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A SMALL FAMILLE ROSE ‘AUSPICIOUS COCKERELS’ FIVE- Published:
PIECE GARNITURE Cohen & Cohen, Tyger Tyger!, Antwerp, 2016, pp. 56-57, no. 24
Qianlong period, circa 1740-1750
The garniture comprising three baluster vases and covers and two 出版：
trumpet-shaped vases, each brightly enameled around the body with a 倫敦Cohen & Cohen古董行，《Tyger Tyger!》，安特衛普，2016年，
large crowing black-feathered cockerel proudly standing on elaborate 頁56-57，圖版編號24
blue rockwork dotted with shrubs and beneath large tree peony
flowers. Although unfamiliar to Western clients who regarded the design
the vase and covers: 8 3/4in (22.3cm) high (5). purely as amusing decoration, this garniture was painted with imagery
carrying significant traditional symbolism for Chinese users. ‘A crowing
$6,000 - 8,000 rooster on a rock with peony’ symbolized success in the official (and
fearsome) Hanlin Academy examinations; success in them almost
乾隆時期 約1750年 粉彩《公鷄牡丹》紋小飾瓶一套五件 assured excellent career prospects in Government service for a
Chinese student.
For a similar garniture, see Cohen & Cohen, Think Pink!, Antwerp,
2013, pp. 54-55, no. 40.

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