BH02
Further images
The tall rounded sides with moulded vertical ridges and set with a pair of handles formed as intertwined branches with raised prunus, the bodies decorated in shades of underglaze blue and painted to the exterior with a watery landscape scene with rocky mountains and pagodas, the moulded covers similarly decorated and with a finial in the form of a bud resting on a raised leaf, the circular stand with moulded sides also with a watery landscape scene, the wide rim with an intricate decoration of a ring of floral sprays encircled by peony and various diaper patterns within overlapping shaped cartouches, the handles and finials highlighted in gold.
Literature
For more on the subject of landscape decoration on Chinese 18th century blue and white porcelain see, Hills and streams: Landscape decoration on Chinese export blue and white porcelain : a loan exhibition from the collection of the China Trade Museum, Milton, Mass, by Forbes H A Crosby.
