A FINE AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE HU-FORM VASE QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

superbly potted, the pear-form body rising to a waisted neck with a raised fillet and an elegantly flaring rim, all supported on a tall splayed foot, finely painted in vivid tones of sapphire blue with a scholar reclining beneath a tall, arching pine tree, leaning with one arm supported on a stack of books, gazing thoughtfully into a quiet pool of water, amid further foliage, rockwork and a full moon overhead, all within a shaped cartouche, the reverse with a detailed display of fine scholarly and luxurious items such as a waterpot, incense vase, censer and antique bronze placed atop a recessed-leg table, a large vase of flowers, an elaborate floor screen, a seal box, fans, and a bundle of scrolls, all set between crisp geometric borders, the neck with stylized shou characters, the base with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark, coll. no. 1722

Marchant, London, 2000.

The vase is in good condition with very minor glaze imperfections and surface wear characteristic of age and type.
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