A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain slender-necked bottles, Kangxi period, 1662-1722
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ZAR 12 000 - 16 000
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Cape Town
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A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain slender-necked bottles, Kangxi period, 1662-1722
each height: 24cm; diameter: 11cm
Notes
Each bottle is decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with stylised floral and foliate motifs, including scrolling leaves, blossoms and framed floral cartouches. The elegant elongated pear-shaped bodies and slender necks are characteristic of late 17th- and early 18th-century Qing blue and white bottle forms. Floral designs of this type were widely used in Kangxi wares and reflect the highly developed decorative vocabulary of Jingdezhen kilns, with scrolling foliage symbolising growth, vitality and continuous renewal. The balanced proportions and finely controlled cobalt painting are consistent with porcelain produced during the Kangxi reign.
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Private Collection.
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