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Lot details Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 China, late 19th to 20th century. Of circular form, painted in soft tones of blue, green, red, and brown to depict a mountainous river landscape lined with lush trees, a secluded hut with figures inside on the shore, a lone boat floating in the tranquil waters. Inscriptions: Top left, titled ‘In the Shadow of the Pines’ and signed ‘Xue Li Cheng Men’. Two seals of the artist. Provenance: Old Belgian private collection. The back with an old paper label from the framer, ‘Antoine Galas [...] Schaerbeek’. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, occasional light scratches. Dimensions: Diameter 34.3 cm Please click here to read the full description Cheng Men (1834-1908) is recorded in a Republic publication, Zhongguo Huajia Renming Cidian ('A Dictionary of Chinese Artists') as an artist of the late Qing period renowned for his paintings of landscapes, figures and flowers, see Zhushan Bayou, Shanghai wenhua chubanshe, 2008, page 15. Cheng Men was also known to have enameled ceramics at Jingdezhen and together with his contemporaries Jin Pinqing and Wang Shaowei, was a pioneer in the use of soft matt enamels on ceramics which had a profound effect on the works of later artists of the Republic period. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 4266 Price: HKD 1,580,000 or approx. EUR 243,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A group of four polychrome-enameled inscribed ceramic plaques, Qing dynasty, late 19th century, signed ‘Cheng Men’ Expert remark: Compare these closely related, similarly enameled plaques by the same artist. Note the size (38.4 x 25.1 cm) and that the lot comprises a set of four. 点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation) 淺絳彩《松影過窗》瓷板畫，程門款(1862-1908) 中國，十九世紀末至二十世紀。圓形瓷板，淺絳彩以藍、綠、紅、棕等柔和色調描繪山河景觀，岸邊有一間小屋，可見人影，寧靜的湖面漂浮一葉孤舟。 款識：松影過窗，仿煙客畫法，九蓮方伯大人鈞鑒，雪笠程門。 鈴印：雪笠，門 來源：比利時私人舊藏，背面有製框者的舊紙標籤 ‘Antoine Galas [...] Schaerbeek’。 品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，局部有輕微劃痕。 尺寸：直徑 34.3 厘米 程門（1834-1908年），根據《中國畫家人名辭典》，他是清末畫家，擅長山水、人物、花卉。見《珠山八友》，上海文化出版社，2008年，第15頁。程門喜歡臨摹古人詩畫，為淺絳彩瓷畫的創始人之一，與後來的金品卿、王少維成為淺絳彩三大名家。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2012年5月30日，lot 4266 價格：HKD 1,580,000（相當於今日EUR 243,000） 描述：清光緒程門作淺絳山水人物詩意圖瓷板一組四塊 專家評論：比較非常相近，同作家所作琺瑯彩瓷板。請注意尺寸 (38.4 x 25.1厘米) ，以及一組四塊瓷板。