Pair of Chinese blue and white canisters, 18th century
Pair of Chinese blue and white canisters, 18th century
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Description
Pair of Chinese blue and white canisters, 18th century, the sides with alternating ogee-shaped panels containing watery landscape scene with pagodas, bamboo, pine and distant mountains visible across a lake, a figure in the foreground fishing beside a boat, other travellers visible on a jetty and bridge; the alternate panels with bamboo and pine tree growing above a small hut with three figures in the foreground, birds flying above; the shoulders with auspicious emblems and ruyi-heads against a diaper cell ground.
Condition: One with minor flake to edge and small chip to interior of rim; the other good
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| Material and Technique | Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration |
| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Dimensions | Height: 20.5cm. (8 1/16in.) |
Product REF: P164
