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1942.9-617-618 (€-468-469)
Baluster Vases

Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Porcelain with famille noire enamels on the biscuit,
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1942.9.617: 42.2 (16 /s)
1942.9.618: 44.1 (17%)
Widener Collection

TECHNICAL NOTES
1942.9.617: This vase is made of two sections that are joined HE LARGE-SCALE DESIGNS on the exterior of 1942.9.617
below the shoulder. The interior and the recessed base are cov- Tand 1942.9.618 depict two phoenixes on rocks among
ered with a bluish white glaze, and the foot-ring is rounded. blossoming peonies and magnolias; a third bird flies above
The lip is chipped in two places. 1942.9.618: The interior and the on the neck. Two flying moths have been added to the
recessed base are covered with a colorless glaze. The foot-ring is composition of 1942.9.618. Both designs may have been
smoothly trimmed. Two hairline cracks on the neck have been taken from a copybook. The colored enamels employed
repaired and repainted, and there is a chip in the lip.
are yellow, aubergine, and three shades of green, with red
PROVENANCE on 1942.9.618 only. The black background of both vases is
1942.9.617: (Frank Partridge and Sons, London); sold 1911 to covered with a layer of dark green. A colorless enamel is
Peter A. B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; evident as well.
inheritance from Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through SL
power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park,
Pennsylvania. 1942.9.618: Sir William Bennett [1852-1931].
(Gorer, London); sold 1910 to Peter A. B. Widener, Lynnewood REFERENCES
Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter
A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph 1910 Gorer: 32-33, no. 94 [1942.9.618].
E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. 1911 Gorer and Blacker: i: pi. 2 [1942.9.618].

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