷瓶三件
【年代】
清中期
【描述】
该组包括一件球形小瓶，饰有精细雕刻的蜿蜒龙纹追逐火焰珠，背景为翻滚的波浪，口沿饰有连续的装饰带；另有一件饰有竹子和梅花的小花觚，以及一件模制有「鸟与风景」图案的锥形瓶。
【品相】
细长瓶身的瓶口破裂并修复；除此之外，整体视觉状况良好，表面有零星磨损和划痕，紫外光下未发现其他损坏或修复痕迹。