A large Kangxi blue and white ginger jar
Kangxi period (1662-1722), China
Decorated with four large catouches showing various valuables and scholarly attributes as well as a figure in a fan like vignette. Marked with a Buddhist emblem on the base and of Kangxi period.
H ca 29 cm
See page 196 and 197 of 'Symbols on Chinese porcelain' by Eva Ströber (arnoldsche Publishing 2011), for an illustration and discussion about this jar.
Good condition. Old shallow chip to unglazed top rim. No hairlines or restoration. Some glaze flaws (manufacturing flaws).
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Kangxi period (1662-1722), China
Decorated with four large catouches showing various valuables and scholarly attributes as well as a figure in a fan like vignette. Marked with a Buddhist emblem on the base and of Kangxi period.
H ca 29 cm
See page 196 and 197 of 'Symbols on Chinese porcelain' by Eva Ströber (arnoldsche Publishing 2011), for an illustration and discussion about this jar.
Good condition. Old shallow chip to unglazed top rim. No hairlines or restoration. Some glaze flaws (manufacturing flaws).