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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE JARS
AND COVERS
Kangxi
Each painted around the exterior in vibrant tones
with shaped panels containing mountainous
landscapes, baskets of flowers, and blooming
peonies issuing from rocks, the central bands
divided by and overlapping circles, all between ruyi-
shaped panels on the foot and shoulder with floral
scrolls, the covers similarly painted surmounted by a
lotus-bud finial.
44.5cm (17 1/4in) high (4).

£7,000 - 9,000
CNY62,000 - 80,000

清康熙 青花開光山水花卉蓋罐一對

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A BLUE AND WHITE EWER FOR
THE ISLAMIC MARKET
Kangxi
The flattened pear-shaped sides brightly painted
on both sides with rockwork issuing sprays of
blossoms, all surrounded by floral sprigs on the
rest of the body, the spout and handle with stylised
cloud motifs.
28cm (11in) high.
£4,000 - 6,000
CNY35,000 - 53,000
清康熙 外銷伊斯蘭青花花卉紋執壺

The shape of this ewer derives from metal vessels,
known as aftaba, which were produced in Turkey
and India and used in conjunction with a basin for
hand-washing.

Compare with an ewer of similar decoration, dated
to the late 17th/early 18th century, illustrated by
R.Krahl and J.Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the
Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul: A Complete
Catalogue, III, Qing Dynasty Porcelains, London,
1986, no.2153.

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