TWO CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE BALUSTER JARS, QING DYNASTY |

Comprising a jar painted with a continuous scene of the Eight Immortals enjoying a leisurely stroll by a pine tree, an iron-red ruyi band above, bands bearing ‘Auspicious Emblems’ and the ‘Hundred Antiques’ at the shoulder and neck, wood stand, wood cover, Kangxi period; and a jar and cover with shaped cartouches enclosing floral and landscape vignettes against an iron-red ground decorated in reserve with scrolling lotus, polychrome patterned borders above and below, blossoming peony sprigs at the neck, the domed cover similarly decorated and with a bud-form knop, wood stand, 6 pieces

The 'Immortals' jar:
Collection of Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (coll. no. 164).
Rare Art Inc., New York.

The 'floral' jar and cover are in overall good condition with only minor expected wear. The 'Eight Immortals' jar has an approx. 15-cm hairline crack to one side (with an associated star crack to the glaze at the interior); three additional star cracks to the glaze at the interior; minor chips and frits to the rim and foot; and minor manufacturing imperfections. Please note that this lot includes a stand, frame or other component made from a type of Chinese hardwood, which, if exported, will require a CITES permit to leave the United States.
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