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A Blue and White Porcelain Bottle
Choson Period (second half 18th century)
With evenly proportioned ovoid body rising from a raised ring foot and with cylindrical neck ending in a rolled lip, painted in underglaze cobalt-blue with four landscape medallions within double-line borders reminiscent of four of the classic Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang: in one, two scholars on a rocky shoreline observe a passing boat, distant hills and the hazy sun; in another, a flock of geese flies over mountains and inlets; in another, a fishing boat nears shore; and in another, a cargo boat passes below a pavilion on a promontory, a banner flies from a tall staff on the terrace, five fishing boats are at anchor, and the sun and hills are in the distance; the bottle also decorated with a glossy, crackled transparent glaze, foot rim unglazed, incised Chinese character on base nae (inner)
13 9/16in. (34.4cm.) high