A BLUE AND WHITE ‘GARLIC NECK’ BOTTLE VASE, TRANSITIONAL PERIOD
China, c. 1630-1650. The slightly compressed globular body supported on a short spreading foot and rising to a waisted neck with a garlic bulb and flared mouth. Finely decorated in shades of cobalt blue with small shaped panels enclosing figural scenes, one of a farmer tilling a field, another depicting a farmer carrying a bundle of wheat on a stick with two birds perched on it, the third of a scholar seated in a fenced garden, all surrounded by bands of floral scroll framed by lappet bands. The neck and mouth with long leafy floral stems, the garlic bulb with tulip flowerheads borne on scrolling vines below a lappet band, the foot with another geometric band.


Provenance:
New York trade, formerly in an old Japanese private collection. The Japanese wood box is lined with old Japanese newspapers from October 1928.

Condition:
Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, including glaze recesses and kiln grit. The rim with a short hairline.

Weight: 2,424 g
Dimensions: Height 38 cm

With an old Japanese cylindrical wood box. (2)


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 15 June 2020, lot 8
Price: GBP 17,500 or approx.
EUR 26,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A blue and white bottle vase, Transitional period, circa 1650
Expert remark: Compare the closely related bottle form with similar garlic neck and cobalt-blue decoration with similar floral and figural motifs. Note the similar size (40.6 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 14 May 2013, lot 202
Price: GBP 22,500 or approx.
EUR 39,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A blue and white bottle vase, Transitional period, circa 1630-1650
Expert remark: Compare the closely related bottle form with similar garlic neck and cobalt-blue decoration with similar floral and figural motifs. Note the similar size (41 cm).




明清過渡時期青花蒜頭頸瓶

中國，約 1630-1650年。長頸，頸部中間如蒜頭，削肩，圓腹，圈足。精美青花描繪，多層次，腹部開光描繪人物場景，如農夫耕田，農民扛著一捆小麥，以及一位學者坐在麥田裡。一個用柵欄圍起來的花園，周圍花卉紋以及卷草紋，以及其他紋飾。


來源：
紐約古玩交易，來自日本私人舊藏。日本木盒上有1928年的日本報紙包裹。

品相：
品相極佳，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則現象，包括釉面凹陷和窯砂。邊緣有短冲線。

重量：2,424 克
尺寸：高 38 厘米

日本木盒 (2)


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2020年6月15日，lot 8
價格：GBP 17,500（相當於今日
EUR 26,000
）
描述：明末清初約1650年青花庭院人物圖長頸瓶
專家評論：比較非常相近的瓶外形，具有相似的蒜頸、青花裝飾、花卉和人物圖案。請注意相似的尺寸 (40.6 釐米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2013年5月14日，lot 202
價格：GBP 22,500（相當於今日
EUR 39,500
）
描述：約1630-1650年過渡時期青花蒜頭頸瓶
專家評論：比較非常相近的瓶外形，具有相似的蒜頸、青花裝飾、花卉和人物圖案。請注意相似的尺寸 (41 釐米)。