KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

There are a considerable number of faceted jardinieres with Kangxi marks decorated in overglaze enamels or cobalt blue in museums worldwide. The subject matter varies from birds and flowers, such as a wucai jardiniere decorated in similar style illustrated in Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 104, pl. 95; to figural, such as a doucai jardiniere depicting the Three Star Gods in a landscape in the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, pp. 94-95; as well as pure landscapes, as seen in a blue and white jardiniere painted with pure landscapes on each side in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (III), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2000, p. 67, pl. 58.