CHINESE POLYCHROME PORCELAIN BEAKER

Chinese five-color (wucai) beaker decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels showing at the base peach fruit sprays, at the middle register floral sprays and at the top register a phoenix on a rock surrounded by peonies and chrysanthemum flowers.

Ex -Collection William Boyce Thompson, C111

Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi Reign
(1644-1662)

Condition: Excellent, except for minor scratches

Height: 16”

CHINESE POLYCHROME PORCELAIN BEAKER

Chinese five-color (wucai) beaker decorated at the base with peach fruit sprays, at the middle register with peony sprays, and at the top register women and children at play in a garden.

Ex-Collection: William Boyce Thompson, Inventory #106

Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi Reign (1644-62)

Condition: Good Condition with Only Minor Scratches
Height: 16”

CHINESE WUCAI ENAMELED TEMPLE JAR AND COVER

Decorated in underglaze blue and yellow, red, and green overglaze enamels depicting a phoenix standing on a rock formation surrounded by tree peonies. good condition, except for a sealed shoulder crack.

Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi Period

Height 17”

RARE AND FINE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE COVERED TUREEN

A finely painted famille verte enameled circular covered tureen displaying alternating sprays of chrysanthemum and tree peony blossoms on the sides, top and, (rarely found) inside the basin. The upper registers of the basin and lip of the rim are decorated with lattice designs, suggesting a Japanese destination.

Early Kangxi Reign (1662-1722)

Excellent

Diameter 11"

CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE ENAMELED TEAPOT

Square, cut-corner body surmounted by a faux bois enamelled high arching handle and decorated in brilliant yellow, red, green, blue and gold overglaze enamels depicting rocks, flowers and butterflies.

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)

Height 7.75”

LARGE, UNUSUAL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE

Extremely large, modified garlic bulb neck, blue and white baluster vase covered with various floral motifs.

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)

Height 25"

LARGE CHINESE IMARI EXPORT PUNCH POT

Chinese export punch pot decorated with sprays of peonies in repeat segments

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Reign (1662-1722)

Height: 9", Width: 11"

CHINESE PORCELAIN JARLETS SURMOUNTED BY LATER EUROPEAN SILVER COVERS

Chinese porcelain jarlets decorated, using underglaze blue, depicting vertical blossoming prunus sprays, surmounted by decorative European silver mounts.

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Reign (1662-1722 A.D.)

Height: 6"

FINE LARGE CHINESE
IMARI CHARGER

With tree peonies and chrysanthamums.

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722 A.D.)

Diameter 17"

PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE CHARGERS

A Tree of Life stands in the center adorned with Magnolia-type flowers.

The flattened rim is decorated with four busy floral bouquets. The underside shows four typical Rouge de Fer floral sprays.

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)

Diameter 15.3”

RARE AND IMPORTANT CHINESE ROSE-VERTE CHARGER

The charger depicts the ancient Daoist ceremonial themes native to China for almost 3000 years: on the outer rim, the Eight Daoist Immortals (Baxian) are shown, together with their trademark symbols, each inside of elaborately drawn cartouches, On the interior the Eight Magic Trigrams (baqua) surround the Energy Symbol (YinYang).

The charger displays the earliest applications of pink and white in the overglaze enamel palette, taught to the Chinese by Jesuits visiting the Imperial Court.

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
(Circa 1720)

Diameter 22"

CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BARBER BASIN

Chinese Porcelain Barber Basin or Bleeding Bowl Decorated in Famille Rose Overglaze Enamels Showing Chinese Tree Peonies.

Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign (1723-1736 A.D.)

Diameter: 10.5 "

RARE BLANC DE CHINE STANDING BUDAI

Extremely unusual interpretation shows Budai standing with sack around his shoulders containing a child. Another child at his side. Illegible impressed marks on back.

Qing Dynasty, (17th/18th Century)

Height: 7”

FINE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE SCULPTURE OF BUDAI

Exquisitely detailed and elaborate blanc de chine porcelain figure of the mythical demi-god, Budai (Chinese: cloth sack), carrying his bag of gifts in one hand and a string of beads in the other.

Cf: Blanc de Chine by P.J. Donnelly, PL.129C for an almost identical example

Qing Dynasty, (18th Century)

Good condition, except for small restoration to base.

Height: 12 in.

CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE RING HANDLED BOTTLE

Thickly potted gently sloping bottle with opposing ring handles affixed to the body.

Qing Dynasty, (18th Century) Dehua kilns, Fujian Province

Height 12”. Cf:

CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE COVERED GINGER JAR

Chinese blue and white porcelain, covered ginger jar decorated with prunus flower heads over a background of cracked ice. Now both base and cover drilled and mounted as a lamp.

Qing Dynasty, (18th Century)

Height: 14”

PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GARDEN SEATS

Pair of blue and white garden seats featuring an unusual
landscape scene, along with Buddhist and cash symbols.

(18th Century)

Height: 18", Diameter: 15"

MASSIVE CHINESE FLAMBE GALLIPOT (Meiping)

The Flambe (accidental glaze) effect is achieved by mixing cobalt blue and copper red. The glaze drips and runs down the vase in a deliberately unintended path, often creating exciting abstract designs.

Qing Dynasty, (19th Century)

Height 21”

TALL CHINESE FLAMBE VASE

Massive, High-Shouldered (Meiping) Vase Decorated with a Mixture of Underglaze Copper Red and Cobalt Blue Glazes, Known as Flambe.

Qing Dynasty, (Circa 1820)

Height: 19.5"

LARGE ASSEMBLED PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PHOENIX BIRDS

Large assembled mirror-image pair of mythical phoenix birds standing on reticulated rockwork, decorated in brilliant enamels articulating layers of feathers and expressive faces.

Qing Dynasty, (Mid 19th Century)

Height: 24 in.

EXTEMELY TALL CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PHOENIX

Figure of the mythical phoenix astride a rockwork formation, showing intricately sculpted feathers and tail all under an array of brilliant overglaze enamels.

The Phoenix (ch: Feng Wang) is the Symbol of the Empress of China.

Late 19th Century

Condition: Excellent condition
Height: 27”