Auction 3003 1 MARCH 30, 2023 - ASIAN ART

March 30 at 1 p.m (Spain, Valencia)

FIRST SESSION "ASIAN ART".

1 - 282

Decorative arts, jade, bronze, sculpture, Chinese seals, ceramics, porcelain and painting.

Lot 115 Large dragon fish bowl, blue and white, Ming dynasty, Longqing (1567 - 1572). 明隆庆 (1567-1572) 青花海水云龙戏珠纹大缸

Large porcelain vat with a circular base, flat also on the inside, supporting the slightly arched walls of the piece. It tops the form with a mouth, with a flattened and thickened rim, which emerges towards the exterior. The shape is not perfectly regular, with a certain oscillation in the profile. This typology called Chinese fishbowl (G?ng ?) or "fish-bowl" is a special product for housing fish, with the intention of observing them, or containing water.

Provenance:

European private collection, Switzerland. Dr. Jacques Louis Crausaz (1933, Lausanne, Switzerland - 2023, Barcelona, Spain) is a doctor specialized in Human Body Biochemistry, Medicine (Lausanne, Switzerland), Psychiatry (Paris, France), Neurology and Biochemistry (Harward, USA) and researcher in space medicine, between 1970 - 1992, "Space Conquest Operative" for NASA (Houston, USA). Due to his research on natural medicine, he traveled to many countries around the world, including China, where he acquired many of the items in his collection.

More information on pages 61 - 64 of the catalog. 

After

SECOND SESSION "PAINTING AND DECORATIVE ARTS".

Approximate starting time 18:30 h

March 30, 2023 start at 1:00 p.m. – 1st SESSION “Asian Art” and coming up next – 2nd SESSION “European Art” - Exhibition as of March 14th to prior auction day - Request "newsletter" subscription at info@subastasdarley.com or 0034 960 46 16 88.