Chinese
A Chinese Famille Rose 'Peach and Bats' Covered Jar, Guangxu Mark, Republican Period 民国 粉彩福寿双全盖罐 光绪六字款
porcelain
14 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 10 in, 36.8 x 31.8 x 25.4 cm
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 CAD
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
PROVENANCE
Estate of Yen-Chiu Pei (1903-1980), Hong Kong, 1950s
By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto
裴延九 (1903-1980) 先生旧藏，1950年代入藏于香港后家传至今
现归多伦多私人收藏
The globular jar with a wide pronounced waist and flanked by a pair of orange beast head handles, the body decorated with a tree containing nine peaches amongst green leaves, its base with a sprig of lingzhi fungus, all above a band of multi-coloured dentals, the cover decorated with five peaches and a wide-eyed bat. Base with six-character Guangxu mark in underglaze blue.
Mr. Yen-Chiu Pei (1903-1980) was a businessman and banker associated with the China and South Sea bank, and one of the co-chairmen of Hong Kong's Smart-Shirt company. He maintained a lifelong interest in collecting Chinese antiques and paintings.
实业家、银行家裴延九先生，曾任中南银行上海分行总经理，也为香港Smart-Shirt公司联合主席之一。其毕生热衷于中国古董与书画的收藏，所聚雅藏颇具规模。裴氏与汇丰银行相熟，故宫收购三希堂王献之的墨宝，即是通过裴先生与汇丰大班取得联系。
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