Blue and White Ginger Jar and Cover

Description:

Blue and White Ginger Jar and Cover, China, Kangxi period style, bulbous, depicting a continuous garden scene with figures in various activities, a double ring on base, cover with openwork shou character, on carved wood stand, jar ht. 8 5/8 in.

Provenance: Purchased at Sotheby's, New York, May 31, 1994, Lot 319; with invoice.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

surface stain, firing flaws with pockmarks.


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