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                                                                           PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION                           PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTOR
                                                                           A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FIGURAL’ JAR AND                                    A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLORAL’ VASE
                                                                           COVER                                                                 QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
                                                                           TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1640                                       the slender, baluster body rising from a splayed foot to a
                                                                           of baluster form rising from a slightly splayed foot to               rounded shoulder and flared waisted neck, the body painted
                                                                           rounded shoulders and a short, subtly waisted neck, painted           with three registers of overlapping petal-form panels, each
                                                                           in varying tones of cobalt blue with an official strolling            panel with double-line borders alternatively enclosing
                                                                           alongside a river bank gazing at a fisherman at work,                 riverscapes and flora, all below a chevron band, the neck
                                                                           accompanied by four attendants and a grazing horse, set               encircled by a composite floral scroll in reserve, the mouth
                                                                           within a detailed landscape of rockwork and trees, a city wall        rim with a double-line border
                                                                           peeking through a break in the clouds, all below a border of          Height 20⅝ in., 52.3 cm
                                                                           pendent leaves encircling the neck, the domed cover painted
                                                                           with rockwork and surmounted by a flattened knop (2)                  PROVENANCE
                                                                           Height 11¾ in., 29.8 cm                                               Vallin Galleries, Wilton, between 1980s and 1990s.
                                                                           PROVENANCE                                                            $ 10,000-15,000
                                                                           Collection of Elaine Schiffman (1922-2000), acquired
                                                                           between the 1970s and 1990s, and thence by descent.                   清康熙   青花開光山水花卉圖瓶
                                                                           $ 6,000-8,000                                                         來源:
                                                                                                                                                 Vallin Galleries,威爾頓,1980年代至1990年代之間
                                                                           過渡期 約1640年   青花人物故事圖蓋罐
                                                                           來源:
                                       242                                 Elaine Schiffman (1922-2000) 收藏,得於1970年代至                                                                                                   244
                                                                           1990年代,此後家族傳承






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                                                                           PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION                           PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTOR
                                                                           A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS’ VASE                                         A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LANDSCAPE’ BALUSTER
                                                                           QING DYNASTY, SHUNZHI PERIOD                                          VASE
                                                                                                                                                 QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
                                                                           the ovoid body rising to broad shoulders and an elongated,
                                                                           slightly waisted neck, the sides boldly painted with large            the slender body rising from a splayed foot to a rounded
                                                                           cobalt-blue ruyi-shaped lappets each enclosing a central              shoulder and a tall, straight neck, the body decorated with
                                                                           lotus bloom surrounded by dense leafy scrolls all in reserve,         five registers of bracketed cartouches depicting various
                                                                           a further lotus blossom suspended in the negative space               landscapes, all between chevron borders, the neck painted
                                                                           between each lappet, all above upright stylized leaves                with a narrow band of floral sprays between two raised fillets
                                                                           encircling the foot, the neck similarly decorated with upright        and two bands of mountain vignettes, wood stand (2)
                                                                           leaves above a band of clouds, the base unglazed                      Height 18 in., 45.7 cm
                                                                           Height 11¾ in., 29.8 cm
                                                                                                                                                 PROVENANCE
                                                                           PROVENANCE
                                                                                                                                                 Vallin Galleries, Wilton, between 1980s and 1990s.
                                                                           Sotheby’s New York, 8th November 1980, lot 182.
                                                                           Collection of Elaine Schiffman (1922-2000), and thence by             $ 8,000-12,000
                                                                           descent.
                                                                                                                                                 清康熙   青花開光山水圖瓶
                                                                           $ 15,000-20,000
                                                                                                                                                 來源:
                                                                           清順治   青花雲肩蓮紋瓶                                                         Vallin Galleries,威爾頓,1980年代至1990年代之間
                                                                           來源:
                                       243                                 紐約蘇富比1980年11月8日,編號182
                                                                           Elaine Schiffman (1922-2000) 收藏,此後家族傳承                                                                                                      245



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