Strauss & co - 16 March 2015, Cape Town

322 A pair of Chinese blue and white narrative jars, Qing Dynasty, 19th century each ovoid body painted with a continuous scene from the Battle of Changban of galloping figures in pursuit of Zhao Yun, one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, rescuing Liu Shan, his Lord’s young son, before a mountainous landscape, between double-line foliate borders, underglaze-blue four-character mark, chip to one rim, 29cm high (2) R60 000–80 000 324 A Chinese famille rose yellow- ground bowl, Qing Dynasty, 19th century rectangular, each side decorated with a panel of maidens at various pursuits enclosed by a yellow-ground border highlighted with peonies, lilies and foliage, raised on a foliate foot, turquoise enamelled interior, spurious iron-red four-character Qianlong seal mark, 22cmwide R6 000–8 000 322 323 Three Chinese famille rose bowls, Qing Dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century two of petal outline, the third of square outline with indented corners, each decorated with a band of aquatic and floral scenes, between spearhead, ruyi and wave borders, turquoise enamelled interior and base, rim chips, the largest 17,2cmwide, iron-red six-character seal mark (3) R8 000–10 000 114