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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK COLLECTION

A FAMILLE-VERTE BOTTLE VASE
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

of globular form rising to a tall cylindrical neck and lipped
rim, with stylized oral medallions borne on leafy scrolls,
the shoulder with alternating ower heads on an aubergine
stippled ground, the neck with further stylized oral meander
and surmounted by a diaper cell band, the base with an
underglaze blue ‘G’ mark
Height 9¾ in., 24.8 cm

PROVENANCE

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 1990s.

The origin of the mark on the base remains a matter of
conjecture among scholars. It has long been assumed that
it stands for the Latin letter G and perhaps the initial of
the Westerner who commissioned the group. However, if
repositioned 90 degrees, the character may be interpreted
as the Persian letter ye, raising the possibility that the group
was made for a Persian or Mughal Indian client. For further
discussion see Daniel Suebsman and Daniela Antonin, Kangxi
Porcelain Treasures of the Kangxi Period, Hetjens Deutsches
Keramikmuseum, Dusseldorf, 2016, cat. no. 148.

$ 6,000-8,000

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Ralph M Chait Galleries 1990

687

PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK COLLECTION

A FAMILLE-VERTE CYLINDRICAL VASE
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

painted with three broad iron-red ground bands and two
pale-green-ground bands, the iron-red bands with demi-lotus
and foliate scroll above the base, a pair of striding chilong in
pursuit of ‘ aming pearls’ at the mid-section and an upright
sti -leaf border around the waisted neck, the green bands with
elaborate scrollwork centered by chrysanthemum and lotus
blooms alternating with foliate yellow-ground ruyi-shaped
reserves
Height 11¾ in., 29.9 cm

PROVENANCE
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

$ 5,000-7,000

Ralph M Chait Galleries

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