Lot 337
  • 337

AN IRON-RED GROUND FAMILLE-VERTE ROULEAU VASE QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Porcelain
  • Height 18 1/8  in., 46 cm
the cylindrical body well painted with decorative panels reserved against a scrolling chrysanthemum iron red ground, a large rectangular panel with a katydid delicately poised on a flower bud issuing from a floral bower emerging from rockwork, the other large panel with a similar profusion of flowering and fruiting branches suspended from rockwork with a bird perched on a twig, its mate preparing to alight on another branch above, divided by a pomegranate-shaped panel enclosing 'insects and flora' and a leaf-shaped panel enclosing 'fish and waterweeds', all between ruyi head and lappet borders, the shoulder with 'butterfly and prunus' reserved against a green floral ground, the neck with four phoenix roundels between decorative bands, coll. no. 1394.

Provenance

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

Condition

The vase with a restored body crack just along the edge of the lotus leaf reserving fish and there is a small chip to the foot.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

This finely painted vase belongs to rare group of iron-red or green ground cylindrical forms similarly painted with specific bird and flowers with auspicious meaning. Similar examples include one from the Salting Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London illustrated in R. L. Hobson, Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, vol. II, London, 1915, pl. 103, one from the Walters Collection is illustrated in Stephen Bushell, Oriental Ceramic Art, New York, 1980, pl. XVII, another from the collection of Frederick J. and Antoinette H. van Slyke was sold in these rooms, 31st May 1989, lot 94. See also a related fish bowl featuring the same palette and decoration, from the Palace Museum, Beijing illustrated in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Kong Kong, 1989, pl. 40.