10-12-201310-12-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2678BBoston
October 12, 2013 11:00 AMCalender
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Blue and White Shallow Vessel

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$4,750$4,750
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2678BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 12, 2013 11:00AM

Description:

Blue and White Shallow Vessel, China, 19th/20th century, possibly a narcissus planter, rectangular with lobed corners, the interior depicting figures in a landscape scene with a walled city along the banks of a river, with a poem written on the upper right corner, the interior walls with stylized lotus and peony blossoms, the exterior decorated with vignettes of plum blossom, bamboo, chrysanthemum, and iris plants against a geometric blossom ground, on four bracket feet, six-character Jiaqing mark on base, 2 x 13 3/8 x 8 1/2 in.

Provenance: Acquired in 1963 from The Pig & Saddle, Boston, to the present owner by family descent. Original receipt available.
Estimate $500-700

age surface wear, spur marks, firing flaws


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Keywords

China