A massive Chinese blue and white charger decorated with Immortals. Transitional period
The massive charger is decorated in underglaze blue. At the centre, two immortals, Zhongli Yuan and Lan Caihe, stand in a mountainous landscape crossed by streams and stylised rocks. The border is divided into alternating wide and narrow panels, variously decorated with figures and floral motifs inspired by Iznik ceramics. Zhongli Quan, holding his fan, […]
A Chinese blue and white teapot decorated with two ladies. Kangxi
Of globular form with a curved spout and loop handle, the teapot is decorated in rich cobalt blue tones with a garden scene. Two elegant ladies stand in conversation beneath a willow tree, beside a balustrade and a garden pavilion, the landscape extending around the body. The domed cover, surmounted by a bud-shaped finial, is […]
An unusual Chinese blue and white ewer with a scroll handle. Early Kangxi
This ewer, inspired by European silver forms, stands on a tall, flared foot and features an arched scroll handle and a high, curving spout. The body is decorated in underglaze blue with lotus scrolls, chrysanthemum blossoms, and stylised floral motifs. On the central register, two medallions contain masks of Buddhist lions framed by baroque scrolls. […]
A Chinese blue and white garlic-neck bottle vase with floral design. Transitional period
The bottle with globular body and long neck, widening gently below the rim, with a bulbous ring on the upper part, and standing on a low straight foot. Made of very white porcelain, it is decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with “floating flowers”, scattered peony, lotus, and chrysanthemum sprays on the body, a border of […]
A Chinese blue and white ginger jar. Kangxi
The ginger jar potted with a rounded baluster form and surmounted by a finely carved hardwood cover. it is richly decorated in vibrant underglaze cobalt blue with a continuous landscape populated by cranes among pine trees and rocky outcrops.
A Chinese blue and white charger. Transitional period
At the center of the medallion stands a barefoot Buddhist monk, holding a straw whisk (fuchen, 拂塵) in his left hand. With his right hand, he gestures toward a white disc in the sky — the moon — while a second, darker disc lies at his feet. This second disc represents the moon’s reflection on […]
A rare pair of aubergine-shape tureens. Qianlong
Both tureens in the shape of an aubergine with its stem and leaves and a squirrel on the cover. They are decorated in underglaze blue with sprays of flowers on the sides. The oval polylobed stands have the same decoration.
A Chinese blue and white mythological subject with Neptune. Qianlong
The design depicts Neptune, the God of the Sea, standing with his triton in the center of the design with a number of other figures to his left and right with three large fish or whales at his feet. The lower section of the design depicting the sea. The border with a diaper design.
An unusual and large Chinese blue and white reticulated food warmer. Qianlong
Of oval form, with a flat base, the bottom unglazed, and similar flat, with a reticulated top ; the front with a rectangular opening. It is decorated in underglaze blue with flowers sprays and bouquets in oval panels with a cockerel on the left, and a “Fitzhugh” border around the rim.
A very massive Chinese blue and white “Folly Fort” platter. Qianlong
The center of the platter depicts a landscape of the Pearl River and the city of Canton far in the distance. The center of the scene presents the Dutch folly fort-one of the old folly forts used as warehouses for Chinese products in the process of being exported to the West. Around the fort can […]