Pair of Blue and White Covered Ginger Jars

Description:

Pair of Blue and White Covered Ginger Jars, China, 19th century or later, each decorated with a bird perched on a flowering peony tree above rockery and amidst prunus, with a crenellated band along the shoulder, covers (not original) with floral decorations, four-character Kangxi mark on base, ht. 6 in., with wood stands.

Note: See Christie's New York, Sale 2344, October 2010, Lot 436.
Estimate $500-700

surface wear, firing flaws, minor chips on base; covers different


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