A FINE AND RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, Kangxi (1662 - 1722)
Height: 27.5 cm; 10 in
Further images
Of triple gourd form decorated in underglaze blue, the base gourd decorated with a scene of scholars in a landscape, the middle gourd and neck with auspicious objects, the uppermost...
Of triple gourd form decorated in underglaze blue, the base gourd decorated with a scene of scholars in a landscape, the middle gourd and neck with auspicious objects, the uppermost gourd with a band of inverted stylised ruyi heads, the base incised with an Augustus the Strong Inventory number N 276.
Provenance
This vase is in the 1721 Inventory of the Augustus The Strong collection, where it is catalogued as 6 stk bouteillen mit drei Bauchen (six bottles with three bellies). Four of these vases still remain in the collection at the Zwinger Museumw, Dresden.
Exhibitions
Exhibited in 1924.
