A FINE CELADON GLAZED DOUBLE GOURD SANDUO VASE

Estimated Value:

2.000 € - 3.000 €

Result:

5.180 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Kangxi period
H. 17,3 cm
Painted in underglaze blue and copper red with three peaches on the upper lobe and sprays of pomegranate, peach and persimmon on the lower.
Rare Art Ltd, New York, Alan Hartman (1930 - 2023), sold Nagel, 14.5.1999, lot 2223 and bought by the present owner
The decoration of the three fruits on this vase symbolises 'triple abundance' symbolises 'triple abundance': of years, of happiness and of descendants. This decoration can already be found on porcelain of the early Ming period in underglaze red. Compare with a similar example in John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Bauer Collection, vol. 2, no. 151, p. 27. See also a similar decorated bowl preserved in the collection oft he Palace Museum Taipei, published in 'Underglaze Red Ware of the Ming Dynasty', Hong Kong 1966, pl. 3 - Few short filled hairlines to base

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