A BLUE AND WHITE ‘SCHOLAR’ VASE, QING
China, 19th century. The large vessel with a raised depiction of scholars, finely painted in cobalt-blue, gathering in a bamboo grove and inspecting a bamboo scroll, all below a pair of brown-glazed fillets. The shoulders with molded lion masks and rings. The ivory-colored glaze with intentional crackling.

Provenance: From a German collector, acquired personally in Tsingtao in China in 1967. The copy of an affidavit in German language confirming the location and date of purchase is accompanying this lot.
Condition: Excellent condition with one tiny glaze flake to lip, on minute chip to foot and some fritting to rings. Some firing flaws.

Weight: 6.9 kilograms
Dimensions: Height 42.5 cm

清代青花“文人“瓶
中國, 十九世紀。大瓶子上竹林中文人故事場景，青花繪製精美，肩部采用模壓，象牙釉面有開片。

來源：德國私人收藏， 親自在1967年購於中國青島。隨附一份確認購買地點和日期的德文副本。
品相：極好品相，輕微釉面開片。唇部有剝落，脚部有一小塊開片，一些窯砂，一些燒製瑕疵。

重量：6.9 公斤
尺寸：高42.5 厘米