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334 A FAMILLE-VERTE ⌲Ꮴ⛆ ρᒖ҈⡲᝟㎎⤰ృ⨣
‘BUDDHIST LION’
VASE

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period ҳ⎽
Cohen Cohen⧍侚2001䎃
of archaistic zun form, the bulging mid-section
enameled with three lively Buddhist lions
each playing with an exuberantly beribboned
brocade ball, set between ruyi-head borders,
the tapering shoulder with a band of iron-red
and gilt peony # owerheads against a green
diaper ground surmounted by two sinuous
striding chilong amid lea! ng lotus blossoms, all
between upright and pendent plantain leaves
respectively encircling the # aring neck and
splaying base, raised white ! llets dividing each
decorative zone, green-enameled continuous
keyfret around the galleried rim and foot, the
base recessed, coll. no. 217.
Height 17⅜ in., 44 cm
PROVENANCE
Cohen & Cohen, London, 2001.
$ 40,000-60,000

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