Lot 3107
3107
A RARE MASSIVE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BIRD AND FLOWER’ BASIN
PROPERTY FROM THE JAMES K. LI COLLECTION
A RARE MASSIVE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BIRD AND FLOWER’ BASIN

KANGXI-YONGZHENG PERIOD (1662-1735)

Details
A RARE MASSIVE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BIRD AND FLOWER’ BASIN
KANGXI-YONGZHENG PERIOD (1662-1735)
The impressive basin is finely decorated to the exterior in delicate shades of cobalt blue with pairs of birds perched and in flight amongst combinations of bamboo, prunus, and flowers growing from rocks, all reserved on a shaded blue ground.
26 in. (66 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Collection of W.W. Winkworth (1897-1991)(by repute)
Hugh Moss Ltd., London
J&J Collection, acquired from the above in the 1970s

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Lot Essay

It is exceptional to find a basin of this massive size, and given the monumental dimensions of the piece it is impressive to see that the design was executed to such a high quality.
Compare two blue and white basins of comparable size and form dated to the 18th century, one decorated with crane and lotus sold at Sotheby’s London, 8 November 2017, lot 118, and the other with dragon and phoenix sold at Christie’s New York, 20-21 March 2014, lot 2155.

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