THREE FAMILLE VERTE POWDER-BLUE-GROUND JARS AND COVERS, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

THREE FAMILLE VERTE POWDER-BLUE-GROUND JARS AND COVERS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Two of the jars are decorated with lobed panels decorated with courting couples in a garden alternating with mountainous landscapes, and the third is decorated with panels decorated with cranes, phoenixes, pheasants and peacocks, all reserved on a powder-blue ground decorated with floral designs. The covers are similarly decorated.
18, 18 3/8 and 18 ½ in. (45.7, 46.6 and 46.9 cm.) high

Provenance
Jar with panels of birds: J.P. Morgan (1837-1913) Collection.
One jar with landscapes and courting couples: J.P. Morgan Collection (according to label).
Property from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Saunderson; Christie’s New York, September 2005, lot 45.

Literature
Jar with panels of birds: Catalogue of The Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, New York, 1904, pl. III (center).