A Very Large Pair Of Blue And White Vases, Kangxi Period

Each decorated with three rows of light molded, petal-shaped panels filled with "penciled" vine-hung trees, the domed covers painted en suite and centered by large knops decorated with flower-heads. 21 5/8 in. (55 cm.) high (4) - Estimate 10,000 - $15,000

Notes: R. Krahl and J. Ayers illustrate a very similar covered jar in Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, vol. III, London, 1986, p. 1001, no. 2126. Another single was sold Sotheby's, New York, 21-22 September 2005, lot 88, and a pair was sold Christie's, New York, 23 January 2008, lot 9.

Christie's. Chinese Export Porcelain. 21 January 2009. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. Image 2009 Christie's Ltd. www.christies.com