A LONGQUAN CELADON 'ROOSTER, HEN AND CHICKS' TABLE SCREEN, YUAN TO MING DYNASTY 元至明龍泉青釉《雞圖》桌屏

Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

China, 14th to 16th century. The molded, carved and neatly incised openwork screen depicts a rooster, with his prominent tail plumage extending from one side to the other, next to the hen and her chicks beneath a large tree. The feet are decorated with stylized chilong, the top is designed with a distinct ruyi shape. Covered overall in a finely crackled celadon glaze pooling nicely in the recesses, the two feet unglazed, revealing the ware.

Provenance: From a private collection in New England, United States.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, some firing irregularities such as glaze crackling, glaze recesses, pitting, and expected scratches to the feet.

Weight: 664.2 g
Dimensions: Height 16.5 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a related longquan celadon glaze table screen with a centralized qilin, 13 cm long, dated to the Ming dynasty, in the British Museum, registration number, PDF,A.206.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 May 2022, lot 456
Price: HKD 50,400 or approx. EUR 6,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A longquan celadon 'Kuixing' table screen, Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Note the similar celadon glaze and centralized motif. Note the size (16.5 cm).




元至明龍泉青釉《雞圖》桌屏
中國，十四至十六世紀。鏤空桌屏，描繪了一隻公雞，有著突出的尾羽，旁邊大樹下是母雞和小雞。足部飾有螭龍紋；頂部呈菱花口。通體施青釉，釉層細密，開片，兩足無釉露胎。

來源：美國新英格蘭私人收藏。
品相：狀況非常好，有輕微的舊磨損，有一些燒製不規則的情況，例如釉面裂紋、釉面凹陷、凹坑，以及足部預期的劃痕。

重量：664.2 克
尺寸：高16.5 釐米

文獻比較：
比較一件相近的明代麒麟紋龍泉青釉桌屏，長13 釐米，收藏於大英博物館，館藏編號PDF,A.206。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2022年5月25日，lot 456
價格：HKD 50,400（相當於今日EUR 6,000）
描述：明十六至十七世紀龍泉青釉魁星點斗硯屏
專家評論：請注意相似的青釉和幾何圖案。請注意尺寸 (16.5 釐米)。