Lot 21: A FINE AND IMPOSING 'LOTUS PETAL'-MOLDED BLUE AND WHITE JAR AND COVER Kangxi

A FINE AND IMPOSING 'LOTUS PETAL'-MOLDED BLUE AND WHITE JAR AND COVER

Kangxi

Of elegant baluster shape and molded with three bands of graduated interlocking lotus petal panels, brilliantly painted in a rich, vibrant blue tones, the upper band with alternating panels of ladies in boats gathering lotus, and rockwork issuing a variety of flowers, the middle band with alternating panels of ladies with children on a terrace, and jardinieres of various flowers, and the lower band with further alternating panels of ladies playing musical instruments, and rockwork issuing flowers, all placed between two diaper-cell bands and a reserved floral scrolling band at the foot and neck, the cover similarly painted with panels enclosing ladies and children, and jardinières with flowers, surmounted by a gilt seated Buddhist lion.


24in (61cm) high, overall; 8 5/8in (21.9cm) wide

JarGenerally, in excellent overall condition. A few small glaze imperfections but unobtrusive. A small old printed label to the neck reads '619'.


Cover Some losses to the gilt and gesso lion finial. The small losses revealing the underglaze blue decorated porcelain beneath. The cover edge has large frits and some associated chips.

清康熙 青花開光仕女花卉圖鎏金獅鈕將軍罐



Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價




Provenance:

Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York

Purchase by subscription, 1879

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1879-present




來源：

Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904)，紐約

會費購藏，1879 年

大都會藝術博物館，1879 年迄今



For a similar Kangxi blue and white jar and cover with lotus-petal-shaped panels enclosing scenes of landscapes and flowers, see Regina Krahl, John Ayers and Nurdan Erbahar,
Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, A Complete Catalogue, III, Qing Dynasty Porcelains, London, 1986, p.1001, no.2127.



Another related Kangxi blue and white jar and cover is illustrated by John Ayers,
Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London, 2016, p.177, no.357.



Compare also with a related large blue and white jar and cover, Kangxi period, which was sold at Christie's New York, 18 January 2018, lot 6.

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