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A FAMILLE-VERTE ‘FIGURAL’ SQUARE VASE, A FAMILLE-VERTE ‘BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION’
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD ROULEAU VASE, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI
the neck with red seals reading Mushiju (Pavilion of Wood PERIOD
and Stone) Height 17⅜ in., 44 cm
Height 18⅞ in., 47.8 cm
PROVENANCE
PROVENANCE
French Private Collection.
Sotheby’s Amsterdam, 14th May 1997, lot 223. Sotheby’s Paris, 12th December 2013, lot 21.
⊖ $ 40,000-60,000 General Guo Ziyu (697-781), also known as Prince Zhongwu
of Fengyang, was the most distinguished general of the
清康熙 五彩人物故事圖方瓶 Tang dynasty. He was celebrated for quelling the An Lushan
Rebellion (755-763) and for his contributions to expeditions
《木石居》款
against the Uighurs and Tibetans. His remarkable military
victories earned him fame and wealth, and he is often
來源： depicted in banquets amidst myriad troops, tribute bearers,
阿姆斯特丹蘇富比1997年5月14日，編號223 and descendants. Here, he is shown enjoying a birthday
celebration. He was known to have a big family of seven sons
and eight son-in-laws who all occupied important political
positions at court but still gathered together to celebrate
Guo’s birthday. The subject matter and iconography indicate
that the vase was designed as a birthday gift, wishing the
recipient success, longevity, and a large family.
A blue and white vase, painted with the same subject
matter is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The
Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum,
Blue and White Porcelain with Underglaze Red (III), Hong
Kong, 1999, pl. 14. Similar examples of famille-verte
vases, with dignitaries greeting guests include a rouleau
vase in the Palace Museum, Beijing illustrated in ibid.,
Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colors, Hong
Kong, 1999, pl. 69., and one sold in our Hong Kong rooms,
2nd May 2005, lot 607.

⊖ $ 50,000-70,000
清康熙 五彩郭子儀祝壽圖棒槌瓶

來源：
法國私人收藏
巴黎蘇富比2013年12月12日，編號21

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