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9 septembre 2008

A large blue and white flared 'birds and flowers' scrollpot. Transitional Period

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A large blue and white flared 'birds and flowers' scrollpot. Transitional Period

of waisted cylindrical form rising to a flared mouth, finely painted in rich underglaze-blue with an energetic scene of two pheasants and a smaller bird among flowering peonies and roses, with chrysanthemum sprouting behind dramatic rockwork, all between double bands at the foot and rim - height 9 3/4 in., 24.8 cm - Estimate: 20,000—30,000 USD

Provenance: - Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey Ltd, Hong Kong (until 30th January 1985).
- Thereafter with the present owner

Notes: Scrollpots are one of the implements of the scholar's desk and the present example embodies the fresh and unique forms that characterize early 17th century ceramics. With the late-Ming court suspending its commissions of porcelain production, the introduction of new patrons freed potters and painters to experiment with a wide range of styles beyond those previously prescribed by the court. The present elegant waisted vessel is an example of a form that evolved during the Chongzhen reign (1628-1644).

Compare a slightly smaller vessel of related form but probably used as a brushpot sold at Christie's New York, 18th September 2003, lot 300; and another sold in our London rooms, 10th November 1964, lot 92. Vessels of this form but with different decoration are also known, for example see one painted with figures in a landscape, in the collection of Mrs. Eugene L. Garbaty, included in the exhibition Chinese Ceramics of the Transitional Period: 1620-1683, China House Gallery, New York, 1984, cat.no. 20; and another with flowering plants, sold in our London rooms, 11th May 1993, lot 1.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art including Chinese and Japanese Art from The Collection of Frieda and Milton Rosenthal. 16 Sep 08. www.sotheby's.com

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