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A BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX TAIL' VASE A BLUE AND WHITE GU-FORM 'BIRD AND FLOWER' VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, MID-17TH CENTURY
The vase is decorated with fve monks and a dignitary in an interior The elegantly potted vase of waisted form is decorated to the upper body with
setting. The tall faring neck is similarly decorated depicting two monks in a pair of birds in fight amongst peonies, plum blossoms, bamboo and rocks.
conversation with a seated dignitary in front of a standing lady. The central register is decorated with interlinked ruyi-heads and scrolling
18¿ in.(46 cm.) high tendrils, all above a band of stylised lappets enclosing the foot.
17¡ in. (44.2 cm.) high.
£6,000-10,000 US$7,500-12,000
€6,800-11,000 £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 PROVENANCE:
present owner. Acquired in the late 19th-early 20th century, and thence by descent to the
present owner.
清康熙 青花人物故事圖鳳尾瓶
來源: 明末/清初 青花花鳥紋瓶
Friedrich Hirth (1845-1927)博士舊藏, 於十九世紀末/二十世紀初購入,家族收 來源:
藏至今 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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