CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE OPEN SALTS, LOT OF FOUR, comprising three having octagonal form and one oval form example, each featuring an underglaze blue hand-painted water and pagodas scene. Unmarked. Second half 18th/19th century. 1 3/8" HOA, 4 1/8" x 3 1/4".
One undamaged except most having moderate glaze wear to edge; oval example with two minor chips to rim; single figure on bridge example with hairline and two chips to rim underside; boats and pagoda example with some scattered flakes and chips to rim and foot.
Published: Two figures on bridge example in Jzyk/Robertson - Open Salt Compendium, p. 287, pl. 893, right.
Provenance: From the collection of Fred and Lorraine Ayers, Layton, NJ.

One undamaged except most having moderate glaze wear to edge; oval example with two minor chips to rim; single figure on bridge example with hairline and two chips to rim underside; boats and pagoda example with some scattered flakes and chips to rim and foot.