A FINE AND LARGE (44 CM) BLUE AND WHITE ‘MYTHICAL BEASTS’ BOTTLE VASE, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

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A FINE AND LARGE (44 CM) BLUE AND WHITE ‘MYTHICAL BEASTS’ BOTTLE VASE, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD China, 1662-1722. Heavily potted, of bottle form, rising from a short foot to a globular body and tall slender neck. Well painted in cobalt blue with large arched panels enclosing mythical animals including a qilin and Buddhist lion, the beasts with spotted bodies, scaly hides, flaming manes, and expressive open jaws, each shown in a rocky landscape with pines within a lobed panel separated by leafy floral sprays below chrysanthemum scroll and a zig-zag band with prunus blossoms at the shoulder, the latter repeated below the mouth, the neck with pendent and upright plantain leaves enclosing lotus scroll, centered by ribboned treasures. Dimensions: Height 44 cm The recessed base marked with an underglaze-blue double circle. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 15 December 2009, lot 8317 Price: USD 24,400 or approx. EUR 33,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, painting manner, beast motif, and double circle mark. Note the similar size (46 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1683 Price: HKD 271,500 or approx. EUR 48,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, painting manner, overall composition, and surrounding motifs. Note the smaller size (29.1 cm).

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