A Lage Blue and White 'Soldier' Vase. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. photo Sotheby's
of tapering oviform with waisted neck and flaring rim, painted with petal-form panels enclosing various scenes of scholars and ladies within interiors or in gardens and landscapes, on a diaper and lattice ground, with a band of leaf-shaped panels enlcosing foliage at the neck and above the foot: 91cm., 35 3/4 in. Est. 30,000—50,000 GBP. Lot Sold 145,250 GBP
PROVENANCE: Private English Collection.
A Blue and White Rouleau Vase. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. photo Sotheby's
the cylindrical body painted in bright blue colours with figures seated conversing whilst taking tea on a promontory, beside a figure standing in a sampan in a mountainous river landscape with pine trees and swirling clouds; 43.2cm., 17in. Est. 15,000—20,000 GBP. Lot Sold 67,250 GBP
PROVENANCE: A Private Irish Collection.
LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: S Marchant & Son, 1997, 17th Century Blue and White and Copper Red, No 57.
A Lage Blue and White cylindrical Vase. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. photo Sotheby's
the slightly spreading foot rising to a gently tapering body to a waisted neck and flaring rim, painted with rectangular panels of soldiers on horseback in a fenced garden with boys amongst swirling clouds, below leaf-shaped panels at the neck and foot; 56.5cm., 22 1/4in. Est. 6,000—8,000 GBP. Lot Sold 32,450 GBP
A Blue and White 'Buddhist Lion' Bottle Vase. Kangxi mark and period. photo Sotheby's
the globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall cylindrical neck with everted rim, brightly painted in rich cobalt-blue tones with a pair of Buddhist lions playing with a ribbon-tied ball, all below a peony and cash-diaper collar at the shoulder and a sinuous chilong curling around the neck; 46.5cm., 18 1/4 in. Est. 10,000—15,000 GBP. Lot Sol 20,000 GBP
A Blue and White Dish. Kangxi mark and period. photo Sotheby's
the concave interior painted with a lady seated at a table, peering into a mirror, with another lady standing outside in a fenced garden, under a rocky outcrop, prunus and a pine tree; 17.1cm, 6 3/4 in. Est. 6,000—8,000 GBP. Lot Sold 13,750 GBP
A Blue and White Baluster Vase. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. photo Sotheby's
the slightly spreading foot rising to a rounded body, tall tapering neck and vertical rim, painted to each side with a rectangular panel of a qilin standing on a promontory amongst breaking waves, on a diaper ground, with a band of ruyi above the foot; 41.8cm., 16 1/2 in. Est. 6,000—8,000 GBP. Lot Sold 10,000 GBP
A Blue and White Dish. Kangxi mark and period. photo Sotheby's
the interior painted with a lady wearing elaborate layered robes, with her arms raised above her head, standing in front of pierced rockwork, the right side inscribed with a poem; 19.5cm., 7 3/4 in. Est. 4,000—6,000 GBP. Lot Sold 10,000 GBP
NOTE: For a similar inscribed dish, please see our Hong Kong rooms, 10 April 2006, lot 1825.
Two Blue and White Jars and Covers. Qing dynasty, Early Kangxi period. photo Sotheby's
each painted with a leaf-shaped panel of an elephant with attendants amongst plantain, on a 'cracked ice' ground with reserved foliage, below a band of descending leaves at the rim (4); 43cm., 16 7/8 in. Est. 8,000—12,000 GBP. Lot Sold 15,000 GBP
A Blue and White Rouleau Vase. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. photo Sotheby's
the slightly swelling cylindrical body rising from a recessed base to a short waisted neck with everted flaring rim, painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with a rocky landscape enclosing a pair of deer beneath pine with cranes in flight overhead; 43cm., 16 7/8 in. Est. 3,000—5,000 GBP. Lot Sold 6,250 GBP
A Blue and White seal paste box and cover. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. photo Sotheby's
the straight sided box and cover painted in rich cobalt-blue tones with a landscape band, the slightly domed cover similarly painted with a river landscape scene, the base with bat mark, 7.8cm., 3in; together with a blue and white ba gua seal paste box and cover, with bat mark to base, and a blue and white water pot with apocryphal four-character Wanli mark to the base (5). Est. 5,000—7,000 GBP. Lot Sold 6,250 GBP
PROVENANCE: Collection of H.M.Knight (according to paper labels).
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 10 Nov 10, London www.sothebys.com
