NOTICE: This lot requires a $15,000 authorization to bid on. Please contact our accountant at accounting@oakridgeauctiongallery.com to arrange this, NO UNAUTHORIZED OR ONLINE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. The rare and important planter with steeply rounded sides rising to an everted, lipped rim, the exterior well painted with pine trees and bamboo, variously interspersed with flowers and bamboo shoots as a brightly colored bird perches on top of a pine branch, the rim featuring a painted band of flowers, cloud, fruits and branches, the lower interior and base unglazed, the base centered with a large circular aperture. Inscribed to one side in underglaze blue with a horizontal, six-character, Kangxi reign mark below the rim and of the period. Dimensions are: 13 1/4 in. tall X 24 1/2 in. wide; 33.7 cm tall X 62.2 cm wide. All measurements are approximate. Condition: Glaze pops present and wear to the glaze, 1 repaired chip to the rim. Provenance: From Mrs. Hwang in the San Francisco area, inherited from her grandfather, Zou Dianbang. Zou Dianbang was a successful Chinese businessman from the Guangzhou province, where he held the post of chairman of the Guangzhou Banking Association and the chairman of the Guangzhou General Chamber of Commerce. He became a millionaire in his 20s and applied his financial acumen to the support of certain key political figures, including Sun Yat-sen and Hu Hanmin, despite his personal lack of interest in politics. In 1928, Zou Dianbang founded the Beiyuan Restaurant, whose pick and fry methodology, using ingredients from their nearby vegetable garden, has long associated his name with Cantonese cuisine. A Kangxi marked doucai jardiniere was sold at auction by Christie' s New York on September 15th, 2011, Lot 1549. A wucai jardiniere with Kangxi 6-character mark was sold at auction by Sotheby' s Hong Kong on June 1-2, 2015, Lot 683. A similar wucai jardiniere from the Kangxi period but on celadon ground can be found in the Palace Museum, Beijing. It is illustrated in _Selected Porcelain of the Flourishing Qing Dynasty at the Palace Museum_, Beijing: Forbidden City Publishing House, 1994, pg. 80 (fig. 1). To view additional photos, please see the following link:https://oag.smugmug.com/Sept-Asian-Session-1