A FINE ENAMELED PORCELAIN ‘LANDSCAPE’ VASE, ATTRIBUTED TO ZHANG ZHITANG Attributed to Zhang Zhitang (1893-1971). The baluster vase finely painted in bright enamels with a continuous landscape of lofty peaks towering around a broad river, trees, and houses, followed by an inscription reading ‘In the autumn of Wuzi year (1948) in Xinjiang River, signed Zhang Zhitang’, and a seal `Zhitang’. With maker's mark in overglaze iron-red reading Yitao Zhai.

Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and minimal firing flaws.
Provenance: German private collection.

Weight: 945.1 cm
Dimensions: Height 29.5 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a pair of related vases attributed to Zhang Zhitang at Christie’s London in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles on 13 May 2011, lot 1272, sold for GBP 12,500. Another vase attributed to the artist was sold at Bonhams San Francisco in Asian decorative Arts on 13 March 2012, lot 3457, sold for USD 1,500.