Lot 362

Minor dent to one of the top ridge corners. The jade handle is slightly loose.


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The Nicholaas Arie De Voogd Collection, purchased in Beijing between 1948 and 1951.
'Asian Works of Art', Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 23 June 2020, lot 55.

Fan Shuzeng (Fan Shu-tseng) was a well known Yixing artist active during the Qianlong and Daoguang eras, his speciality being encasing Yixing clay with paktong. He is thought to have taken his specialist knowledge in this to his grave.
Wanquan (Wan-Ch'uan) was active from the Daoguang to Tongzhi eras, and was another famous Yixing artist, known especially for his incised decorative work.