Lot 4: A LIDDED VASE WITH DEER AND LONG-LIFE SYMBOLS

Underglaze blue porcelain. China, Qianlong-Period (1736 - 1795). HEIGHT 25,3 CM
A fine and slightly washed painted vase and cover with a dense depiction of long-life and luck symbols raised on a slightly recessed foot ring and surmounted of a cylindrical body with a narrow shoulder terminating in a broad neck. The decoration is presenting a mountainous landscape merging into the far mist. To the foreground depictions of pine trees and some unrealistically painted and mythic deer with white spots Meihualu (China) - "deer with blooming peach". They are standing next to a pine trunk offering the same pattern. The deer representing a "good income" and is the animal disposing of the gift to recover the Lingzhi. The rocks presenting long-life symbols as well as the bats (luck) and the clouds are done in Ruyi. Vase topped of a convex lid with a knob and presenting rock and pine. To base a Four-character-mark Qianlong nian zhi 乾隆 年製 and of the period. Good condition, some chips to rims
From the collection of Dr. Herbert Fux, Vienna

All objects from the collection Dr. Herbert Fux have been acquired by himself from the 1950ies until the 1980ies from various collections.
青花花鳥帶蓋存罐. 中國, 清代, 乾隆 (1736-1795) 製.高25,3 米.

Dr. Herbert Fux had initiated his studies in Arts and Archaeology only a couple of years after World War II, which lead him to a series of educational trips. Previously, he had worked as a restorer for the Austrian Antiquities and Monuments Office. Being an expert for East Asian Arts in particular, he became Scientific Advisor at the Museum for Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna in 1970. Afterwards he constantly pursued his career and was appointed Director of the museum in 1981. A sudden disease forced him to prematurely resign from his office in 1984. In 1978 he organized one of the most renowned exhibitions on "4000 Years East Asian Art" in Krems / Lower Austria, which turned out to be a great success. This exhibition also presented exhibits from the collection of Wilhelm Exner. Many objects of this famous Austrian collection later were among the sales offer of our also Gallery (in this catalogue lot no. 75)
Previously, in 1974 Dr. Fux dedicatedly curated exhibitions on "Archaeological Discoveries in Peoples Republic of China" (1974) and on "Chinese Painting" (1976), which lead to an increasing interest in Asian Art on the Viennese local market. Naturally the Gallery Zacke was also involved and is often mentioned in the records of his collection. As a private collector Dr. Herbert Fux always was open-minded and curious to manifold fields of arts, namely the Asian Arts.
His wife wrote to us that "...he was a dedicated scientist and was particularly devoted to China and Japan...". Hofrat Dr. Herbert Fux lived until 2011.
Lot 1 - 60 offer a choice of art objects from the former collection of Dr. Herbert Fux.
Parts of his accurate records on his objects have been integrated in our descriptions, namely of the African field, that is rather not represented by Gallery Zacke. A copy of the original descrition by Dr. Fux will be handed over to the buyer on request.