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Su Hanchen. The theme of 'a hundred boys' became symbolic of
progeny and fulfillment of Confucian ideals in education, and the
advancement of sons, and became a popular theme on a wide
range of decorative arts, including porcelain, jade, textile and
lacquerware, in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
On the present pair of vases the theme is animated with boys at
play in various pursuits, relaying the wish for abundant offspring,
sons and wealth. Blue and white wares decorated with this theme
appear more frequently in the Ming dynasty, particularly in the
Jiajing and Wanli periods. Kangxi-period examples, such as the
present pair, are more rare to find.

1021 (detail)

1020 (two views)

THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTOR ANOTHER PROPERTY
1020 1021
A BLUE AND WHITE BRUSH POT A RARE PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE `HUNDRED BOYS' JARS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Potted with a tapered waist and a slightly flared rim, the brush pot is decorated Each jar is finely decorated with a scene of boys at play in a garden terrace
with a continuous garden scene of a banana plant, rock formation, and seated amidst rock formations, beneath a vaporous cloud border on the shoulder and
scholar accompanied by attendants. The base is inscribed with an apocryphal beribboned emblems on the neck.
Chenghua mark. 13æ in. (35 cm.) high
5º in. (13.2 cm.) high
$30,000-50,000
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, New York.
紐約私人珍藏
The decorative theme on this pair of vases, the ‘hundred boys’ motif,
清康熙 青花高仕圖筆筒
appeared in China as early as the Southern Song period, when imagery
of boys at play in a garden setting became popularized by the court artist
清康熙 青花百子圖罐一對
來源:
紐約私人珍藏

1021

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