*A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GU-SHAPED VASE

KANGXI 1662-1722

Moulded with lotus petal-shaped panels containing figures of scholars, dignitaries, fishermen and warriors beneath flower sprays, the central bulb between diaper bands, the base with a leaf mark within a double ring, 43.8cm.

Provenance: purchased from Marchant, London 15th December 1970, formerly the collection of Bertil J Högström, collection no.19.

Cf. Anthony du Boulay, the Taft Museum, its History and Collections, vol.II, p.583, no.1931.188 for a pair of similar beaker vases.