TWO 18th AND 19th CENTURY PORCELAIN FROM VIETNAM
The art forms of the Vietnamese Later Lê Dynasty (1428 - 1788) thrived and produced objects of great value.
This rare late 18th Century porcelain plate with "Bleu de Huê" decoration depicts on its reverse side a dragon with five claws, the Emperor Lê, holding the character Tho, the longevity, and a Ky Lan, the inheriting prince. Both are playing around the sacred fireball among the evanescent clouds. On the base of the plate, four caracters "Khanh Xuan Thi ta" are written. It means "Imperial Palace of the left wing celebrating the Eternal Spring".
This plate is part of a chapter dedicated to Vietnam in the upcoming Asian Art Auction on 8 April.
Vietnam, fin XVIIIe siècle, Lê Postérieur (1428-1788)
Rare porcelain plate with « bleu de Huê » decoration of a five-clawed dragon holding the character Tho among the evanescent clouds
Four characters on the base of the plate : Khánh Xuân Thị Tả (Imperial Palace of the left wing celebrating the Eternal Spring)
D. 18,2 cm (copper circled)
Provenance : French private collection
Estimate: €20 000 – 30 000
Among the important pieces, a Huê blue-white porcelain bowl of Lianzi form on a crown-shaped foot with blue decoration of a dragon and a phoenix chasing the sacred pearl above foaming waves and among clouds forming ruyi from the Nguyen dynasty Vietnam, early 19th century (1820-1841).
The Nhat (sun) mark on the base of the bowl is a component of the Minh (light) character. Porcelain marked with the Nhat square may have been destined for the imperial palace, in reference to the second Nguyen emperor, named Minh Mang (1791-1841)
This rare late 18th Century porcelain plate with "Bleu de Huê" decoration depicts on its reverse side a dragon with five claws, the Emperor Lê, holding the character Tho, the longevity, and a Ky Lan, the inheriting prince. Both are playing around the sacred fireball among the evanescent clouds. On the base of the plate, four caracters "Khanh Xuan Thi ta" are written. It means "Imperial Palace of the left wing celebrating the Eternal Spring".
This plate is part of a chapter dedicated to Vietnam in the upcoming Asian Art Auction on 8 April.
Rare porcelain plate with « bleu de Huê » decoration of a five-clawed dragon holding the character Tho among the evanescent clouds
Four characters on the base of the plate : Khánh Xuân Thị Tả (Imperial Palace of the left wing celebrating the Eternal Spring)
D. 18,2 cm (copper circled)
Provenance : French private collection
Estimate: €20 000 – 30 000
Among the important pieces, a Huê blue-white porcelain bowl of Lianzi form on a crown-shaped foot with blue decoration of a dragon and a phoenix chasing the sacred pearl above foaming waves and among clouds forming ruyi from the Nguyen dynasty Vietnam, early 19th century (1820-1841).
The Nhat (sun) mark on the base of the bowl is a component of the Minh (light) character. Porcelain marked with the Nhat square may have been destined for the imperial palace, in reference to the second Nguyen emperor, named Minh Mang (1791-1841)
Vietnam, early 18th century (1820-1841), Nguyen dynasty
Huê blue-white porcelain bowl, Lianzi shape on a crown-shaped foot with blue decoration
Nhat (sun) mark on the base.
D. 18,7 cm
Estimate: €1 000 – 1 500
ASIAN ART
Auction
Friday, April 8, 2:30pm
Aguttes Neuilly
Johanna Blancard de Lery
Head of the Furniture, Sculpture & Objects of Art Department
+33 1 47 45 00 90 • delery@aguttes.com