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THREE FAMILLE VERTE POWDER-BLUE-GROUND JARS AND COVERS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Two of the jars are decorated with lobed panels decorated with courting couples in a garden alternating
with mountainous landscapes, and the third is decorated with panels decorated with cranes, phoenixes,
pheasants and peacocks, all reserved on a powder-blue ground decorated with foral designs. The covers
are similarly decorated.
18, 18¡ and 18Ω in. (45.7, 46.6 and 46.9 cm.) high
(3)
$8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE
Jar with panels of birds: J.P. Morgan (1837-1913) Collection.
One jar with landscapes and courting couples: J.P. Morgan Collection (according to label).
Property from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Saunderson; Christie’s New York, September 2005,
lot 45.
LITERATURE
Jar with panels of birds: Catalogue of The Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, New York, 1904,
pl. III (center).
清康熙 灑藍地開光五彩山水花鳥圖將軍罐三件

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