Pater Januarius Grewe (1902-92) 2040 RARE AND COMPLETE NINE PARTITE WEDDING CABARET. SELTENES KOMPLETTES NEUNTEILIGES HOCHZEITS-CABARET. China. Tongzhi Period. Ca. 1900. Porcelain, painted with overglaze colors. In fitting, lacquered wooden box. Height 6cm, 32.5 x 33cm. Condition B. One plate repaired. Father Januarius Grewe (1902-92) studied the Chinese language in Beijing before he went to Tsinan in Shandong Province, the mission area of the Franciscans. There he was a teacher for about ten years. After his arrest by the Communists, he was imprisoned for a year before being expelled from China in 1951. Even after his return, he was still the Order's representative for Taiwan and Japan. Many important Asian art objects in the collection of the Ethnic Museum of the Franciscans "Forum of the Peoples" in Werl went through his hands and show his expertise. He was one of the great, modest East Asia connoisseurs who knew the customs and religions in its complex contexts very well. Provenance: -Private collection Westphalia. -Present from the Franciscan father Januarius Grewe (1908-92), active in China from 1937-51. 罕见九件全套婚庆攒盘 清 同治年間 約1900年 高6cm 32.5x33cm 釉上彩。 一个小瓷碟已经被修复过，相配漆盒。 来源： -德国威斯特法伦州私人收藏。 -可能是方济会神父Januarius Grewe(1908-1992)的礼物，Januarius Grewe1937-1951期间于任職於中国。 € 400 - 500 | $ 436 - 545
Katalog 395 | Asiatische Kunst
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