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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LENORA AND WALTER F. BROWN
1579
TWO FAMILLE VERTE GU-FORM VASES
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
EXHIBITED:
Each vase is decorated with pairs of pheasants perched on rocks amidst Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Private Eye: Selected
blossoming peony and chrysanthemum. Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11
June-13 August 1989.
21¿ in. (53.6 cm.) and 20√ in. (53.2 cm.) high (2)
The imagery of the pheasant with the peony forms the combination fu
$30,000-50,000 gui ji xiang, a wish for wealth (peony) and auspiciousness (pheasant). The
inclusion of chrysanthemums and rocks add wishes for longevity.
PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's London, 14 November 1978, lot 124.
The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio, Texas.
清康熙 五彩錦鷄牡丹紋觚式瓶兩件
