A pair of rare Chinese rectangular blue and white jardinières and stands Kangxi 1662-1722

A pair of rare Chinese rectangular blue and white jardinières and stands Kangxi 1662-1722, with steep sides rising from bracket feet, painted with scenes of scholars at various pursuits in garden settings, and with women playing games or reading, the stands painted with the flowers of the four seasons, each with a metal liner, 22.2cm. (4)

Cf. J A Jorg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, no.121, for a related square section jardinière.

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