A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER...
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The cover of the box is reverse-decorated with a hexafoil medallion of formal lotus meanders and a central shou medallion, enclosed by a band of stylized waves set with small flowerheads and a band of ruyi heads above a scrolling lotus border. The lotus border is repeated on the upper portion of the box above a stylized chrysanthemum petal band. The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Jiajing mark.
6 ¾ in. (17.2 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Bloxam Collection (1873-1928), according to label.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 5 June 1986, lot 340.
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The cover of the box is reverse-decorated with a hexafoil medallion of formal lotus meanders and a central shou medallion, enclosed by a band of stylized waves set with small flowerheads and a band of ruyi heads above a scrolling lotus border. The lotus border is repeated on the upper portion of the box above a stylized chrysanthemum petal band. The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Jiajing mark.
6 ¾ in. (17.2 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Bloxam Collection (1873-1928), according to label.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 5 June 1986, lot 340.
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