Lot 186 A Chinese blue and white 'Geese and Flowers' square flask

A Chinese blue and white 'Geese and Flowers' square flask

late Ming

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€ 1.000 – € 2.000

H: H. 26,1 cm, W. 10 cm

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Of tall quadrangular form with rounded shoulders rising to a narrow, ribbed cylindrical neck. The four sides are painted in underglaze cobalt blue with alternating panels of flowering peony issuing from pierced rocks and waterbirds among lotus plants beside a pond, with further birds in flight above. The rounded shoulders are decorated with a continuous scrolling floral design, while double-line borders frame each panel and encircle the base. The underside is left unglazed.
此瓶呈高挑四方形，圓肩，上接窄長的棱紋直頸。器身四面以青花交替描繪牡丹洞石圖與荷塘水禽圖：牡丹自玲瓏洞石間生出，水禽棲游於荷花池畔，上方另有禽鳥飛翔。圓肩環飾連續的纏枝花卉紋，各面均以青花雙線為框，近足處亦環飾雙弦紋。底部露胎。
Reference:
Christie's New York, 16 March 2015, lot 3501 for a closely comparable example. (sold USD 13.750,00)
Sotheby's London, 22 February 2022, lot 16 for another closely comparable example. (sold GBP 5.292,00)
Provenance:
Marc Michot, Bruges.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 1998 and accompanied by a copy of their certificate of authenticity. (see added scan)