Chinese Qing Qianjiang Ginger Jar w/ Birds & Flowers

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Fine Antiquities, Asian, Ethno, Fine Art

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May 1, 2025

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• Lot Description
  East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. late 1800s to early 1900s CE. A lovely stoneware ginger jar, painted and glazed in ivory white, then overpainted with a charming scene of yellow birds - one mid-flight chasing insects, the other perched on a flowering tree branch. This decoration exemplifies the distinctive Qianjiang style, which favors minimalism and subtlety, often leaving much of the ceramic surface unpainted to create a meditative balance between form and emptiness. The lid bears a three-character inscription in black ink. Qianjiang porcelain painting flourished in the late Qing Dynasty, rooted in the spirit of Yuan dynasty literati art. Emphasizing expressive brushwork, spontaneity, and poetic sentiment, artists treated ceramic vessels like scrolls - blending poetry, calligraphy, and ink-wash aesthetics to evoke a quiet dialogue between humanity and nature. Size: 8" Diameter x 12" H (20.3 cm x 30.5 cm)
  
  Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s
  
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  #193472

  Condition

  Unknown if the lid is original to the vessel, the coloration and craquelure do not quite match the rest of the vessel. Some surface pitting and firing imperfections, fading to pigments, and scuffs, but otherwise nice condition.
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