Lot 533: A Chinese Ceramic Pedestal Garden Table With Celadon and Underglaze Blue Decoration

A Chinese ceramic garden table of two-part construction, comprising a broad circular top and a tapered cylindrical pedestal base. The top features a central medallion decorated in underglaze blue with a stylised floral scroll motif, surrounded by a wide border of pale celadon green glaze with low-relief moulded scrolling foliage and blossoms. The outer edge is finished with two bands of underglaze blue decoration consisting of a scrolling vine and a geometric diaper pattern. The pedestal base is decorated in underglaze blue on a white ground with a continuous landscape (shan shui) scene depicting mountains, water with a fishing boat, and stylized clouds above a wave pattern border at the foot. A hand-painted inscription in underglaze blue is located on the outer edge of the top, reading JINGDEZHEN ZHI and JIAJING. Adhesive residue is present at the joint where the top meets the base.