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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE-GOURD VASE JIAJING MARK AND PERIOD
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- ceramic
- Height: 17 inches, 43.2 cm
each bulb painted in deep cobalt-blue with medallions of a dragon, two phoenix, and a crane among clouds, divided by spandrels of scrolling lingzhi supporting various Daoist emblems, all between a collar of lotus petal panels at the cut-down neck, lotus scroll at the waist, and a skirt of oblique lappets above hooked scrolls at the foot
Provenance
Property from a Philadelphia Collection.
Sotheby's New York, 17th September 2003, lot 83.
Sotheby's New York, 17th September 2003, lot 83.
Condition
It is drilled through the base. There are several firing cracks to the base one extending up into the body as a fine hair crack approximately 4 in. (10.2 cm). There are three shallow chips to the edge the foot. The neck has been reduced. There is some typical wear and light scratching and burst air bubbles to the glaze overall.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present vase with its vivid blues and energetic design is characteristic of the second half of the Jiajing emperor's reign. The design incorporates Daoist symbols such as the crane and lingzhi popular during the Jiajing reign but more unusual are the predominance of the emblems of power, the dragon and phoenix. Usually vases of this type feature two distinct designs; deer and crane beneath pine and peach trees and other various emblems of immortality or gatherings of Immortals again amidst further Daoist symbols. The inclusion of imperial imagery such as seen on the present vase is quite rare.
A vase of the same form and design in the Philadelphia Art Museum is illustrated by Jean Gordon Lee, Ming Blue and White, Catalogue, 1949, no. 110 and another is the Copenhagen Museum of Decorative Arts, Andre Leth, Catalogue of Selected Objects of Chinese Art, 1959, no. 112. A similar example was sold in these rooms 1st-2nd April 1974, lot 210 and Christie's London, 21st June 2001, lot 86.
A vase of the same form and design in the Philadelphia Art Museum is illustrated by Jean Gordon Lee, Ming Blue and White, Catalogue, 1949, no. 110 and another is the Copenhagen Museum of Decorative Arts, Andre Leth, Catalogue of Selected Objects of Chinese Art, 1959, no. 112. A similar example was sold in these rooms 1st-2nd April 1974, lot 210 and Christie's London, 21st June 2001, lot 86.