M5725
£26,500
Description
Chinese porcelain blue and white beaker vase, gu, decorated with four panels of buddhist lions perched atop rockwork, amongst waves, flames and clouds, the central bulb enclosed by two protruding ribs and key-fret borders decorated with flowers and scrolling foliage, the rim and foot with scrolling ruyi clouds, the base glazed white with a double-ring mark in underglaze blue.
Kangxi, 1662-1722.
44.5cm, 17 ½ inches high.
Provenance & Additional Information
- Formerly in the collection of John Oswald Liddell (1858-1918) and thence by descent.
- John Oswald Liddell (1858–1918) was the brother of Captain Charles Oswald Liddell (b. 1851), with whom he co-founded Liddell Bros. & Co., a trading firm based in Shanghai in the late 19th century. Both brothers were dedicated collectors of Chinese art, with Charles residing in China from 1877 to 1913, during which time he acquired significant porcelains from prominent Qing figures, including Yikuang, Prince Qing, the last Regent of the dynasty, and from the private secretary of Li Hongzhang, a key statesman of the era. Upon his return to Britain, Charles settled at Shirenewton Hall in Wales, where he incorporated East Asian elements into the estate, notably through the creation of a Japanese-style garden, the erection of Oriental pavilions, and the installation of a large Chinese temple bell. His distinguished collection was largely dispersed in a 1929 sale by Bluett & Sons in London. John Oswald Liddell also assembled a personal collection of Chinese art, though it remained more private and continued within the family after his death.
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