A BLUE AND WHITE RECTANGULAR FLASK AND COVER, KANGXI PERIOD

Expert’s note
: The present lot is in pristine condition and still retains its original cover, which is rather small in size and therefore can be lost easily. It must therefore be considered as exceedingly rare.

China, 1662-1722. Each side finely painted in nicely graduated shades of deep cobalt blue to depict two court ladies standing on a terrace flanking a jardinière of chrysanthemums, with branches of prunus blossoms in the background. The flat shoulder with a different flower sprig at each corner, depicting peony, lotus, aster, and prunus, all within quadrilobed panels with scroll designs at the corners. The base with an underglaze-blue monogram mark ‘HA’.


Provenance:
The Property of a Gentleman. Christie’s New York, 30 May 1991, lot 321. A private collection in New York, USA, acquired from the above, and thence by descent within the family.

Condition:
Very good condition with only minor wear and expected firing irregularities, minute glaze flakes, and minuscule nicks to edges. Overall exceptionally well preserved and displaying magnificently.

Weight: 1,750 g
Dimensions: Height 30.2 cm


The molded cover
is original to the flask and depicts flower sprigs encircling the knop finial. The neck is decorated with a band of prunus on an ice-cracked ground below a key-fret band, the lipped mouth with a geometric band. (2)


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 17 May 2013, lot 1359
Price: GBP 17,500 or approx.
EUR 30,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese blue and white square-sectioned vase and cover, Kangxi period
Expert remark: Note the similar form and cobalt blue decorations. Note the near-identical size (31.7 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 8 December 2022, lot 288
Price: GBP 13,860 or approx.
EUR 16,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of blue and white square-form bottles and covers, Kangxi period
Expert remark: Note the similar form and floral decorations on the top and neck of the vase. Note the size (26.1 cm).




康熙青花人物方罐


中國, 1662-1722年。四方蓋罐，開光内青花描繪了兩位貴婦站在露台上，身旁鮮花環繞，有菊花、桃花枝、牡丹、荷花、紫菀和李花。底座有青花花押“HA”。蓋子是方瓶原配，旋鈕頂端可見花卉紋。頸部有花卉紋。


專家注釋：
本拍品保存完好，仍保留原來的蓋子，但尺寸較小，極易丟失。 因此，更顯珍貴。


來源
：
紳士收藏；紐約佳士得1991年5月3日，lot 321；美國紐約私人收藏，購於上述拍賣，保存在同一家族。

品相
：
狀況非常好，只有輕微磨損、微小的釉面開片和邊緣的微小刻痕。

重量：1,750 克
尺寸：高 30.2 厘米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2013年5月17日，lot 1359
價格：GBP 17,500（相當於今日
EUR 30,500
）
描述：康熙青花人物方冠蓋
專家評論：請注意相似的外形和青花紋裝飾。請注意幾乎相同的尺寸 (31.7 釐米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2022年12月8日，lot 288
價格：GBP 13,860（相當於今日
EUR 16,500
）
描述：清康熙青花山水人物圖方瓶一對
專家評論：請注意相似的外形、頸部和蓋有花紋。請注意尺寸 (26.1 釐米)。