A BLUE AND WHITE 'FOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS' BALUSTER VASE QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

of elegant baluster form with galleried rim and ribbed neck, well-painted with a continuous scene of scholars gathering to learn and master the gentlemanly arts of the game of weiqi, playing the qin, calligraphy and painting all in an outdoor setting replete with varying foliage and rockwork, wood stand (2)

Acquired from J.T. Tai & Co., New York, 6th November 1974.

Cornelius Osgood, Blue and White Chinese Porcelain, A Study of Form, New York, 1956, no. 3B, pl. 6.

There is a glazed over chip to the interior rim and a firing tear below the inteiror rim. The base is uneven, otherwise the vase is in good condition.
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