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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘SPRING BANQUET’ A BLUE AND WHITE BRUSHPOT
BRUSHPOT QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
of cylindrical form, the straight sides rising from a slightly
of cylindrical form, painted in vibrant tones of cobalt depicting concave base with a small countersunk center, deftly painted
a lively gathering of poets under moonlight, seated around around the exterior with a continuous scene depicting a seated
a table, imbibing wine, with brushes and scrolls nearby to dignitary receiving an o cial, anked by attendants and
capture the inspired moment, all set within a walled garden of soldiers and set in an open pavilion, wood stand (2)
budding trees hung with lanterns, inscribed with accompanying Diameter 6¼ in., 15.9 cm
text by the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai, Chun yeyan taoliyuan
xu (Spring Evening Banquet at the Peach and Pear Blossom PROVENANCE
Garden), the base partially unglazed and countersunk, wood
stand (2) Collection of Sir Anthony Hastings George KCMG (1886-1944).
Diameter 7¼ in., 18.4 cm
$ 8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE

Collection of Henry Blank (1872-1949), Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Anthony Hastings George 1886 1944
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 9th December 1949,
lot 222.

The same scene is depicted on a smaller brushpot of slightly
waisted cylindrical form in the Palace Museum in Beijing and
illustrated in Chen, Runmin, Gugong Bowuyuan Cang Qingdai
Ciqi Leixuan, Qing Shunzhi Kangxi Chao Qinghuaci, vol.1,
Beijing, 2004, pl. 211.

$ 10,000-15,000

Henry Blank 1872 1949 Glen Ridge 222
Parke Bernet Galleries Inc 1949 12 9

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