Lot 167 A rare Chinese blue and white 'Immortals' vase

A rare Chinese blue and white 'Immortals' vase

Jiajing

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€ 80.000 – € 120.000

H: H. 35,4 cm

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An elegant ovoid jar, rising from a neatly finished foot to a rounded body with gently sloping shoulders and a short neck with a thickened rim, richly decorated in vibrant underglaze cobalt blue. The neck is encircled by a stylised foliate scroll, while the shoulder is decorated with chrysanthemum medallions and half-rosettes reserved against a ground of cash-coin motifs.
The body is finely painted with four Daoist Immortals, each depicted within wave-shaped reserves separated by elegant spiral motifs. One Immortal is seated upon a carp, another upon a floating tree branch holding a fan and a suspended gourd, a third rides a flying crane while carrying a ruyi sceptre, and the fourth is shown seated upon a cloud holding a fan. The principal scene is framed above and below by bands of foliate scrolls executed in reverse decoration. The lower body is further decorated with a band of upright lappets.
此罐造型秀雅，作卵形，圓腹溜肩，短頸，口沿厚實，下承規整的圈足。通體以鮮麗濃郁的青花繪飾。頸部環飾纏枝花葉紋，肩部以金錢紋為地，留白繪菊花團紋及半朵團花。
器腹繪四位道教仙人，各置於波浪形開光之內，開光之間以螺旋紋相隔。一位仙人騎坐鯉魚之上，一位坐於槎，手持羽扇，身旁懸掛葫蘆，第三位乘飛鶴而行，手持如意，第四位坐於祥雲之上，手持羽扇。主體畫面上下各環飾青花地留白纏枝花葉紋，下腹另飾一周仰蓮瓣紋。
Provenance:
Luis Alegria, Porto, with their label.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above on 20 March 2019, accompanied by a scan of their original invoice and certificate of authenticity. (see added scans)
Exhibited:
TEFAF Maastricht, Luis Alegria, 2019.