Lot 576

AN IMPERIAL IMPRESSED GOURD CENSER DECORATED WITH MOTIF OF THE TAOTIE  
Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty

Estimate(RMB): 800,000-1,000,000

Estimate(USD): 110,193-137,742

Selling Price(RMB): 1,035,000

SIZE: 20.8×11.3cm. Wide×High

PROVENANCE

Beijing Auction, 18 April 1997, lot.514
Collection of Wang Shixiang

PUBLISH

The Charms of the Gourd, Hong Kong, 1993, p.205, pl.24
Chinese Gourd, Shanghai, 1998, p.135, pl.24
Guardian Tenth Anniversary Collection: Porcelain, Jade Carvings, Furniture and Works of Art, Beijing, 2003, p.202
Wang Shixiang: the Charms of the Gourd, Beijing, 2013, p.67, pl.24
China Guardian Twenty Years Fine Record: Furniture, Works of Art, Jewellery and Important Watches, Beijing, 2014, p.207, pl.97

LITERATURE

Bronzes of Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, 1964, pl.7
https://digicol.dpm.org.cn/cultural/detail?id=430fa5c2373a42f7a61d29f49ac7ff80&source=1&page=3