A Chinese blue and white jar and cover. Kangxi period

Of ovoid form, decorated in underglaze blue, the body with floral sprays between wide blue-ground lappet bands, filled with leafy scrollwork. The short neck and a thin ring at the top of the vase is unglazed to accommodate the small, low-domed cover, that is decorated with a central flower.

COUNTRY : China
PERIOD : Kangxi (1662-1722)
MATERIAL : Porcelain
SIZE : 8.26 in. (21 cm)
REFERENCE : C850
STATUT : sold
Related works :

A smaller jar with this decoration, from the Collection of Samuel Putnam Avery Sr., is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum (NYC), inventory number 79.2.294a.