An early 20th century Chinese export silver bowl, Canton circa 1910, marked Xie Chang, retailed by Wang Hing

An early 20^th century Chinese export silver bowl, Canton circa 1910, marked Xie Chang, retailed by Wang Hing

Qing dynasty. Of rounded circular form with a scalloped rim, upon a collet foot. The body with cast and applied decoration of a crab among reeds, a grasshopper among dahlia, a bird next to peach blossom, a bird sat below an unidentified plant, a bird by iris flowers, and a bird upon a flowering prunus branch, some heightened with flat chasing. Marked underneath with artisan mark 協昌 (XIE CHANG), numeral 90, and retailer’s mark WH.

Diameter – 13.4 cm / 5.25 inches

Height – 6.4 cm / 2.24 inches

Weight – 250 grams / 8.04 ozt

Xie Chang

A bowl by this workshop and retailed by Wang Hing is illustrated Kwan. S. (2018) Chinese Export Silver – The Muwen Tang Collection. Hong Kong: Muwen Tang Fine Arts Publication Ltd. p. 394-5, f. 159.

Four pierced bowls by this workshop and retailed by Wang Hing are illustrated ibid, p. 352-3, f. 138.

A bowl by this workshop and retailed by Tuck Chang of Shanghai is illustrated Devereux Kernan, K. (1985), The Chait Collection of Chinese Export Silver. New York: Chait Galleries. p. 166, f. 173.

A twin handled cup dated 1894 by this workshop retailed by Wang Hing was sold Bonham’s New Bond Street, 5 Nov 2020, lot 217 (£4437.50 incl. prem)

A bowl by this workshop and retailed by Luen Wo of Shanghai was offered these rooms, 22 June 2022, lot 236

A twin handled cup and cover by this workshop, and retailed by Wing Fat, was offered these rooms, 3 Sep 2019, lot 104

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