A BRONZE OIL LAMP, HAN DYNASTY, EX MICHAEL GOEDHUIS
China, 202 BC-220 AD. Finely cast with a circular drip pan with a straight rim and flattened curved handle, supported on a long shaped stem rising from a circular dish with everted rim.


Provenance
: Michael Goedhuis, London, United Kingdom, 1998. A private collection in France, acquired from the above. A copy of the original invoice, dated 27 September 1998, confirming the dating above and stating a ‘special price’ for the present lot of FRF 20,000 or approx.
EUR 4,500
(converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Michael Goedhuis trained as an economist, graduating with an MBA from the Courtauld Institute in Art History. He started a successful career in investment banking in New York and London, only to leave it in 1975 to pursue his passion for art. He joined Jacob Rothschild’s Colnaghi Oriental Gallery specializing in Persian, Mughal, and Islamic art. It was here that he published a catalog focused entirely on the subject of post-archaic East Asian bronzes, a first in the field, authored by Ulrich Hausmann in 1989. Major collections were curated and sold by Mr. Goedhuis to numerous institutions including The Rothschild Collection to the Shahbanu of Iran, and the Vever Collection to the Smithsonian Institution. He subsequently expanded his activities to India, Japan, and China, concentrating on important antiquities. Today, Mr. Goedhuis continues to exhibit around the world, including in New York and Maastricht.

Condition
: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Old wear, losses, nicks, scratches, encrustations, signs of weathering and erosion. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown, solid patina with malachite and azurite encrustations.

Weight: 768.9 g
Dimensions: Height 11.4 cm, Diameter 15.5 cm


Literature comparison:

A related bronze lamp was excavated from a Western Han dynasty tomb at Bicun, Hunyuan county, Shanxi province, illustrated in Wenwu, Beijing, 1980, no. 6, pl. 5, fig. 1.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 19 March 2021, lot 808
Estimate: USD 6,875 or approx.
EUR 7,200
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze oil lamp, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related form and manner of casting. Note the phoenix and tortoise as well as the height (15.2 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 28 July 2022, lot 3026
Estimate: HKD 81,900 or approx.
EUR 9,900
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze 'dragons' oil lamp, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related form and manner of casting. Note the dragon decoration and the height (15.6 cm).




漢代銅油燈


中國，公元前 202 年至公元 220 年。小盤内有一尖頂，一側有扁平弧形手柄。底盤大，支柱有弦紋。


來源：
英國倫敦Michael Goedhuis，1998 年；法國私人收藏，購自上述機構。隨附原始發票副本，日期為 1998 年 9 月 27 日，確認上述日期，並註明當前拍品的“特別價格”為 20.000 法郎或約 4,500 歐元（根據撰寫本文時的通貨膨脹情況進行換算和調整）。Michael Goedhuis 接受過經濟學培訓，畢業於考陶爾德藝術史學院，獲得 MBA 學位。他在紐約和倫敦的投資銀行開始職業生涯，但於 1975 年離開該行業去追求他對藝術的熱情。他加入了Jacob Rothschild 的Colnaghi Oriental Gallery藝廊，專門研究波斯、莫臥兒和伊斯蘭藝術。正是在這裡，他出版了一本完全關注後古代東亞青銅器主題的畫冊，這是該領域的第一本畫冊，由Ulrich Hausmann 於1989 年撰寫。Goedhuis 先生策劃並出售了主要藏品給包括Rothschild家族在內的眾多機構，以及伊朗 Shahbanu 收藏，史密森學會 Vever 收藏。 隨後，他將活動範圍擴大到印度、日本和中國，重點關注重要文物。如今，Goedhuis 先生繼續在世界各地舉辦展覽，包括紐約和馬斯特里赫特。

品相：
品相極佳，有磨損、刻痕、劃痕、結殼、風化和侵蝕跡象。油燈有豐富的、自然包漿，有孔雀石和藍銅礦結殼。

重量：768.9 克
尺寸：高 11.4 厘米, 直徑15.5 厘米


文獻比較：

一件相近的西漢油燈，出土於山西省渾源縣畢村墓地，見《文物》，北京，1980年，編號6，圖5，圖1。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2021年3月19日，lot 808
估價：USD 6,875（相當於今日
EUR 7,200
）
描述：漢銅朱雀玄武燈
專家評論：比較相近的外形和鑄造風格。請注意朱雀玄武，以及高(15.2厘米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2022年7月28日，lot 3026
估價：HKD 81,900（相當於今日
EUR 9,900
）
描述：漢青銅龍紋油燈
專家評論：比較相近的外形和鑄造風格。請注意龍紋裝飾和高 (15.6厘米)。