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The Property of a Gentleman
紳士藏品

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A wucai ‘Eight Daoist Immortals’ flaring
vase, gu
Shunzhi
Painted and enamelled around the top section
with the Eight Daoist Immortals: He Xiangu,
Cao Guojiu, Li Tieguai, Lan Caihe, Lu Dongbin,
Han Xiangzi, Zhang Guolao and Zhongli Quan,
surrounded by pine trees, greeting Shoulao
holding a ruyi sceptre arriving on the back
of a flying crane amidst scrolling clouds, the
mid-section decorated with peony, lotus and
chrysanthemum sprays above the bottom band
of pomegranates, the interior flaring rim with
a border of floral tendrils, mounted on a low
bronze stand.
51.8cm (20½in) high
£12,000 - 15,000
HK$140,000 - 180,000 CNY110,000 - 140,000

Provenance: a German private collection

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