Asian Auction
Thu, Jun 17, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 4
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Jar
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
with underglaze blue double circle mark, probably Kangxi period, ovoid form decorated with a figure riding a qilin and holding a ruyi scepter, with four other figures waving flags and banners in a garden setting, carved and pierced wooden lid, overall 9 x 8 in.
Note: A blue and white Kangxi porcelain jar with similar figural decoration from the Art Institute of Chicago sold at Christie's, New York, in September of 2019 for $8,125.
https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/chinese-art-art-institute-chicago-online/blue-white-ovoid-jar-6/73652
Provenance: Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, NY, Lot 297, purchased November 1974 for $250 (accompanied by copy of catalog page); Private Collection, Durham, North Carolina
Condition
spider hairline crack starting at the rim, some scratches, pinholes; wood lid with some rim chips
