Grande vasque en porcelaine bleu blanc Dynastie Qing, époque Kangxi

le pourtour peint de quatre panneaux rectangulaires montrant un dignitaire se livrant à diverses activités, recevant des courtisans, écoutant de la musique dans son pavillon, assistant à un spectacle ou se promenant dans un jardin planté d'arbres

Acquired from Mrs Langweil, 4 bd des Italiens, Paris (according to label).

There is a firing crack running through the glaze around the entire body probably over the looting line). There is wear to the glaze around the body and particularly to the rim. There are areas of fritting to the glaze on the raised filet below the rim, the largest 4 cm long. There are glaze chips on the rim, the largest 2 cm long.
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