The first Chinese blue and white wares were produced as early as the seventh century in Henan province, China during the Tang dynasty, although only shards have been discovered. Tang period blue-and-white is more rare than Song blue-and-white and was unknown before 1985. The Tang pieces are not porcelain however, but rather earthenwares with greenish white slip, using cobalt blue pigments. Reference: Wikipedia
Below are some examples and price guides of antique Chinese blue and white porcelain including a Kangxi pot and a fine porcelain snuff bottle.
Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Pot and Cover,
1662-1722,
squat bulbous shape with metal handles and finial, underglaze decorated with a mountainous landscape with figures on one side, the reverse with a flower garden with insects, approx. overall dia. 8 3/4, ht. 8 1/4 in.
Sold for Sold for US$6,400 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2023
CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN YUHUCHUNPIN VASE, the body with raised decoration depicting sprays of flora and butterflies, the neck with a band of blue and white foliate decoration, six-character mark to base, 30cm high.
Sold for US$300 at Royal Sea LLC in 2023
FINE CHINESE BLUE WHITE ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLE POEM QIANLONG MARK
This blue and white bottle is finely enameled and features a floral scene with a butterfly on one side and a poem on the other. There are also fine gilding touches. It bears the Qianlong mark and is 2.8 inches tall.
Sold for US$120 at Noble House Collection Gallery in 2023
A Chinese blue and white jar, Kangxi (1662-1722), of ovoid form, painted with precious objects, butterflies and flowers in shaped panels, 26cm high Condition Report: Signs of glue to rim.
Sold for £820 at Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers in 2023
Blue And White Butterfly Pattern Holding Box, Kangxi Mark
Sold for CA$250 at Arnaud’s Auctions and Appraisals LIMITED in 2023
Rare Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Vase
Of tall baluster form, the exterior painted with birds, butterflies and gnarled tree branches, the bottom inscribed with six-character mark. Approx. 12.4-7 inch.
Sold for US$3,250 at Wealthier Art & Auction in 2023
Chinese blue and white bird and flower jar, of ovoid form, decorated with a pair of bulbuls perched in a peony bush with rockwork to the side and butterflies floating above, having no apparent mark.
Approximate dimensions: h. 11″, dia. 7″.
Sold for US$450 at Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery in 2023
A Pair of Large Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Table Lamps
contemporary, large ginger jars painted with birds, flowers and butterflies in blue, drilled and set into wood mounts as lamps with single lightbulb fixture, fabric lampshades, and decorative porcelain disc finials with blue landscape scene, label stickers remain to body of lamps.
Sold for US$375 at Leland Little in 2023
Blue and white vase with butterfly pattern of the Qing Dynasty
Sold for US$3,750 at YaShawn Auction House in 2023
