CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)

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IMPORTANTE JARDINIERE EN PORCELAINE BLEU BLANC
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)
En forme de cloche inversée, la panse est ornée des cinq créatures mythiques: le dragon, le phénix, le tigre, le qilin et la tortue. L'intérieur de la bordure du col est agrémenté d'une frise de nuages de ruyi ; fêle.
Hauteur: 26 cm. (10 ¼ in.), socle en bois

Provenance

Property of a French noble family, the collection was formed by the present owner's great-grandfather, from late 19th century to early 20th century.

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AN IMPORTANT BLUE AND WHITE BELL-SHAPED 'FIVE MYTHICAL CREATURES' JARDINIERE
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Lot Essay

The dragon symbolises the dynamic force, the white tiger the governor's benevolence, the qilin great peace, the phoenix prosperity and turtle longevity. See an identical blue and white 'five mythical creatures' jardiniere illustrated by Chen Runmin ed., Blue and white porcelains from the Shunzhi and Kangxi period, 2005, no. 325.

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