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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. AND
MRS. GREGORY F. SULLIVAN
A FAMILLE-VERTE ‘IMMORTALS’
ROULEAU VASE
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
the cylindrical body set over a low straight foot
and rising to a constricted neck and galleried
rim, the body painted in bright enamels and
gilt with Liu Hai lunging and holding a three-
legged toad emitting a stream of vapor from
its mouth, beside him one of the Hehe Erxian
dancing and shaking coins from a long string,
the coins falling onto the ground alongside
scattered ‘auspicious emblems’, the other Hehe
Erxian and Li Tieguai rushing over to snatch up
the cash and emblems, each of the immortals
finely painted with a lively facial expression,
energetic movement, and richly detailed robes,
the scene set in a grassy hillock with pine trees,
rocks, and a table with further auspicious
items, all between decorative bands at the foot
and shoulder, the neck with a father, son, and
attendant walking through a landscape
Height 17 ⅜ in., 44.1 cm
PROVENANCE
J.M. Hu Collection.
Sotheby’s New York, 4th June 1985, lot 54.

$ 25,000-35,000

清康熙 五彩四仙圖棒槌瓶
來源
胡惠春收藏
紐約蘇富比1985年6月4日，編號54

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