Sold for €64,000
including Buyer's Premium
Finely painted in ample detail and neatly graduated shades of cobalt blue with a continuous undulating stem bearing four large peony blooms, each with furled petals. The stem growing spiky leaves on scrolling vines, all elaborated in stark contrasts of manifold pale and soft blue tones with innumerable minuscule dots of blackish blue, all between narrow bands of classic scroll and double lines. This main frame is beneath a masterfully painted band of phoenix and longma outlined in deep blue, detailing the fine scales, feathers, wings and tails of these mythical creatures, all enclosed by densely flowering lotus blossoms, and beneath a band of scroll design which encircles the short upright neck with its flared mouth rim. The base with a wide border of rectangular lappets. The broad shoulders elegantly tapering to a slightly splayed foot.
Provenance: Belgian trade. Acquired from the estate of a noble family in Belgium, where it has been for quite some time, by repute.
Condition: Old wear and weathering. Expected firing flaws, such as glaze gaps and recesses, glaze crackling, minute firing cracks, extensive pitting, minor kiln grit, and a circumferential luting line below the shoulder. One glaze recess is revealing some of the original blue color below the thick and somewhat opaque layer of transparent glaze above. The lower section with a single crack, which has become black over time. The base and the lip have been excised so that the vase could fit into a mounting. This was probably done in the 18th-19th century, shortly after the vase made its way to Europe. The mounting was then removed again, probably during the 20th century, and the base and lip were restored accordingly. This restoration was carried out a long time ago, for that the fills at the lip have turned yellow, now standing out against the original color of the ware.
Weight: 4,224 g
Dimensions: Height 43.2 cm
Finely painted in ample detail and neatly graduated shades of cobalt blue with a continuous undulating stem bearing four large peony blooms, each with furled petals. The stem growing spiky leaves on scrolling vines, all elaborated in stark contrasts of manifold pale and soft blue tones with innumerable minuscule dots of blackish blue, all between narrow bands of classic scroll and double lines. This main frame is beneath a masterfully painted band of phoenix and longma outlined in deep blue, detailing the fine scales, feathers, wings and tails of these mythical creatures, all enclosed by densely flowering lotus blossoms, and beneath a band of scroll design which encircles the short upright neck with its flared mouth rim. The base with a wide border of rectangular lappets. The broad shoulders elegantly tapering to a slightly splayed foot.
Provenance: Belgian trade. Acquired from the estate of a noble family in Belgium, where it has been for quite some time, by repute.
Condition: Old wear and weathering. Expected firing flaws, such as glaze gaps and recesses, glaze crackling, minute firing cracks, extensive pitting, minor kiln grit, and a circumferential luting line below the shoulder. One glaze recess is revealing some of the original blue color below the thick and somewhat opaque layer of transparent glaze above. The lower section with a single crack, which has become black over time. The base and the lip have been excised so that the vase could fit into a mounting. This was probably done in the 18th-19th century, shortly after the vase made its way to Europe. The mounting was then removed again, probably during the 20th century, and the base and lip were restored accordingly. This restoration was carried out a long time ago, for that the fills at the lip have turned yellow, now standing out against the original color of the ware.
Weight: 4,224 g
Dimensions: Height 43.2 cm
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