A beautiful miniature 5-piece garniture set, c. 1690.
China, Kangxi period (1661-1722), Qing dynasty.

The set consisting of two beaker vases (gu) and three baluster vases with original lids. All five vases with a beautiful hand-painted underglaze blue & white decoration of plants, flowers and rocky outcroppings.

The three lidded vases are marked with artemisia leaf on the bottom, the two beaker vases are unmarked.

Ref:
The five vases we listed are not from the Vung Tau shipwreck but identical garniture vases have been found in the Vung Tau (hence the precise dating of 1690) see:
-Rob Michiels Auctions, Asian Arts auction, 2020-10-31, lot 322
-Bonhams London, Fine Chinese Art auction, Nov 5, 2007, lot 266

Lit:
-Jörg, C.J.A. - Porcelain from the Vung Tau Wreck
-Christie's Amsterdam The Vung Tau Cargo auction catalogue

Dimensions:
Lidded vases:
Heights approx. 14 cm, widths 6.5 cm.
beaker vases:
Heights approx. 11 cm, widths 7.5 cm.

Condition (see photos 22 till 70 for photos under UV lighting):
-One of the lidded vases in pristine condition; both vase and lid.
- One of the lidded vases in pristine condition, the lid with a hairline on the side and a missing button - a brown wooden button of the same form has been installed in its place.
- One of the beaker vases in pristine condition except for a tiny chip at the bottom - along the inner edge with what looks like a hairline, but it is not (firing error).
- One of the lidded vases has a hairline crack - the lid in pristine condition.
- One of the beaker vases with two chips and three edge frits at the top - one chip on the bottom.

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