AN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND CELADON JAR, KANGXI
China, 1662-1722. Robustly potted, of globular form, the body finely painted with two quatrefoil cartouches each painted in inky tones of cobalt with scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber, reserved against a dense celadon glaze.

Provenance: From the private collection of Marion Gaffié, inherited from her father Henri Gaffié, from Nice, France, who was a close friend of Picasso, Dufy, Utrillo and Vlaminck, and a notable art dealer and auctioneer on the French Riviera between the wars. A copy of a letter by Marion Gaffié, confirming the provenance, is accompanying this lot.
Condition: Excellent condition with two minuscule nibbles to foot rim and some old wear and minor surface scratching. Old brown staining to neck.

Weight: The jar 621.5 grams, the cover 28.4 grams
Dimensions: Height 12.2 cm without the cover and 13.7 cm with the cover

Finely carved hardwood cover with depiction of bamboo, plum and peony in high relief as well as two neatly incised key fret borders. Six-character apocryphal Chenghua mark painted within a double circle in cobalt blue to the recessed base.

康熙青瓷開光青花罐
中國， 1662-1722。罐體沉重，球狀，兩邊開光，青花繪西廂記人物故事場景。

來源：Marion Gaffié私人收藏，繼承于其父親Henri Gaffié処，法國尼斯。其父親是畢加索、達菲與弗拉敏克的朋友，著名的藝術交易商，戰爭時期曾是法國利維艾拉的拍賣商。隨附 Marion Gaffié關於來源的確認信函。
品相：品相極好，圈足上兩道細微磕損，一些老磨損，表面輕微刻痕。頸部有舊時棕色染跡。

重量：罐重 621.5 克，罐蓋重 28.4 克
尺寸：不含蓋高 12.2 厘米；總高 13.7 厘米