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A mandarin's single-eyed peacock feather plume in a covered case, Qing dynasty, 19th century.

A mandarin's single-eyed peacock feather plume in a covered case, Qing dynasty, 19th century.A mandarin's single-eyed peacock feather plume in a covered case, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
A mandarin's single-eyed peacock feather plume in a covered case, Qing dynasty, 19th century.A mandarin's single-eyed peacock feather plume in a covered case, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
A mandarin's single-eyed peacock feather plume in a covered case, Qing dynasty, 19th century.A mandarin's single-eyed peacock feather plume in a covered case, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
A mandarin's single-eyed peacock feather plume in a covered case, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
A mandarin's single-eyed peacock feather plume in a covered case, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
A mandarin's single-eyed peacock feather plume in a covered case, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
360 - 540 EUR
376 - 563 USD
Hammer price
5 000 SEK
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Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
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A mandarin's single-eyed peacock feather plume in a covered case, Qing dynasty, 19th century.

The tube shaped leather clad box is painted with bats to bring luck. Length box 40 cm. Length plume 33.5 cm.

Wear.

Provenance

From the Collection of Axel Lagrelius (1863-1944). Thence by descent within the family. Axel was a Swedish chemical engineer, business leader and art collector.
Lagrelius sponsored several scientific expeditions, such as Alfred Nathorst to Spitsbergen in 1898, Greenland 1899, and Otto Nordenskjold expedition to the South Pole 1902-1904, continuously Johan Gunnar Anderssons Expeditions in China from 1916, onwards. He held several honorary titles and was from 1907 In 1907 appointed superintendent of the court.

In 1926 he accompanied the crown prince of Sweden on his journey to China, where he got the honorary title of a mandarin of the court. He was one of the founding members of the China Committee and one of the investors in the Karlbeck syndicate that purchased Chinese Works of Art in China through Orvar Karlbeck 1928-1932.

Literature

The black and white image taken when Lagrelius visited China with the Crown Prince in 1926.

From the top left, no 1 O. Nordqvist, 2, 3, 4 Erik Nyström, 5, 6, 7.
From the lower left, no 3 Mr Everlöf, no 4. Crown Princess Louise Mountbatten, No 5. H.R.H. Crown Prins Gustav Adolf (later King Gustav VI Adolf), no 6 Mrs Rudebäck, no 7 Mr Rudebäck, no 8 Axel Lagrelius, 9 Johan Gunnar Andersson.

More information

The single-eyed peacock plume, dan yan hua ling, was awarded to officials of the first six ranks.

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