A rare Chinese export en-grisaille 'sorghum harvesting' teapot, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 清乾隆 墨彩高粱收穫圖蓋壺
拍卖行: Chiswick Auctions
专场: Chinese Art 中國藝術
拍品描述
The finely potted teapot and cover of globular form with a loop handle and straight spout, decorated to the exterior in en-grisaille and gilt decoration depicting a rare continuous agricultural scene with figures harvesting red sorghum crop (红高粱 hong gao liang), which was used in the production of noodles and baijiu spirit, sorghum was notoriously grown in the north of China where the production of wheat was challenging due to its arid soil, the cover similarly decorated with a landscape scene Size:(19.5cm long) Qty: (2) Provenance:Dr Carlos David Duarte de Almeida, Cascais, Portugal; Jorge Welsh, Lisboa, Portugal; Santos Collection 來源: 葡萄牙卡斯凱什,卡洛斯·大衛·杜阿爾特·德·阿爾梅達博士收藏; 葡萄牙里斯本,Jorge Welsh; 桑托斯收藏
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