ANTIQUE CHINESE PORCELAIN JAR BLUE & WHITE 17th C. QING KANGXI JINGDEZHEN KILN

Description

300 YEAR OLD MASTERPIECE!
ACQUIRED FROM AN AFFLUENT CHINESE FAMILY RESIDING IN SAN FRANCISCO SINCE THE "FIRST PERIOD" IMMIGRATION IN 1849
PASSED DOWN FOR SIX GENERATIONS
AUTHENTIC
QING DYNASTY / KANGXI REIGN
AN EXQUISITE EXAMPLE "OF THE PERIOD" KANGXI / 1662 - 1722
A SUPERB BLUE AND WHITE LIDDED PORCELAIN JAR DEPICTING A THEME OF GOOD FORTUNE, PROSPERITY, LONG LIFE AND FINALLY IMMORTALITY
THE FLAWLESS SNOW WHITE GLAZE ON THE BODY OF THE VESSEL PROVIDES THE PERFECT BACKGROUND FOR THE DEEP COBALT AND JEWEL - LIKE SAPPHIRE BLUE GLAZE USED TO CONVEY SPECTACULAR SCENES OF SQUIRRELS CLIMBING ALONG VINES LADEN WITH SUMMER RIPENED GRAPES
THE PERFECT SYMMETRY OF THIS PIECE, HAND PAINTED SCENES, BRILLIANT FLAWLESS GLAZING AND SUPERB FINISH ARE THE QUALITIES  EXPERTS CITE WHEN
REFERRING TO KANGXI PORCELAIN AS THE PINNACLE OF THE ART
THE FINAL OVER GLAZE IS SO MIRROR-LIKE SOME PHOTOS SHOW THE GREEN REFLECTION OF THE LIVING BAMBOO IN THE BACKGROUND
THE MOTIF OF SQUIRRELS AND GRAPES IS A REBUS WISHING THE OWNER OF THE JAR LONGEVITY
IN CHINESE THE WORDS FOR PINE TREE AND SQUIRREL ARE PRONOUNCED THE SAME AND IN THIS MOTIF, THE SQUIRREL REPLACES THE PINE TREE AS A SYMBOL FOR OLD AGE.
THE WORDS FOR GRAPE AND PEACH ARE ALSO HOMONYMS, AND HERE THE GRAPE REPLACES THE PEACH AS A SYMBOL OF IMMORTALITY
THIS
LARGE
14" JAR HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR THROUGH THE YEARS AND ARRIVES VIRTUALLY AS PULLED FROM THE KILN 300+ YEARS AGO
A PERFECTLY EXECUTED "GUANYAO" (OFFICIAL WARE) EMPTY BLUE UNDERGLAZE (CIRCA 1667-1669) DOUBLE CIRCLE REIGN MARK ON THE BASE COMPLETES THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE
NO CHIPS, BREAKS, FRACTURES, SCRATCHES TO THE COVER OR JAR
100% ORIGINAL / NO RESTORATIONS
VERY MINOR, SHALLOW CRACKING IN GLAZE SURFACE ON INTERIOR BASE OF JAR
COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL BRONZE PULL RING IN LID
MORE PRISTINE THAN MANY EXAMPLES DISPLAYED IN MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
PLEASE SEE PHOTOS AND DECIDE
HEIGHT: 14" / 35.56 cm.
DIAMETER / TOP: 5 5/8"
DIAMETER / BASE: 5 5/8"
CIRCUMFERENCE: 29 1/4"
SHIPS INSURED WITH TRACKING / SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION
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