€48,000
An imperial Chinese famille verte cinquefoil jardiniere, Kangxi mark and of the period
Description:
L.: 38 cm - H.: 18,5 cm
Provenance:
- A Belgian private collection.
- Rob Michiels Auctions, Oct. 31, 2020, lot 218. (sold EUR 57.500) (direct link available on rm-auctions.com)
- The collection of a Dutch nobleman.
Ref.:
- Christie's, Hong Kong, May 30, 2012, lot 4101, for a related quatrefoil example with ruyi head-shaped feet. (direct link available on rm-auctions.com) (sold: HKD 1.220.000)
- Sotheby's, Hong Kong, June 2015, lot 683, for a slightly larger octagonal example. (direct link available on rm-auctions.com) (sold: HKD 2.360.000)
- Sotheby's, New York, September 2012, lot 626, for a large octagonal example. (direct link available on rm-auctions.com) (sold: USD 410.500) Only a small number of jardinieres bearing Kangxi marks are known, mostly in famille verte and doucai palettes. The present piece is striking for its delicately painted motif of birds and flowering trees in the famille verte palette and belongs to a distinct group of sturdily potted Kangxi mark and period jardinieres. Peter Y.K. Lam, in âLang Tingji and the Porcelain of the Late Kangxi Periodâ, Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol. 68, 2003-2004, p. 44, suggests that these jardinieres were produced in the latter years of the Kangxi reign, possibly commissioned for the Emperorâs 70th birthday, which would have occurred in 1723. A related design from the Qing Court Collection, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelain in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, vol. 38, Hong Kong, 1999, cat. no. 95.
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