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propertY From the CoLLeCtIon oF Dr. anD mrs. GreGorY
F. sULLIVan
A BLUE AND WHITE ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’
ROULEAU VASE
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
the cylindrical sides supporting a columnar neck with a
galleried rim, boldly painted around the body in brilliant
cobalt tones with four qilin frolicking on rocks rising
vertiginously from a roiling sea, the creatures exchanging
playful glances, the wisps of qi emanating from bodies
heightening their sense of animation, clouds and distant
peaks looming overhead, the neck with bands of interlocking-
t-scroll, classic scroll, and ruyi heads
height 17⅜ in., 44.1 cm
PROVENANCE
marchant, London.
$ 20,000-30,000
清康熙 青花瑞獸圖棒槌瓶
來源
Marchant，倫敦
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