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A BLUE AND WHITE 'CAT AND BUTTERFLY' MALLET-SHAPED VASE, TRANSITIONAL PERIOD
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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Scientific Analysis Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication on 30 July 2025, based on sample number P125j93, sets the firing date of the sample taken between 350 and 500 years ago, consistent with the dating of the present lot. A copy of the report accompanies this lot.China, mid-17th century. The truncated pear-form body rising to a long waisted neck with garlic head below the upper rim, finely painted in shades of cobalt blue to depict a cat seated amid blossoms and rockwork and looking up to butterflies and smaller insects flying above, all below a stylized petal border around the shoulders. The neck further decorated with a bifurcated dragon amid lotus scrolls. Covered in a lustrous transparent glaze stopping neatly above the curving edge of the base, save for a small splash across the central concave recess.Provenance: From an important Irish private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with expected wear and firing irregularities including minor pitting and fine lines of brown discolored bubbles to the neck and body, the mouth with a tiny chip, the unglazed base with light surface scratches and few minute shallow chips. Two holes from sample-taking with corresponding fills.Weight: 2.3 kg Dimensions: Height 38.9 cmCats and butterflies are symbols of longevity. The cat (mao) is a homonym for 'seventy', while the butterfly (die) shares the same sound as 'eighty'. Together, they form a rebus for maodie. This term implies that one would live to be seventy or eighty — considered high age in ancient China.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams London, 17 May 2012, lot 250 Price: GBP 15,000 or approx. EUR 29,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A blue and white mallet-shaped vase, mid-17th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, cobalt-blue decoration, floral motifs, and size (37 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Rob Michiels, Bruges, 31 October 2020, lot 264Price: EUR 20,150 or approx. EUR 25,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A rare Chinese blue and white bottle vase with a cat and a butterfly, Transitional periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related decoration and similar motif. Note the similar size (36 cm).

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