Blue and White

A blue and white lobed jar, Wanli mark and of the period (base drilled). 11cm (4¼in) high. Estimate: £800 - 1,200 Footnote: The base with label for Christie's Jarras Collection, 17, June 1990. Bonhams. Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 4 Mar 2009. Knightsbridge www.bonhams.com (Copyright © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd)

Three Vung Tao cargo blue and white goblets and two covers. Circa 1690 Two of tapering beaker form, with floral decoration; one of cylindrical form, with fixed cover. The tallest 19cm (7½in) high. (5). Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500 Footnote: One base with the labels for Christie's Vung Tau Cargo, Lot 58 and the Jarras Collection; and one base with labels for Christie's Vung Tau Cargo, Lot 37, the Jarras Collection and Marchant, London. For a similar covered beaker of tapering form, compare the example illustrated on page 236 of... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white circular deep dish. Six-character mark of The Xuande Emperor but Kangxi Decorated at the centre with a group of Scholars (fritting). 38cm (15in) diameter. Estimate: £600 - 800 Bonhams. Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 4 Mar 2009. Knightsbridge www.bonhams.com (Copyright © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd)

A very rare Chinese Export blue and white candleholder, Qianlong/Jiaqing Of European form with looped handle and foliate base; decorated with pagoda buildings in a mountainous river landscape. 13cm (5in) diameter. Estimate: £400 - 600 Bonhams. Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 4 Mar 2009. Knightsbridge www.bonhams.com (Copyright © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd)

A Blue and White Double-Gourd Beaker Vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period supported on a short rounded foot rising to a straight waisted section of scrolling foliates, ruyi-head lappets and diamond-diaper border, the globular body below a semi-globular section and trumpet neck, decorated in deep underglaze-blue featuring hexagonal jardinieres growing exotic flowers, interspersed with lotus heads encircling floral sprays, with upright lappets enclosing flowers rendered in low-relief, the base with a lingzhi mark. height 16 3/4 in.,... [Lire la suite]

A Small Blue and White Rectangular Box And Cover, Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen Period the rectangular cover cut from the top section of the box, painted with a long-tailed bird perched on the branch of a flowering tree which partially obscures a large moon, among rocks and bamboo, the box painted on four sides with prunus and lotus branches, the underside of the cover with a two-character inscription (2). 1 7/8 x 4 5/8 x 3 1/8 in., 4.8 x 11.7 x 7.9 cm. Estimate 7,000—9,000 USD Sotheby's. Chinese Works of Art. 17 Mar 09.New York... [Lire la suite]

A Blue and White Double Gourd 'Lotus' Vase, Ming Dynasty,  Early 16th Century the two globular sections painted in underglaze-blue with large scrolling lotus and dramatically serrated leaves, the collar of the mid-section with a band of small scrolling lotus, below a border containing two beribboned ruyi-heads, the narrow neck painted with a double-floral diaper, with ruyi-head lappets on the short straight foot, Japanese wood box (2). height 13 in., 33 cm. Estimate 6,000—8,000 USD Sotheby's. Chinese Works of Art. 17... [Lire la suite]

A Blue and White Circular 'One Hundred Boys' Box And Cover, Wanli Mark and Period of circular form with a domed cover painted with a lively scene of boys at play, each rendered in deep blue outline filled with a wash of lighter blue, a boy dressed as a dignitary seated in front of a screen reading from a book, surrounded by boys bestowing gifts, matching herbs, flying a kite, and drinking tea, the rounded sides of the box and cover with sinuous five-clawed dragons pursuing 'flaming pearls', with a narrow band of the 'Eight... [Lire la suite]