Strauss & co - 5 March 2018, Cape Town

104 267 A blue and white ‘Swatow’ Zhangzhou dish, 17th century the centre painted with a phoenix before stylised peonies, bamboo and a rocky outcrop, enclosed by a triple blue- line border, the rim painted with alternating panels of flowers and bamboo, 36,5cm diameter R –  268 A blue and white ‘Swatow’ Zhangzhou bowl, 17th century the centre painted with Buddhist emblems and four alternating foliate cartouches, the rim with a foliate border, the reverse with panels of blossom, rimwith minor restoration, 21,5cm diameter R –  269 A Chinese blue and white vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722) the baluster body painted with pairs of phoenix amongst scrolling leafy peony stems, the lip with ruyi head border, underglaze-blue double-ring mark, 33cm high R –  270 A Chinese blue and white jar, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722) the baluster body painted with scrolling lotus blossom and foliage between blue-line borders, rim reduced, underglaze-blue double-ring mark, 26cm high ; with associated pierced wooden cover R –  271 Four Chinese Export blue and white dishes, Qianlong, 1735-1796 each centre painted with ribbon-tied sprays of flowers and butterflies, the cavetto with wave-spearhead border, the wavy rim with further sprays of flowers, the reverse with underglaze-blue double-ring mark centred by a bloom, fritting chips to the rim, minor firing faults, 24cm diameter (4) R –  267 268 269 270 271