KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

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TWO BLUE AND WHITE 'SQUIRREL AND GRAPEVINE' BOWLS
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each has deep, rounded sides that rise to a slightly everted rim, and is decorated on the exterior with a continuous scene of small squirrels clambering amidst leafy, fruit-laden grapevines.
8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) diam. (2)

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Imperial Oriental Art, New York, November 1999.

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Compare the similar Kangxi-marked bowl sold at Christie's London, 3 November 2009, lot 198.

As squirrels have large litters, the depiction of squirrels with trailing vines may be a visual rebus for a wish for many sons and the continuation of the family line, the winding vines representing the family lineage. It has also been suggested that the squirrel and grape-vine motif conveys a wish for promotion to a higher rank.