Pair of Pear-Shaped Vases [Ch55]
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province; Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration (H. 12.75 cm)
The vases have everted lips and are painted with lotus plants surrounded by asters. One vase has a finer sapphire blue colour.
Literature: Anthony du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art at Winchester College (Winchester, 2019), p. 62
Provenance: Bequeathed as part of the Duberly Collection, 1978; purchased by Major Montagu and Lady Eileen Duberly from S.L. Moss, 28 June 1950 (£23)
Location: Treasury, Gallery 2