Lot 171 A Chinese blue and white garlic-mouth bottle vase

A Chinese blue and white garlic-mouth bottle vase

Wanli/Tianqi

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€ 6.000 – € 12.000

H: H. 29,4 cm

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The vase rises from a straight foot to a globular body and a waisted neck terminating in a bulbous garlic-shaped mouth. The body and neck are subtly faceted into six sides. It is painted in rich tones of underglaze cobalt blue. The bulbous upper section is decorated as a lotus bud, while the neck is painted with stylised floral motifs. The body is decorated with a scholarly scene depicting a seated scholar beside a fence, attended in the landscape by two servants, one carrying a tray and the other a vase. The foot is encircled by a double line.
此瓶直足，圓腹，束頸，頂端作蒜頭口，器腹與頸部均隱約呈六方棱線。通體以濃麗青花繪飾，蒜頭口描繪成蓮苞形，頸部飾程式化花卉紋。器腹繪高士圖，一位高士坐於圍欄旁，兩名侍從隨侍於山水庭園之中，一人手托盤盞，另一人捧瓶。足部環飾青花雙弦紋。
Provenance:
Marc Michot, Bruges.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 1990 and accompanied by a copy of their certificate of authenticity. (see added scan)