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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE BELGIAN COLLECTION OF
CHINESE CERAMICS
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A FAMILLE ROSE ‘BATS AND PEACHES’
VASE
19TH CENTURY, SHENDE TANG ZHI HALL
MARK IN IRON RED
The vase is decorated with a tree bearing nine
peaches rising from a sea of frothing waves behind
pierced rocks growing moss and lingzhi fungus, all
below two iron-red bats in fight.
12¡ in. (31.5 cm.) high
£20,000-25,000 $26,000-32,000
€24,000-29,000
PROVENANCE
Predominantly acquired in Amsterdam in the
1980s and 1990s
A vase with similar decoration also with a Shende
Tang zhi mark was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1
November 2004, lot 851.
Compare with a vase decorated in a similar style
with a pomegranate tree and the addition of
lappet and ruyi borders, illustrated in Falangcai,
Fencai, The Complete Collection of Treasures of
the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 189.
清十九世紀 粉彩福壽紋瓶
礬紅「慎德堂製 」楷書款
來源：比利時私人珍藏，於1980－90年代間
購自荷蘭
(mark)
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