Fine Chinese Paintings and Works of Art - 17 May 2022
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'FU LU SHOU' STEM BOWLS
晚清 粉彩福祿壽紋高足碗 一對
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'FU LU SHOU' STEM BOWLS
LATE QING DYNASTY
Each painted with the Three Star Gods with their attributes and attendants in a garden, flanked by pine and banana trees, the flared feet with green waves designs, 13.5cm. (2)
Provenance: from the collection of Admiral Robert Coote CB (1820-1898), and thence by descent.
Admiral Coote enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1833. He was made Commander of HMS Volcano from 1845, HMS Victory from 1860, HMS Gibraltar from 1864 and HMS Arethusa from 1867. In 1874 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Queenstown and served as Commander-in-Chief of the China Station between 1878-1881.
來源:英國皇家海軍上將Robert Coote CB(1820-1898)的收藏,之後由其家族繼承。 Coote上將於 1833 年加入皇家海軍,從 1845 年起擔任 HMS Volcano的指揮官、其後分別於1860 年起擔任 HMS Victory、1864 年起擔任 HMS Gibraltar 和 1867 年起擔任 HMS Arethusa 的指揮官。1874 年,他被任命為皇后鎮總司令,在 1878-1881 年間擔任中國站總司令。