A blue and white incense burner or porcelain brush pot with decoration of the 'Seven Sages in the Bamboo Grove'

Estimated Value:

2.000 € - 3.000 €

Result:

15.540 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Kangxi period
H. 12,2 cm / D. 17,5 cm
On three short feet, cylindrical wall. Finely decorated in graduated underglaze blue tones.
From an old German diplomatic estate, by descent to the present owners
The motif of the "Seven Sages in the Bamboo Grove" (竹林七賢 Zhulin qixian) is one of the most famous depictions of Chinese scholarly culture and was frequently reproduced on porcelains of the Qing dynasty in the 18th century. It goes back to historical figures of the 3rd century AD - intellectuals, poets and musicians who retreated to the seclusion of a bamboo grove during political turmoil. There they cultivated poetry, music and philosophical conversations in the spirit of Daoism and Confucian scholarship - Two feet slightly chipped, one small chip to base rim, few tiny glaze frits

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