ID 963264
Lot 3064 | A VERY RARE PAIR OF DOUCAI OCTAGONAL ‘IMMORTALS’ JARDINIÈRES
Estimate value
HKD 1 200 000 – 1 800 000
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each thickly potted jardinière of octagonal section is finely painted to the sides with various scenes of Daoist immortals, their associated animals and auspicious attributes, and attendants, all in an outdoor setting, above a lotus-scroll border and a diaper pattern around the splayed foot. The everted rim is further decorated with flowering branches.
23 in. (58.5 cm.) wide, gilt-metal stands
Provenance
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 October 1995, lot 743
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Kangxi period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Kangxi period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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