Kangxi
Comprising: a hexagonal tile decorated with a lady strolling in a terraced garden; and two square tiles, each painted with a central circular medallion, one enclosing birds flying over prunus sprays issuing from rocks, the other depicting butterflies in flight amongst blossoming chrysanthemum sprays emerging from rockwork.
The largest: 15cm (5 7/8in) wide. (3).
Footnotes
清康熙 青花瓷磚三件
Provenance: Acquired in June 2002 (the chrysanthemum tile)(label and collector's notes)
Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, 3rd June 2009 (the prunus tile)(label and collector's notes)
Published and Illustrated: M. White, Living at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Mary and Peter White collection, vol. 4, n.p., 2023, pp.222-223