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Lot 754
  • 754

A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'FIGURAL' JARS AND COVERS QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Height 9 5/8  in., 24.4 cm
each jar of slender ovoid form set over a straight foot and rising to a short, tapered neck, the exterior of one painted in inky cobalt tones with a general seated at a table holding a brush in one hand and a sheet of paper in the other, a military officer addressing him with a defiant gesture and guards standing by, the other vase painted in cobalt with women in a garden enjoying erudite pastimes such as reading, cultivating bonsai, playing the qin, and competing at a game of weigi, each domed cover surmounted by a small Buddhist lion-form knop wreathed by a band of pendent stylized petals (4)

Provenance

Collection of John Pullan (1915-1995). Spink, London, 1998.

Exhibited

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain from the Pullan Collection, Spink, London, cat. no. 38. 

Condition

One cover with a restored chip to the cover measuring approx. 1 cm wide and the other cover with a smaller restored chip to the rim. Each vase with overall minor wear and firing imperfections including firing cracks and burst glaze bubbles; and each with an old label affixed to the base. One vase with a horizontal hairline crack at the base of the neck measuring approx. 3 cm wide.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.