Strauss & co - 5 March 2018, Cape Town

105 272 A Chinese blue and white ‘Nanking Cargo’ bowl, Qianlong, 1735-1796 the body painted with a continuous landscape of pine trees and rocky outcrops, a figure on a bridge, with dwellings before a riverscape, the rim with lozenge-shaped blue-line border, fritting chips to the rim, paper label ‘Christies, lot 2751’, 19cm diameter R –  273 A pair of Chinese blue and white platters, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong, 1736-1795 octagonal, in sizes, each centre painted with two maidens and their attendant, with a further figure and his pony before pavilions, the foreground with a small dog, the cavetto with diamond-shaped border, the rim painted with sprays of small birds, peony blossom, flowers and pomegranates, the larger 43,5cmwide (2) R –  274 A Chinese mirror-black glazed jar, Qianlong, 1735-1796 the bulbous body with shortened neck, heightened with sprays of flowers, hairline cracks to the base, firing faults, 22cm high R –  275 A Chinese blue and white ginger jar, Qing Dynasty, late 18th century the ovoid body painted with a continuous riverscape with pavilions, trees and figures in the foreground, enclosed by blue- line borders, 21cm high ; with associated pierced wooden cover R –  272 273 274 275