Lot 177 A pair of Chinese blue and white 'Flying Horses' pear-shaped bottle vases

A pair of Chinese blue and white 'Flying Horses' pear-shaped bottle vases

Wanli

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€ 2.000 – € 4.000

H: H. 28 cm

(UV-checked)
- One is in quasi-excellent condition, with normal minor superficial wear, typical small spots of glaze loss to the top rim and several typical minor burst glaze bubbles.
- The other overall in very good condition, with normal minor superficial wear, typical small spots of glaze loss to the top rim and several typical minor burst glaze bubbles. A small firing-related dent to the neck and a baking flaw to the foot.

A pair of pear-shaped bottle vases decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with the characteristic Kraak panelled design. Beneath the mouth hang six jewelled bead strings with tassels, while the shoulder is decorated with pendent lappets ornamented with fretwork motifs below a band of ruyi-head motifs. The body is divided into six large vertical panels, alternately decorated with a flying horse amidst flames above rolling waves and flowering plants. The principal panels are separated by narrow divisions filled with linear ornaments. The foot is encircled by a double line.
此對瓶作梨形，以青花繪典型的克拉克式分格開光紋飾。口沿下懸飾六組珠寶瓔珞及流蘇，肩部上方環飾如意雲頭紋，下承填飾回紋的垂瓣紋。
器腹分為六組大型縱向開光，內交替繪飛馬穿行於火焰之間、下臨翻湧波濤，以及各式花卉。主開光之間以填飾線形紋樣的狹長分格相隔。足部環飾青花雙弦紋。
Provenance:
Rob Michiels Auctions, Bruges, 24 June 2017, lot 1027. (sold EUR 4.940,00) (link)
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above. (see added scan)