A RARE ZISHA STONEWARE APPLIQUÉ-DECORATED KENDI

Estimated Value:

1.500 € - 2.500 €

Result:

1.683 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Kangxi period
H. 18,3 cm
Of bottle vase shape with a short dragon-head spout on one side, finely decorated around the body with peach blossoms borne on leafy branches, prunus beside lingzhi and tall leafy orchids birds and pine, the tall cylindrical neck with two deer and a peony branch, amidst clouds within pendent leaves, the stoneware of an even reddish-brown.
Severin Collection, Munich, acquired due tradtion in the Munich art trade between 1980 and 2005
The decoration on the current lot presents a plethora of auspicious wishes. The cymbidium orchid, lan, is symbolic of virtue and associated with the ideal Confucian gentleman who is principled, morally upright, loyal and patriotic. Prunus, the first to flower in the year, represents spring as well as Confucian gentleman virtues of endurance and resilience. Lingzhi fungus is associated with longevity and immortality, as are peach blossoms which are also regarded as symbols of Spring. Examples of Yixing kendi are extremely rare although one, of more plain decoration, was sold at Sotheby's London, 5 November 2008, lot 360. For a Meissen example and the Chinese Kangxi example preserved in the collection of The SFO Museum see Evolution of a Royal Vision: The Birth of Meissen Porcelain | SFO Museum - Few very small chips or small losses to decoration

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