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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE
COLLECTION
A FAMILLE-VERTE ‘BIRDS AND
FLOWERS’ YENYEN VASE
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
the broad rounded shoulders resting on a
spreading foot, surmounted by a tall cylindrical
neck and trumpet mouth, all vibrantly
enameled, the body with a pair of peacocks
perched on rockwork amidst a lush verdant
garden with chrysanthemums, coxcombs,
further flowers and various insects, the neck
similarly painted with a pair of songbirds on
a flowering peony branch, above a band of
cracked ice and peony
Height 17¾ in., 45 cm
PROVENANCE
Earle D. Vandekar, New York, 11th January
1985.
In a vivid palette of blues, reds, greens and
gilt accents, this vase presents a complex and
beautifully painted scene. The varying sizes of
the floral blooms, foliage, fluttering butterflies,
and rockwork create a lively sense of depth and
perspective, accentuated by the painterly use
of black enamels. The presence of pairs of birds
suggest that the vase may have been presented
in celebration of a wedding.
Related vases include one formerly in the
Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, sold at Christie’s
New York, 6th June 1985, lot 406; one sold
in our London rooms, 28th June 1983, lot 81;
and a third sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 9th
October 2012, lot 3066. See also a blue and
white yenyen vase of similar design, dated
1708, illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from
the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong,
1998, pl. 68-1.

$ 25,000-35,000

清康熙 五彩孔雀花卉圖鳳尾尊
來源
Earle D. Vandekar，紐約，1985年1月11日

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