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AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE ɤɞ˰ߏ ෂࡥߵႡڡڀཊ㛪ߎɓۜబ
PAIR OF UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND ൮ྡଧɓ࿁
COPPER-RED VASES ᕚᗆՉɓj
ATTRIBUTED TO TANG YING, QING ◘ᑗ̛ࠏࣣجɓݬ ߱߹ю◘
DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
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each well potted with the slightly tapered ௗϓੀ юឨ ํፅ
cylindrical body rising from a recessed base to
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an angular shoulder, sweeping up to a waisted
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neck and mouth collared with a raised band, the
exterior $ nely painted with a crane standing on
top of rockwork below a ! owering peony tree,
accompanied by three seals Taochengtang, Wu
Yue, and dianheng, one inscribed in cursive script
with the Qingyan tie by Wang Xizhi, followed by
an inscription reading Yue lin Youjun shufa yiduan
Maoyuan Wu Yue (Yue copying a section of Wang
Xizhi’s calligraphy, Wu Yue of Maoyuan), the
other inscribed with the Danxi tie (2)
Height 16 in., 40.5 cm
PROVENANCE
European Private Collection.
$ 200,000-300,000
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