A BLUE AND WHITE EARLY KANGXI PERIOD BRUSHPOT 'BITONG'.
| Sold for | 580 000 SEK |
|---|---|
| Klubbas | Closed |
| Hus | Stockholms Auktionsverk Nybrogatan 32 |
| Föremålet har klubbats. | |
the exterior skilfully painted with a continuous scene depicting a standing dignitary and a seated lady on a terrace, accompanied by young attendants, two holding fans. All within a landscape of trees, rockwork, a banana plant and scudding clouds, Kangxi mark and of the period (1662-1722), height c. 15 cm, diameter c. 17.3 cm.
PROVENANCE:
Probably from the collection of the businessman and collector
Elis Eklöw (1894–1984).
LITERATURE:
Compare with; Qing blue and white porcelain from the Shunzhi and Kangxi reign. (Qing Shunzhi Kangxi chao qinghua ci) The Palace Museum's collection of Qing porcelain wares. First volume. (Gugong Bowuyuan cang Qingdai ciqi lei xuan. Di yi bian), p. 346-347.
Editors: Chen Runmin and the Palace Museum (Gugong Bowuyuan)
Published by The forbidden city publisher (Zi Jincheng shu ban she), Beijing, 2005.
Wear and firing defects. Crack at the rim c. 2 cm. Minor loss of glaze. No repairs found with UV-light. Please contact elisabet.fellbom@auktionsverket.se for more information.
