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A PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE BALUSTER
‘IMMORTALS’ JARS
QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG
PERIOD

each with broad swelling shoulders resting on
a spreading foot and tapering into a cylindrical
neck, vibrantly enameled with three immortals
on a mountain peak overlooking a sea of
waves, a double-roof temple rising from across
the waters, the scene imbued with motifs of
longevity and auspiciousness such as a crane,
deer, pine, five bats, and lingzhi, the immortals
accompanied by an attendant carrying a
vase holding incense, a stiff lappet border
suspending jewels below and a diaper band
enclosing vignettes of beribboned chimes at the
shoulder, the neck painted with two flowering
peony branches, the recessed base glazed
white (2)
Height 14⅛ in., 36.4 cm
$ 20,000-30,000

清雍正 粉彩仙山聚瑞圖罐一對

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