A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain vases, painted with figures in a landscape, bearing a Chenghua mark, 18th or 19th century
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ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
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Starting at ZAR 25 000
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Cape Town
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A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain vases, painted with figures in a landscape, bearing a Chenghua mark, 18th or 19th century
c.1800-1900
height: 42cm; diameter: 23cm
Notes
The vases are of squat baluster form with a flaring trumpet neck, decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous landscape scene showing scholarly figures in a mountainous setting. The imagery reflects traditional literati themes associated with wisdom, retreat and contemplation. The base bears a Chenghua reign mark, a type widely copied in later periods in homage to early imperial wares.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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