A PAIR OF LARGE BLUE AND WHITE BEAKER VASES, GU, KANGXI PERIOD
China, 1662-1722. Vibrantly painted in shades of cobalt blue with shaped panels enclosing leafy blossoming prunus, peony, aster, and chrysanthemum amid rockwork and grasses. The bulbous midsection framed by hatched designs enclosing prunus blossoms between bowstrings. The interior of the rim with a hatched band. The recessed bases each with an underglaze-blue lingzhi fungus mark within a double circle. (2)


Provenance
: From an old private estate in Paris, France. A private collector in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above, via the London trade.

Condition
: Condition commensurate with age, and presenting nicely overall. One vase with a firing crack to the rim and another to the base with an associated old fill. The foot with a small chip and associated old repair, the rim with a near-invisible restoration, c. 5x5 cm in size. The other vase with expected firing cracks, minor chips to the foot, and a hairline to the base and rim.

Weight: 3,277 g and 3,608 g
Dimensions: Height 49 cm (each)


Expert’s note:
During the early Qing dynasty, up until the 1680s, conditions were unsettled in China and the making of Imperial wares as well as the use of reign marks on porcelain was restricted in various ways. During this period, different types of other marks came into use, including lingzhi fungus and artemisia leaf marks in double circles.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 8 October 2015, lot 261
Price: USD 15,000 or approx.
EUR 17,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of large Chinese blue and white porcelain beaker vases, Kangxi period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form. Compare the related decoration with similar panels and floral designs as well as the artemisia leaf marks. Note the smaller size (42 cm). Note that one of the vases also has a rim restoration.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 29 February 2012, lot 625
Price: GBP 12,500 or approx.
EUR 23,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of Chinese blue and white beaker vases, Gu, Kangxi period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form. Compare the related decoration with similar panels and floral designs as well as the artemisia leaf marks. Note the considerably smaller size (34.3 cm).




康熙一對青花開光花卉紋花觚


中國，1662-1722年。撇口，口沿下收，鼓腹，圈足。口內素白，外壁開光青花滿繪花卉山石紋理。圈足内青花雙圈内靈芝紋。 (2)


來源：
來自法國巴黎的一處私人老莊園；英國私人藏家通過倫敦古玩交易購自上述莊園。

品相：
狀況良好。一個花瓶的邊緣有燒製裂紋，另一個花瓶的底部有修補。足部有缺口並有小修。邊緣有小修，尺寸為 5x5 厘米。 另一個花瓶有燒製裂紋，底部有輕微缺口，底部和邊緣有冲綫。

重量：分別3,277 克與3,608克
尺寸：各高 49 厘米


拍賣比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2015年10月8日，lot 261
價格：USD 15,000（相當今日
EUR 17,500
）
描述：康熙一對青花開光花卉紋花觚
專家註釋：比較非常相近的外形。比較相近裝飾和花卉圖案，以及艾葉紋。請注意尺寸較小 (42 厘米). ，以及一件花瓶有修補。


拍賣比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2012年2月29日，lot 625
價格：GBP 12,500（相當今日
EUR 23,000
）
描述：康熙一對青花開光花卉紋花觚
專家註釋：比較非常相近的外形。比較相近裝飾和花卉圖案，以及艾葉紋。請注意尺寸較小 (34.3 厘米)。