An enamelled plaque with taming Lohans
Dafan WANG 王大凡, zugeschr. (1888 - 1961), attr.
Lot-No. 853
Proceeds : 700 €
China, beg. Of 20th cent. (Republic-period). Porcelain with polychrome painting. Depiction of 2 Lohans, taming a dragon and a tiger. Large inscription, sign. "Dafan", dat. "gengwu" Jahr (1930). Artist"s seal. Min. chips to the rim. 39,5 x 28 cm. - Chinese porcelain painter of the Republic Period, member of the artist?s group "Eight Friends of Zhushan' (珠山八友), especially famous for his fine figural depictions. - Prov.: Selected late Qing and Republic porcelains from a private German collection (Lot 834 ? 853). The now offered collection was brought together from allover the world and bears witness to the passion and fascination for the addressed subject. The owner got to know motifs and techniques during several long journeys to the Far East and China. He assembled his extensive collection with expertise and great joy. The outstanding objects have not been on show for decades and demonstrate the high artistic level, which was achieved in these significant examples of Chinese Republic porcelain.
Dafan WANG 王大凡, zugeschr.: An enamelled plaque with taming Lohans
Dafan WANG 王大凡, zugeschr. (1888 - 1961), attr.
An enamelled plaque with taming Lohans
Lot-No. 853
Proceeds : 700 €
China, beg. Of 20th cent. (Republic-period). Porcelain with polychrome painting. Depiction of 2 Lohans, taming a dragon and a tiger. Large inscription, sign. "Dafan", dat. "gengwu" Jahr (1930). Artist"s seal. Min. chips to the rim. 39,5 x 28 cm. - Chinese porcelain painter of the Republic Period, member of the artist?s group "Eight Friends of Zhushan' (珠山八友), especially famous for his fine figural depictions. - Prov.: Selected late Qing and Republic porcelains from a private German collection (Lot 834 ? 853). The now offered collection was brought together from allover the world and bears witness to the passion and fascination for the addressed subject. The owner got to know motifs and techniques during several long journeys to the Far East and China. He assembled his extensive collection with expertise and great joy. The outstanding objects have not been on show for decades and demonstrate the high artistic level, which was achieved in these significant examples of Chinese Republic porcelain.
