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A BLUE AND WHITE FIGURAL 'PHOENIX TAIL' VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722), DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE FIFTY-
EIGHTH YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1719
The vase is decorated to the body with dignitaries and attendants in an interior
setting. The reverse bears an inscription and dating to the 'auspicious day of
the autumn month in the ffty-eight year of Kangxi'. The neck is decorated with
scholars and dignitaries with attendants gazing at the full moon.
17Ω in.( 44.5 cm.) high
£6,000-10,000 US$7,500-12,000
€6,800-11,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired in the late 19th-early 20th century, and thence by descent to the
present owner.

清康熙五十八年 (1719年) 青花人物故事圖鳳尾瓶
來源:
Friedrich Hirth (1845-1927)博士舊藏, 於十九世紀末/二十世紀初購入,家族收
藏至今

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