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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LENORA AND WALTER
F. BROWN
1582
A RARE LARGE IRON-RED AND GILT-
DECORATED 'PHOENIX-TAIL' VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The vase is decorated on the body with a continuous
scene of pavilions in a rocky landscape with a pagoda
appearing between the clouds, beneath a band of small
panels containing Buddhist emblems on a diaper ground
on the shoulder, and a border of stiff leaves on the neck.
27¡ in. (69.5 cm.) high
$15,000-25,000

PROVENANCE:
Roger Keverne, London, 2013.
The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio,
Texas.
EXHIBITED:
London, Roger Keverne, Fine and Rare Chinese Works of
Art and Ceramics - Summer Exhibition, 2013.
LITERATURE:
Roger Keverne, Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and
Ceramics - Summer Exhibition, London, 2013, p. 49, no.
38.
This large ‘phoenix-tail’ vase is finely decorated in
iron-red enamel, with a remarkable retention of the gilt
details. For two vases of similar shape and size, but
with a more standard design of leaf bands and flower
sprays, in the Christiansborg Palace, Denmark, see O.V.
Krog et al, Treasures from the Forbidden City and The
Royal Danish Court, p. 603, no. 182.

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