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A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN FAMILLE VERTE
FIGURES OF BOYS RIDING QILIN
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The boys dressed in elaborate robes painted with cranes and
chrysanthemums, one presenting a ruyi scepter, the other a lotus branch, the
beasts standing four square with their mouths open
9Ω in. (34 cm.) high (2)
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE:
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York.
