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A PAIR OF HONGMU AND TIEHUA FOLDING LANTERNS Qing dynasty (2)
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A PAIR OF HONGMU AND TIEHUA FOLDING LANTERNS Qing dynasty The pair of folding lanterns of square shape, each fitted with four panels, depicting respectively a gnarled branch of flowering prunus, orchids, chrysanthemums, bamboo, a lotus pond, a grapevine, a pine tree with a crane and reeds with a crab. 54.5cm (21 1/2in) high. (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 清 鐵花掛屏燈籠一對 Provenance: Ben Janssens Oriental Art, London 來源: 倫敦古董商 Ben Janssens Oriental Art Published, Exhibited and Illustrated: Ben Janssens Oriental Art, TEFAF 2019, London, 2019, pp.92-95. 展覽著錄: Ben Janssens Oriental Art,《TEFAF 2019》,倫敦,2019年,第92-95頁 In Chinese, the art form of the present lot is known as tiehua 鐵花 (iron flowers) or tiehua 鐵畫 (iron painting). The technique of iron painting originated from the practice of crafting hammered iron candleholders shaped like flowers, traditionally made for Buddhist temples. The technique was further refined in the 17th century in Wuhu City, Anhui Province. A comparable set of four iron paintings, 17th century, is illustrated in The Chinese Scholar's Studio: Artistic Life in the Late Ming Period, New York, 1987, pp.120-121, no.68. See a related tiehua painting, 18th/19th century, which was sold at Bonhams Paris, 27 October 2023, lot 69. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
A PAIR OF HONGMU AND TIEHUA FOLDING LANTERNS Qing dynasty The pair of folding lanterns of square shape, each fitted with four panels, depicting respectively a gnarled branch of flowering prunus, orchids, chrysanthemums, bamboo, a lotus pond, a grapevine, a pine tree with a crane and reeds with a crab. 54.5cm (21 1/2in) high. (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 清 鐵花掛屏燈籠一對 Provenance: Ben Janssens Oriental Art, London 來源: 倫敦古董商 Ben Janssens Oriental Art Published, Exhibited and Illustrated: Ben Janssens Oriental Art, TEFAF 2019, London, 2019, pp.92-95. 展覽著錄: Ben Janssens Oriental Art,《TEFAF 2019》,倫敦,2019年,第92-95頁 In Chinese, the art form of the present lot is known as tiehua 鐵花 (iron flowers) or tiehua 鐵畫 (iron painting). The technique of iron painting originated from the practice of crafting hammered iron candleholders shaped like flowers, traditionally made for Buddhist temples. The technique was further refined in the 17th century in Wuhu City, Anhui Province. A comparable set of four iron paintings, 17th century, is illustrated in The Chinese Scholar's Studio: Artistic Life in the Late Ming Period, New York, 1987, pp.120-121, no.68. See a related tiehua painting, 18th/19th century, which was sold at Bonhams Paris, 27 October 2023, lot 69. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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