A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'HUNTING SCENE' BOTTLE VASE, KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'HUNTING SCENE' BOTTLE VASE
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The globular body is finely decorated in vibrant tones of cobalt blue with a continuous hunting scene, depicting a group of seven female equestrians hunting rabbits. The tall neck is encircled by a central band of roundels containing ladies reserved on a ground of fretwork diaper between a landscape band below and a band of ladies standing on either side of jardinières in a garden setting above.
16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high

Provenance
A noble family collection, The Netherlands.
S. Marchant & Son, London, 2004.
Bertil J. Högström Collection, Stockholm, Sweden, no. 56, acquired June 2004.

Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF MARCHANT, EST. 1925

Literature
S. Marchant & Son, Recent Acquisitions, London, 2004, pp. 36-37, no. 28.

Exhibited
New York and London, S. Marchant & Son, Recent Acquisitions, 26 - 31 March and 9 -15 June 2004.