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A FAMILLE VERTE ENAMELED PHOENIX-TAIL VASE A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE ENAMELED BALUSTER VASE
Late Qing/Republic period Late Qing/Republic period
Painted with similar designs of pheasants perched on faceted garden Of square section and painted to the biscuit in green, yellow and
rocks surrounded by seasonal flowers to the long trumpet neck aubergine combined with white and colorless glazes to depict
and inverted pear-shaped body and bordered by various decorative elaborately costumed civil and military officials and their attendants
bands where leaf green predominates in the color scheme, a square in landscape and palace setting on the four walls and smaller figure
cut foot enclosing the recessed base painted with a double ring in reserves on the neck, the recessed base and foot pad fired without
underglaze blue (minor firing flaw to rim). glaze.
17 7/8in (45.5cm) high 29in (73.7cm) high
US$1,200 - 1,800 US$6,000 - 8,000
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A WUCAI DECORATED BEAKER VASE, GU
A FAMILLE VERTE ENAMELED SQUARE-SECTIONED 19th century
BALUSTER VASE The tall trumpet neck painted with a narrative scene of an official in
Late Qing/Republic period a garden setting inspecting a row of weapons, the middle section
Painted with shades of leaf green predominating, along with purple, painted with rock, orchids, bamboo and chrysanthemum, the lower
yellow, black and clear enamels on the biscuit to depict children in section with sprigs of the ‘Three Abundances’ represented by
a continuous garden that encircles the trumpet neck above larger pomegranates, peaches and finger citron (chipped).
panels on each of the tall tapering walls of beauties and officials in 23 5/8in (80cm) high
palace gardens alternating with mounted warriors or officials entering
or leaving city walls, the square recess on the base painted in US$4,000 - 5,000
underglaze blue with ribbon-tied books (minor chip).
19 1/8in (48.5cm) high
US$2,500 - 4,000
Provenance
bearing a Sotheby’s label with printed barcode
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