KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Details

A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN FAMILLE VERTE BOYS RIDING QILIN
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The happy boys holding symbols and wearing green jackets, the mythical beasts standing four-square with their mouths open
11 in. (28 cm.) high

Provenance

The Cowdray sale; Christie's, London, 13-15 September 2011, lot 447.
The Richard Bennett Collection, Thornby Hall; Christie's, London, 5 November 2013, lot 451.

Literature

W.R. Sargent, Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection, Madrid, 2014, p. 168.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

A similar pair sold in the Ann & Gordon Getty Collection, Christie's, New York, 21 October 2022, lot 417 ($44,100). Another pair was illustrated by M. Cohen and W. Motley, Mandarin and Menagerie: Chinese and Japanese Export Ceramic Figures, vol. 1, The James E. Sowell Collection, Reigate, 2008, no. 4.1, pp. 86-87.

The Tibor Collection was formed over decades, growing to encompass every category of Chinese export porcelain, from small, charming teawares to massive pairs of important jars. The collector had a deep appreciation for the magnificent porcelains made for New Spain as well as for the lifelike charm and elegance of Chinese porcelain figure and animal models.

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