A RARE BLUE AND WHITE EIGHT IMMORTALS BEAKER VASE, GU, KANGXI PERIOD

A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' BEAKER VASE, GU, KANGXI PERIOD
China, 1662-1722. The vase is well painted in bright blue tones with ogival-shaped reserves, each enclosing one of the Eight Immortals, four on the neck, two on the convex mid-section, and two on the lower body, all reserved on a diaper ground between various decorative borders.
Provenance:
From an old French private estate.
Condition:
Very good condition with some old wear and shallow surface scratches overall, scattered firing irregularities such as pitting, glaze recesses, dark spots. The cobalt-blue with small areas of firing-related fading, as expected from this group. The vase slightly leaning.
Weight: 2,740 g
Dimensions: Height 43.7 cm
The Baxian
(Eight Immortals) are a legendary group of Chinese heroes who fight to vanquish evil. Popular during the Tang and Shang dynasties, these Eight Immortals were said to live on a group of five islands in the Bohai Sea. Their stories were first recorded by the Ming dynasty poet Wu Yuantai. Their status as fabled folk icons makes them well-known in popular culture.
Literature comparison:
A similarly decorated blue and white baluster vase, dated to the Kangxi period, is illustrated in Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red III: Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, vol. 36, Hong Kong, 2000, page 33, no. 27.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's New York, 21 March 2014, lot 2132
Price: USD 37,500 or approx.
EUR 45,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A blue and white beaker vase, Kangxi period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, subject, decoration with similar panels, geometric bands, and diapered ground. Note the identical size (43.7 cm). Also compare the cobalt-blue with small areas of firing-related fading, as expected from this group.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby's New York, 18 September 2007, lot 273
Estimate: USD 30,000 or approx.
EUR 41,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare blue and white yen-yen vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject and decoration with similar panels, geometric bands, and diapered ground. Note the size (45.7 cm) and phoenix tail form.
康熙時期罕見青花開光八仙人物花觚
中國，1662-1722年。撇口，口沿下收，鼓腹，圈足。口內素白，外壁以錦地青花裝飾，頸部開光四位八仙中的人物，腹部兩位，腳部兩位。
來源：
法國私人老收藏。
品相：
狀況極好，整體有一些磨損和淺劃痕，分散的燒製不規則性，如點蝕、釉面凹陷、黑點。青花有小面積的燒製相關褪色。花瓶微微傾斜。
重量：2,740 克
尺寸：高 43.7 厘米
文獻比較：
一件相似的康熙青花觚，見《Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red III: Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum》，卷36，香港，2000年，頁33，編號27。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2014年3月21日，lot 2132
價格：USD 37,500（相當於今日
EUR 45,500
）
描述：清康熙青花錦地開光八仙圖花觚
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、主題、外壁相似的錦地青花裝飾。請注意幾乎相同的尺寸(43.7 厘米)。比較小區域的琺瑯有褪色。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2007年9月18日，lot 273
估價：USD 30,000 （相當於今日
EUR 41,000
）
描述：康熙青花鳳尾瓶
專家評論：比較非常相近的主題、外壁相似的錦地青花裝飾。請注意尺寸 (45.7 厘米) ，以及鳳尾的外形。