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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
COLLECTION
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6250 A BLUE AND WHITE VASE WITH ONE HUNDRED ANTIQUES
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE JAR AND COVER DECORATION
Kangxi period Qianlong mark
The jar molded with a wide mouth and ample body of elongated Of square-sectioned baluster form with canted corners, the walls
ovoid form painted with large scale peony blossoms issuing from filled with auspicious emblems and cherished antiques rendered
scrolling leafy tendril set between decorative bands at the base, in underglaze blue beneath the celadon-tinged glaze covering all
shoulder and neck (cracks, chips, retouching); the associated cover surfaces except the wide foot pad, the recessed base bearing the
with lotus bud finial painted with flowering branches and insects six-character mark in underglaze blue seal script.
within six flower petal reserves (chips). 21 1/4in (54cm) high
24 1/2in (62.2cm) high
US$2,500 - 4,000
US$3,000 - 5,000
Provenance
acquired by a family member in Czechoslovakia in the 1940s, and
thence by descent
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