Asian Art I - 17th May 2016

Lot 208

A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GOURD-SHAPED VASES C.1640 Painted with scholars seated in...

Estimate £5,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £11000

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Description

A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GOURD-SHAPED VASES

C.1640

Painted with scholars seated in fenced gardens, with attendant boys carrying parasols, vases and other objects, with plantain, pine and willow amongst rockwork, the necks with foliate sprays, 35.5cm. (2)

Provenance: a private collection, Holland Park, London.