A BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE AND A COVER QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

the elongated ovoid body rising from a flared foot to a waisted neck, painted with bright shades of cobalt blue with an elegant lady seated with attendants about her, gaily observing a dancer and a band of musicians on a garden terrace with massive rockwork and palm fronds, a canopy of scrolling clouds above, the neck with sprigs of leafy blossoms and the base with an artemesia leaf mark in underglaze blue within a double circle, the domed and flared cover painted with ladies in a garden terrace and surmounted by a qilin-form knop (2)

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

The vase in overall good condition with a horizontal scratch to the glaze at the shoulder and firing imperfections including iron spots. There is a label affixed to the base. The cover's finial with small chip losses, and was once broken off and reattached.
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Blue and white vases from the Kangxi period with this particular subject were often acquired by western collectors as parts of garniture sets. The scenes painted on this group of vessels are so closely related that they were likely produced in the same workshop.