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  • A soft paste blue and white dish
A soft paste blue and white dish


18th century The dish has deep rounded sides with an everted rim and is painted in the center with an elaborately decorated flower pot on a stand containing pine tree, prunus, bamboo and a decorative rock. The cavetto is decorated with a diaper band interrupted by four geometric-shaped panels enclosing floral and cloud motifs. The rim is decorated with a cell border. The reverse is painted with four flower sprays and three lines around the rim and the foot. The base is inscribed with a six-character Chenghua mark within a double ring. 20.1 cm diameter   Provenance: A Dutch private collection, acquired prior to 1940   Two very similar dishes are illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Volume Two, London, 1994, pl. 749, where the author refers to the flower pot as penjing - a flowerpot with miniature bamboo, prunus, pine trees and decorative rocks. The combination of bamboo, prunus and pine tree is often referred to as the 'Three Friends of Winter', suihan sanyou, symbolising longevity and endurance.
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Weerdestein 182 ,
1083 GM Amsterdam
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: The-Netherlands
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PAFE 12 A painting by Liu Xun<br><br>劉珣 寫意山水

PAFE 12 A painting by Liu Xun

劉珣 寫意山水

RAINY LANDSCAPE
Hanging scroll, ink on paper

Signed: 隆(隴)南 劉珣 寫意  (Liu Xun from Longnan, free brushwork); with two seals of the artist

109 x 56 cm 

Provenance: Mr. Carl Barkman, Dutch diplomat in Beijing in the 1960s

 

劉珣 《寫意山水》

此畫描繪煙雨山景。

屬款：隆(隴)南 劉珣 寫意

109 x 56 cm 

來源：1960年代駐北京之荷蘭外交官Carl Barkman收藏
 

 
WF 48 A celadon green and russet jade bangle<br><br>明 青玉褐沁手鐲

WF 48 A celadon green and russet jade bangle

明 青玉褐沁手鐲

Ming dynasty 

The rounded sides are carved in low relief with celestial animals including a turtle, a tiger, a snake, a bird and a hare pounding the elixer of long life, below 'ruyi' shaped cloud, the semi-translucent stone of a greyish-green tone with opaque and russet area encircling the sides.
8 cm across 

Provenance: A former Dutch diplomat in Beijing, acquired in the late 1950s

 

WF 48 明 青玉褐沁手鐲

圓環手鐲，以淺浮雕刻飾瑞獸紋樣，包括龜、虎、蛇、鳥及玉兔等，襯以如意形雲紋。玉質半透明，呈灰青色調，間有不透明及褐色沁斑環繞器身。

直徑8公分

來源：曾駐北京之荷蘭外交官於1950年代末獲得之舊藏

 
S 47 A blue and white and copper red snuff bottle<br><br>十九世紀 青花釉裡紅鼻煙壺

S 47 A blue and white and copper red snuff bottle

十九世紀 青花釉裡紅鼻煙壺

19th century
The cylindrical bottle with rounded shoulders is surmounted by a waisted neck with lipped rim, resting on a short tapered foot surrounding the recessed base. It is painted in underglaze-blue with a continuous scene of a river landscape with two houses, one on stilts, with a scholar visible in a room, and on the other side, a fisherman in a boat. The trees, wood, and plantation are executed in copper-red.

Stopper in stone, with gilt-metal rim.

Height 7.8 cm (without stopper)

 

S 47 十九世紀 青花釉裡紅鼻煙壺

壺呈圓筒形，折肩，束頸，口沿外撇，底承短而足圈內斂，足內凹底。通體以青花繪江岸山水，一側畫屋舍二間，其一為干欄式建築，室內可見一文人；另一側繪漁翁泛舟。樹林及植被以釉裡紅表現。

石蓋，口沿鑲鎏金金屬邊。

高7.8公分（不含蓋）

 

 
S 48 A blue and white snuff bottle<br><br>十八/十九世紀 青花團龍紋鼻煙壺

S 48 A blue and white snuff bottle

十八/十九世紀 青花團龍紋鼻煙壺

18th/19th century
The bottle is of baluster form resting on a recessed unglazed base, and is surmounted by a short waisted neck with lipped rim.
It is painted with six roundels of four-clawed dragons, each neatly placed within even distance from each other. The neck with a double and the foot with triple line border. Red stone stopper with gilt metal rim and spoon.
Height 6 cm (without stopper)

 

S 48 十八/十九世紀 青花團龍紋鼻煙壺

器呈鼓腹瓶式，底足內凹且未施釉，短束頸，口沿外撇。
通體繪飾六個圓形開光，內各繪四爪龍紋，彼此間距均勻、佈局整齊。頸部有雙線邊飾，足部則有三線邊飾。

紅色石塞，鍍金屬邊，挑匙。
 

高6公分 (不含蓋)

 
S 99 A fossiliferous limestone snuff bottle<br><br>十九世紀中 石化石灰石鼻煙壺

S 99 A fossiliferous limestone snuff bottle

十九世紀中 石化石灰石鼻煙壺

Mid-19th century

The bottle is of flattened rectangular form with rounded shoulders below a slightly waisted neck with a flat lip resting on a neatly carved oval footrim.
The smoothly polished stone has a dense pattern of mushroom-like fossil inclusions amid small circular roundels in gray, yellow and white on an opaque bluish-black body, causing a dramatic effect reminiscent of a moonscape, or the unfathomable sea, where the fossil inclusions unfurl like jellyfish, trailing through the depths.  

Agate stopper with gilt metal rim
Height 6.5 cm (without stopper)

See for fossiliferous limestone snuff bottles: Bob Stevens, 'The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles', 1976, Nos. 671-678, 681

 

S 99 十九世紀中 石化石灰石鼻煙壺

扁瓶式，肩部圓潤，頸部略收，口沿平整，橢圓形圈足雕工精緻。石質經細緻拋光，通體為不透明黑色，其上密布如菌類狀之化石內含物，間雜米色、灰色與白色的小型圓斑，形成宛如月表的視覺效果，亦如在深海中舞動的水母。

瑪瑙蓋，蓋沿鎏金。

高: 6.5公分（不含蓋）。

 

 
WF 114 A Gilt-bronze Brush Rest<br><br>十七至十八世紀 銅鎏金臥童筆架

WF 114 A Gilt-bronze Brush Rest

十七至十八世紀 銅鎏金臥童筆架

17-18th century

The brush rest is modelled as a smiling boy lying with legs crossed, his head resting on his left arm. His right arm rests at his side, and he holds an ingot in his right hand. His hair is tied in a double topknot, while he wears a tunic with an oval geometric pattern.

Length: 6.1 cm

Provenance: Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam

Illustrated in Feng-Chun Ma, A Thousand Years of Hundred Boys in Chinese Art, 10th–20th Century (Hong Kong: CA Book Publishing, 2024), p. 206.

 

WF 114 十七至十八世紀 銅鎏金臥童筆架

筆架呈斜臥男孩之形，男孩身穿裝飾幾何圖案的上衣，頭枕左臂上，右手捧一元寶。

長6.1公分

來源：Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam

圖錄：馬鳳春《千年百子─十至二十世紀中國藝術中的嬰戲圖》(香港：CA Book Publishing, 2024)，頁206。

 
WF 114 A Gilt-bronze Brush Rest<br><br>十七至十八世紀 銅鎏金臥童筆架

WF 114 A Gilt-bronze Brush Rest

十七至十八世紀 銅鎏金臥童筆架

17-18th century

The brush rest is modelled as a smiling boy lying with legs crossed, his head resting on his left arm. His right arm rests at his side, and he holds an ingot in his right hand. His hair is tied in a double topknot, while he wears a tunic with an oval geometric pattern.

Length: 6.1 cm

Provenance: Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam

Illustrated in Feng-Chun Ma, A Thousand Years of Hundred Boys in Chinese Art, 10th–20th Century (Hong Kong: CA Book Publishing, 2024), p. 206.

 

WF 114 十七至十八世紀 銅鎏金臥童筆架

筆架呈斜臥男孩之形，男孩身穿裝飾幾何圖案的上衣，頭枕左臂上，右手捧一元寶。

長6.1公分

來源：Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam

圖錄：馬鳳春《千年百子─十至二十世紀中國藝術中的嬰戲圖》(香港：CA Book Publishing, 2024)，頁206。

 
WF 113 A Gilt-bronze Brush Rest<br><br>十七至十八世紀 銅鎏金臥童筆架

WF 113 A Gilt-bronze Brush Rest

十七至十八世紀 銅鎏金臥童筆架

17th-18th century

The brush rest is modelled as a reclining boy with raised legs, his head resting on his left hand while holding the stalk of a double gourd, which has a sash tied around the
waist.
His right hand rests along his side, with a squirrel resting on his shoulder. Smiling, with his hair bound in a double topknot, the boy is wearing an apron with an incised circle pattern tied at the back. 
The bronze has a warm golden patina.

Length: 5.8 cm

Provenance: David Ketel (1913-2006). Former Dutch diplomat in Beijing, 1954-56 and 1960-62, acquired in the 1950s
                      Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam

Illustrated in Feng-Chun Ma, A Thousand Years of Hundred Boys in Chinese Art, 10th–20th Century (Hong Kong: CA Book Publishing, 2024), p. 206.

 

WF 113 十七至十八世紀 銅鎏金臥童筆架

筆架呈斜臥男孩之形，男孩枕在其左手上，手持一葫蘆，右肩上倚著一隻松鼠。

長5.8公分

來源：1954-1956 與 1960-1962 年間駐北京荷蘭外交官David Ketel (1913-2006) 於 1950 年代獲得之珍藏
          Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam

圖錄：馬鳳春《千年百子─十至二十世紀中國藝術中的嬰戲圖》(香港：CA Book Publishing, 2024)，頁206。
WF 113 A Gilt-bronze Brush Rest<br><br>十七至十八世紀 銅鎏金臥童筆架

WF 113 A Gilt-bronze Brush Rest

十七至十八世紀 銅鎏金臥童筆架

17th-18th century

The brush rest is modelled as a reclining boy with raised legs, his head resting on his left hand while holding the stalk of a double gourd, which has a sash tied around the
waist.
His right hand rests along his side, with a squirrel resting on his shoulder. Smiling, with his hair bound in a double topknot, the boy is wearing an apron with an incised circle pattern tied at the back. 
The bronze has a warm golden patina.

Length: 5.8 cm

Provenance: David Ketel (1913-2006). Former Dutch diplomat in Beijing, 1954-56 and 1960-62, acquired in the 1950s
                      Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam

Illustrated in Feng-Chun Ma, A Thousand Years of Hundred Boys in Chinese Art, 10th–20th Century (Hong Kong: CA Book Publishing, 2024), p. 206.

 

 

WF 113 十七至十八世紀 銅鎏金臥童筆架

筆架呈斜臥男孩之形，男孩枕在其左手上，手持一葫蘆，右肩上倚著一隻松鼠。

長5.8公分

來源：1954-1956 與 1960-1962 年間駐北京荷蘭外交官David Ketel (1913-2006) 於 1950 年代獲得之珍藏
          Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam

圖錄：馬鳳春《千年百子─十至二十世紀中國藝術中的嬰戲圖》(香港：CA Book Publishing, 2024)，頁206。
WF 112 An Amber Figure of a Recumbent Boy And Carp<br><br>十八/十九世紀 蜜蠟雕童子戲鯉

WF 112 An Amber Figure of a Recumbent Boy And Carp

十八/十九世紀 蜜蠟雕童子戲鯉

18/19th century

The boy is reclining on a large lotus leaf floating on crested waves. He is wearing long-sleeved robes and holding a large carp with open mouth in both hands. His face is smiling and his shaved head has one tuft of hair.
The amber is of a warm orange-yellowish tone.
Length: 6.3 cm

Provenance: A Dutch private collection
                      Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam

Illustrated in Feng-Chun Ma, A Thousand Years of Hundred Boys in Chinese Art, 10th–20th Century (Hong Kong: CA Book Publishing, 2024), p. 168.

Fish symbolise a wish for abundance and affluence, as the word for 'fish', yu 魚, is a homonym for yu 餘, meaning 'surplus'. Thus, a boy with a fish symbolises a wish for many children. The carp, li 鯉, has its own symbolic associations.

 

WF 112 十八∕十九世紀 蜜蠟雕童子戲鯉

整器琢成斜倚在一片大荷葉上的童子，手抱鯉魚，笑容憨然。

長6.3公分
來源：荷蘭私人收藏
          Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam

圖錄：馬鳳春《千年百子─十至二十世紀中國藝術中的嬰戲圖》(香港：CA Book Publishing, 2024)，頁168。
WF 87 A Pair Of Zitan Inlaid Covered Boxes<br><br>十九世紀 納福迎祥紫檀木盒 一對

WF 87 A Pair Of Zitan Inlaid Covered Boxes

十九世紀 納福迎祥紫檀木盒 一對

19th century

The boxes are of square form. Each cover is inlaid in mirror image with bone and coloured soapstone showing two boys trying to catch five bats to be put in a jar. One boy is holding a bat.
Five bats, wufu 五蝠, stand for longevity, wealth,
health, love of virtue, and a peaceful death.

10.9 × 10.9 cm

Provenance: A Dutch private collection
                      Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam

Illustrated in Feng-Chun Ma, A Thousand Years of Hundred Boys in Chinese Art, 10th–20th Century (Hong Kong: CA Book Publishing, 2024), p. 192.

 

WF 87 十九世紀 納福迎祥紫檀木盒一對

方形盒，平頂蓋。蓋面鑲嵌象牙與滑石，呈現兩名童子嘗試將五隻蝙蝠抓入飾有冰裂紋的瓶甕。

10.9 × 10.9 公分

來源：荷蘭私人收藏
          Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam 

圖錄：馬鳳春《千年百子─十至二十世紀中國藝術中的嬰戲圖》(香港：CA Book Publishing, 2024)，頁192。
WF 56 A ‘Chicken Bone’ Jade Carved And Pierced Plaque<br><br>宋 鏤雕和合二仙雞骨玉飾

WF 56 A ‘Chicken Bone’ Jade Carved And Pierced Plaque

宋 鏤雕和合二仙雞骨玉飾

Song dynasty (980-1279)

The boy is reclining on a large lotus leaf floating on crested waves. He is wearing long-sleeved robes and holding a large carp with an open mouth in both hands. His face is smiling, and his shaved head has one tuft of hair.
The plaque has openwork carving on both sides, with the Hehe Erxian Immortal Twins amongst large floral branches, one holding a large lotus flower, the other carrying a box, a bat at their feet. The stone is mottled beige with dark inclusions.

Diameter: 8 cm

Provenance: Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam

Illustrated in Feng-Chun Ma, A Thousand Years of Hundred Boys in Chinese Art, 10th–20th Century (Hong Kong: CA Book Publishing, 2024), p. 169.

 

 

WF 56 宋 鏤雕和合二仙雞骨玉飾
全器鏤空雕琢纏枝花間的和合二仙，其一手持蓮花，另一捧盒，下方雕一蝙蝠。
直徑8公分

來源：Feng-Chun Ma, Amsterdam

圖錄：馬鳳春《千年百子─十至二十世紀中國藝術中的嬰戲圖》(香港：CA Book Publishing, 2024)，頁169。