TWO BLUE AND WHITE VASES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

the first a double-gourd vase covered in a dense foliate scroll save for white bands above and below each bulb of the gourd, the base with an apocryphal Chenghua mark, the second an archaistic garlic-neck vase with lappets bearing stylized taotie masks and shou characters, the base with an apocryphal Kangxi mark (2)

The garlic-neck vase: Accent East Gallery, New York, 1983.
The double-gourd vase: D. C. Monk & Son, London, 1983.

The garlic-neck vase: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art: Selections from the Vanderbilt Museum and Other Private Collections, Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport, New York, 1983, cat. no. 26.

The garlic-neck vase: The Orientalia Journal, vol. 4, no. 6, 1982, p 5.

the double gourd vase has firing imperfections including 3 notable glaze gaps, 0.5 cm vertical hairline crack at the mouth rim, 3 chips and wear to foot. The garlic head vase with minor firing imperfections throughout including glaze impurities, kiln grit and minor surface wear throughout.
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