Property from the Estate of Andrew Hartnagle
A MASSIVE CANTON BLUE AND WHITE BASIN, QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG/ TONGZHI PERIOD | 清道光/同治 青花山水圖大盆
Auction Closed
January 26, 08:38 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A MASSIVE CANTON BLUE AND WHITE BASIN
QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG/ TONGZHI PERIOD
清道光/同治 青花山水圖大盆
painted in the interior with a riverscape scene depicting a pavillion and a pagoda, with a figure in a small boat in the center, the exterior painted with flowering peony, lotus, chrysanthemum and prunus branches, one side with a pierced drainage hole, wood stand. 2 pieces.
diameter 28¼ in.; 72 cm
Large basins such as the present example were probably used as bathing tubs, which would include a pierced hole for convenient drainage. A virtually identical example was sold at Christie's London, July 6th, 1984, lot 454. A similar example is illustrated in Jean McClure Mudge, Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835, 1981, Delaware, fig. 71, from the collection of the Museum of the American Trade.