11th Nov, 2024 15:00
Pursuing Perfection, the Perino Collection
A FAMILLE ROSE 'HORSES AND GROOM' PLAQUE BY WANG QI (1884-1937)
China, Republic period, circa 1930
A FAMILLE ROSE 'HORSES AND GROOM' PLAQUE BY WANG QI (1884-1937)
China, Republic period, circa 1930
Painted in famille rose enamels with a groom lovingly washing his horses under a willow tree, with three lines of calligraphy and two artist's sealed in the top left corner.
36cm x 25cm
Provenance: the Claudio Perino Collection, Turin, acquired in early 2000s.
Wang Qi emerged from the chaos resulting from the fall of the Qing Dynasty as one of the most celebrated porcelain painters. No longer restrained with the stylistic guidelines of the imperial kilns, he developed his own style, specialising in portraits and figures of folk heroes executed in vibrant colours and dynamic brushstrokes.
Together with seven other painters he formed an artistic circle, which the members called the Full Moon Society, later dubbed ‘Eight Friends of Zushan’. Each member was an independent artist in his own wright and their monthly meetings focussed mainly on discussing painting on porcelain.
£1,000 - £2,000
Buyer's premium: 23.00%
A FAMILLE ROSE 'HORSES AND GROOM' PLAQUE BY WANG QI (1884-1937)
China, Republic period, circa 1930
Painted in famille rose enamels with a groom lovingly washing his horses under a willow tree, with three lines of calligraphy and two artist's sealed in the top left corner.
36cm x 25cm
Provenance: the Claudio Perino Collection, Turin, acquired in early 2000s.
Wang Qi emerged from the chaos resulting from the fall of the Qing Dynasty as one of the most celebrated porcelain painters. No longer restrained with the stylistic guidelines of the imperial kilns, he developed his own style, specialising in portraits and figures of folk heroes executed in vibrant colours and dynamic brushstrokes.
Together with seven other painters he formed an artistic circle, which the members called the Full Moon Society, later dubbed ‘Eight Friends of Zushan’. Each member was an independent artist in his own wright and their monthly meetings focussed mainly on discussing painting on porcelain.
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Auction: Pursuing Perfection, the Perino Collection, 11th Nov, 2024
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE OF THIS SALE IS YET TO BE CONFIRMED
We are thrilled to confirm the consignment of a selection of pieces from a distinguished Italian private collection of East Asian art.
Dr Claudio Perino begun collecting in the early 2000s. His interest in Japanese lacquer soon transitioned into woodblock prints and ceramics, eventually focusing on paintings from the Edo and Meiji periods.
Always eager to share the joy of experiencing his treasures, Dr Perino exhibited his lacquer, prints and paintings at the MAO - Museum of Oriental Art in Turin between 2008 - 2023. The twenty-four paintings featured in the current sale were a part of a large exhibition curated by Prof Matthi Forrer at the Museo delle Culture in Lugano and later the Torinian MAO between 2020 - 2022.
Among the sixty-two lots presented here, there are a few pieces of Korean ceramics. Chinese art is represented among others by a porcelain plaque by Wang Qi, an early Qingbai ewer and two important Qing Dynasty embroidered silk robes.
For any questions relating to the sale, please contact the Head of the Japanese Department, Marta Somauroo at marta@azcaauctions.com.
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