Tall Blue And White Jardinière, Kangxi Mark and Period (1662-1722). Estimate : 4 000 € / 5 200 €. Photo Auctionata

Deep bowl on round foot with barbed rim. Decorated around the exterior with lappets of flowering sprigs above the foot. Six cartouches showing birds flying over prunus trees, chrysanthemums with insects and a phoenix flying over a landscape with a Qilin. The inside of the rim decorated with a band floral sprigs and the well with a round reserve depicting a large central chrysanthemum with a bird. The base with six character Kangxi mark in double circle. Further with collector’s label ‘Sammlung Henning v. Helmersen’ - Height: 17 cm; diameter: 31.5 cm. Perfect condition 

Provenance: former collection Henning von Helmersen 

Blue and White Style 

The blue white porcelain had its golden age in the Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), but it believed that this porcelain type was first made in the Tang Dynasty (618-906). Especially the proverbial ‘Ming vase’ characterizes mainly the European idea of the Chinese porcelain art. The blue color is caused by a mixture of cobalt oxide and water. The color has been painted onto the porcelain before glazing and firing. After that it is coated with a transparent glaze. 

AUCTIONATA AG, 10719 BERLIN. Important Art d'Asie, le 20 Juin 2015 à 14h00