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A FAMILLE-VERTE ‘BIRD AND FLOWER’ 清康熙 五彩花鳥圖棒槌瓶
ROULEAU VASE, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI
PERIOD
來源：
the base with a double circle in underglaze blue 蘭斯當侯爵收藏
Height 18¾ in., 47.7 cm 倫敦蘇富比1973年2月27日，編號98
PROVENANCE 趙從衍 (1912-1999) 收藏
香港私人收藏
Collection of the Most Honorable the Marquess of
Lansdowne, P.C.. 香港蘇富比2018年11月29至30日，編號313
Sotheby’s London, 27th February 1973, lot 98.
Collection of T. Y. Chao (1912-1999). 展覽:
Hong Kong Private Collection. 《私人珍藏康熙五彩》，馬錢特，倫敦，2021年，
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 29th-30th November 2018, lot 313. 編號12
EXHIBITED
Famille Verte from Private Collections, Marchant, London,
2021, cat. no. 12.
Exquisitely painted with magpies, butterflies and dragonflies
all in pairs amongst chrysanthemums and othe florals, the
present vase is replete with auspicious meaning. Magpies
and chrysanthemums both represent an auspicious wish
for happiness whereas butterflies are often associated
with freedom. Combined with dragonflies, which is often
associated with peace and harmony, the vase is thus a
fitting gift for marital bliss. Motifs of birds and flowers were
commonly seen decorating vases of this kind as they were a
pleasing subject to brilliantly showcase the vibrant enamels
the kilns have perfected during the Kangxi period.
See a closely related vase, similarly decorated with magpies,
butterflies and rockwork, in the Qing Court Collection,
illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Palace Museum, Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting
Colors, vol. 38, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 66.
⊖ $ 40,000-60,000

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