A POWDER BLUE AND GILT-GROUND FAMILLE-VERTE 'FIGURAL' JAR AND COVER QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

of ovoid form rising to a straight cylindrical neck, the body with scalloped reserves painted in famille-verte enamels with scenes of ladies in rock gardens, interspersed with floral compositions of potted peony and prunus, all against a vibrant powder-blue ground with gilt-painted 'Hundred Antiques' and gilt borders, the domed cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a knop finial, the interior and base glazed white (2)

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

The jar with a restored U-form break at the mouth measuring approx. 7 cm wide. The foot abraded and with patches of consolidation spray. The cover's everted lip with a restored break measuring approx. 9 cm. Overall with typical firing imperfections including iron spots, and kiln flakes to the foot ring.
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An almost identical vase and cover from the Richard Bennett collection is illustrated in Edgar Gorer and J.F. Blacker, Chinese Porcelain and Hardstone, Vol. 2., London, 1911, pl. 153; and also in Catalogue of the Collection of Old Chinese Porcelains of Richard Bennett, Esq. Thornby Hall, Northampton, London, 1913, cat no. 169, identified as one of a pair. The pair can now be found at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool, acc. nos LL6113 and LL6114.