Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

74 122 FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF OTTO GURGEN: A PROMINENT GERMAN ARGENTINIAN INDUSTRIALIST (BY REPUTE) A PAIR OF RETICULATED TURQUOISE GLAZED POR- CELAIN ‘THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER’ BRUSHPOTS, BITONG CHINA, QING DYNASTY, POSSIBLY KANGXI PERIOD Of circular shape, with a flat foot, the body is reticulated with the theme of the ‘Three Friends of Winter’. The outer and the inner parts are all covered with a desirable turquoise glaze. The foot is left unglazed with a paste of orange color. The bases bear identical handwritten collector labels, three (3) on each: ‘XVIIe K’ang - Hsi 1662 -1723’ and #53. H: 9,5 cm Provenance: - a private collection; - formerly the property of Otto Gürgen, a German prominent indus- trialist in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the 1930s (by repute). Note: Because they all can flourish during the winter, the pine, plum tree and bamboo are known as the Three Friends in Winter. € 600 - 800 123 FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF OTTO GURGEN: A PROMINENT GERMAN ARGENTINIAN INDUSTRIALIST A YELLOW-GLAZED ‘LOTUS’ BISCUIT PORCELAIN STEM CUP CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY, KANGXI STYLE It rests on a tall gradient foot and has a round body. It is engraved with lotus flowers and scrolls. The inner part is engraved with a lingzhi fungus. It is all covered with a yellow glaze. H: 5,5 cm Provenance: - a private collection; - formerly the property of Otto Gürgen, a German prominent in- dustrialist in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the 1930s (by repute). Note: Because the Buddha is often depicted as seated on a lotus, the lotus is considered a sacred Buddhist symbol (one of Eight Auspicious Symbols) representing purity and detachment from worldly cares € 300 - 500 124 FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF OTTO GURGEN: A PROMI- NENT GERMAN ARGENTINIAN INDUSTRIALIST (BY REPUTE) A PAIR OF APPLE-GREEN GLAZED SHALLOW CUPS CHINA, QING DYNASTY Of circular shape, they rest on a short ring foot and have round bodies with slightly everted rims. They are all covered with a desirable apple-green glaze. The bases are engraved with an identical gift or wish mark: ‘ 录 ’ (Lù - record). They also bear several identical old collector labels: ‘#1 - par platos verdes Kang-Hsi’ and ‘XVII Din.’. D: 14,9 cm Provenance: - a private collection; - formerly the property of Otto Gürgen, a German prominent indus- trialist in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the 1930s (by repute). € 500 - 700