A ‘BLUE AND WHITE’ OVOID JAR AND COVER, GUAN

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A ‘BLUE AND WHITE’ OVOID JAR AND COVER, GUAN
Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period, 1643 circa
30 cm high
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. n. 3923.

The shape and the decoration of this vase correspond to the style of the porcelain in the Hatcher Cargo.

A very similar jar was introduced by the Dutch artist Willem Kalf (1619-1693) in one of his most famous still-life dated to 1669 and now preserved in the Indianapolis Museum of Art (inv. n. 45.9); the artist used the same vase also in another still-life now in the Musée du Louvre in Paris (inv. RF796).

Willem Kalf (1619-1693), Still life with a late Ming ginger jar, 1669. Indianapolis, Museum of Art.

Willem Kalf (1619-1693), Still life with a late Ming ginger jar. Paris, musée du Louvre