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PROPERTY FROM THE QUEK KIOK LEE
COLLECTION
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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE
GU-FORM BEAKER VASE
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN
UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The vase is of archaistic gu form. The top section
is painted in vibrant shades of cobalt blue with
a continuous garden with two magpies in flight
amidst blossoming prunus and bamboo. The
central section has composite floral sprays of
peony, chrysanthemum, lotus and orchid, the
lower section with a pair of magpies flying
amidst rocks and flowering branches. The base
is inscribed with a Kangxi six-character mark
within a double circle.
17 º in. (43.8 cm.) high
HK$260,000-400,000
US$34,000-51,000
PROVENANCE
Sold at Sotheby’s London, 3 July 1973, lot 94
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來源
倫敦蘇富比，1973 年 7 月 3 日，拍品 94 號
郭克禮珍藏
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