THREE BLUE AND WHITE JARS AND COVERS

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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THREE BLUE AND WHITE JARS AND COVERS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Two are of ovoid form and decorated with pendent scrolling leaves framing flowers. The third jar, of cylindrical form, is similarly decorated. and has a low, domed cover with flat knop.
6¾ and 6 7/8 in. (17.1 and 17.5 cm) high; 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Myron S. Falk, Senior, Greenwich, Connecticut.

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Lot Essay

Three similar ovoid jars (two without covers) are in the collection of the Taft Museum, Cincinnati, and are illustrated in The Taft Museum, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 1995, pp. 581, where it is noted that the scrolling design was formerly known as 'tiger lily.' A similar cylindrical jar and cover is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam and is illustrated by C.J.A Jörg in Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, London, 1997, pp. 116-17, no. 118.

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