R1143/4

A very rare Chinese porcelain famille verte cylindrical apothecary jar and domed cover, painted on the body with a continuous wide band with branches and flowers including chrysanthemum, mallow, daisy, prunus and pomegranates on an aubergine ground amongst pierced rockwork, all between underglaze-blue lines, the cover painted with two pheasants, one standing on rock work beside a lotus pond with overhanging willow and a ruyi-head band beneath the finial, the flat cover rim band with flowerhead reserves on a diaper ground, all between underglaze blue lines.

8 ⅜ inches, 21.3 cm high.

Kangxi, 1662-1722.

A pair of Chinese famille verte biscuit porcelain figures of the standing immortals Lan Caihe holding a flower basket and Zhang Guolao holding a musical instrument, they wear green robes decorated with fruits and flowers, they stand on openwork rectangular plinths decorated with a diaper pattern.

Kangxi, circa 1680.

11 1/2 inches, 19.2cm; 11 1/4 inches, 18.5cm high.

Chinese porcelain famille verte rouleau vase with high shoulder, cylindrical neck and galleried rim, painted on the body in a continuous scene with Xi Wang-mu, The Queen Mother of the West, descending from the Jasper Pool in the clouds with six of her attendants, one holding the giant peach of immortality, others with flute, cymbals, a qin and peacock feather fan, beside her a phoenix bird in flight, approaching the Emperor who wears yellow robes of dragon design, in his palace with generals, dignitaries and attendants amongst rockwork, wutong, banana plant and cranes all beneath a gilt sun, the shoulder with precious object reserves on a geometric ground, the neck with three medallions of Fuxing, seated holding a hu tablet beside a stack of books on a yellow fu-character, Shoulao, in a peach between a crane and scrolls on a green shou-character, and Luxing, seated between a deer and wine jar on an aubergine lu-character beneath the galleried rim with green keyfrets, the base glazed white.

18 ½ inches, 47 cm high.

Kangxi, circa 1715.