Chine, Blue & White Porcelains

Lot 293. A Chinese blue and white 'Lotus Pond' jar, probably Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); 30cm H, 21cm diameter. Estimate: £18,000.00 - £22,000.00. © Chiswick Auctions. The ovoid body rising from a short foot to a tapering neck, painted to the exterior with birds swimming among pond weed and flowering lotus plants, all between a lotus scroll band on the shoulders below a band of stylised clouds on the neck, and a lappet band at the foot. Chiswick Auctions. Asian Art. 12 Nov 2018

Lot 294. A Chinese blue and white jar, probably Ming Dynasty, 15th Century, 9.5cm H. Estimate: £20,000.00 - £30,000.00. © Chiswick Auctions. Of compressed globular form, the rounded sides rising from a recessed base to a short tapering neck, painted around the exterior with heavily fruiting melon branches, the large fruit, leaves and tendrils, painted below a , and a lappet band above the foot. Chiswick Auctions. Asian Art. 12 Nov 2018

Lot 232. A Chinese blue and white sectional altar vase, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period(1736-1795), 38cm H. Estimate: £30,000.00 - £50,000.00. © Chiswick Auctions. The shouldered body decorated with floral scroll, below a border of heads, with a further scrolling foliage to the shoulders, with a collar above and below the body each with a further band of pendant heads, the upper collar supporting the separately potted neck, the trumpet neck and a wide band of floral scroll, above a band of lappets, and below a... [Lire la suite]

   Lot 75. A Chinese blue and white brush pot, bitong. Kangxi period (1662-1722), 16cm H, 18cm diameter. Estimate: £12,000.00 - £15,000.00. © Chiswick Auctions. Of cylindrical form, the slightly tapering body finely painted with two panels, enclosing figurative garden scenes, six character Chenghua mark to base.  Chiswick Auctions. Kangxi: Porcelain & Decorative Arts. 12 Nov 2018

  Lot 95. A Chinese blue and white ‘seamstresses’ vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 34 cm. Estimate: £16,000.00 - £18,000.00. © Chiswick Auctions. Of baluster form, finely painted in underglaze blue with group of well four dressed ladies, one seated cutting fabric with a companion sewing around a dreamstone-inset table in front of a large screen, whilst to their right, on the garden veranda a lady draws a thread between her teeth whilst holding it at either end between forefinger and thumb, and to her... [Lire la suite]

Lot 265. A pair of blue and white pear-shaped vases, yuhuchunping, Guangxu six-character marks in underglaze blue and of the period (1875-1908); Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000. Price realised GBP 10,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.  Each vase is decorated with plantain, bamboo and rocks in a fenced garden. The waisted neck is decorated with stiff leaves rising up from a collar of scrolling foliage and spearheads. The foot is encircled with bands of lotus flowers and lappets. Christie's. Fine... [Lire la suite]

Lot 248. A blue and white bowl, Jiaqing six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1796-1820);7 ¼ in. (18.6 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000. Price realised GBP 10,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.  The exterior is painted in shades of cobalt blue to depict four characters, wan shou wu jiang (boundless longevity), each enclosed by a circle of ruyi-heads, separated from each other by two of the bajixiang and lotus sprays. The interior is decorated... [Lire la suite]

Lot 247. A pair of blue and white bowls, Qianlong seal marks in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000. Price realised GBP 20,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.  Each bowl is decorated on the exterior with four characters, wan shou wu jiang(boundless longevity), each enclosed by a circle of ruyi-heads, all surrounded by the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, and lotus sprays. The interior is painted with... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 243. An iron-red-decorated blue and white 'dragon' dish, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000. Price realised GBP 8,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.  The interior is painted with an iron-red five-clawed dragon leaping against a background of blue waves, with a similar design repeated with nine dragons to the exterior.   Provenance: Private English collection,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 196. A blue and white 'Red Cliff' brush bot, bitong, Kangxi period (1662-1722), Wen zhang shan dou mark in underglaze blue; 7 ¼ in. (18.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000. Price realised GBP 50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.  The brush pot is decorated with two panels, one depicting a scene from the Latter Ode to the Red Cliff with the scholars on the river in the moonlight. The other panel is inscribed with an excerpt from the text, entitled, and signed 'Hua Long Zhai wan', and... [Lire la suite]