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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JAMES E. BREECE III
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A RARE GILT-DECORATED BLACK-GLAZED PEAR-SHAPED VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The bulbous body is gilt-decorated with alternating taotie masks and
shou characters reserved on a diaper ground beneath a narrow band
of beribboned emblems and prunus blossoms. The wide, faring neck
is decorated with stylized plantain leaves alternating with lappets
beneath further shou characters.
15Ω in. (38.4 cm.) high
$40,000-60,000
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, France.
Duchange and Riche Asian Art, Brussels.
Compare the Kangxi-period mirror-black-glazed vase of the same shape,
but of slightly smaller size (37.8 cm.) and lacking the gilt decoration, from
the Collection of Robert Hatfeld Ellsworth, sold at Christie’s New York, 19
March 2015, lot 447.
清康熙 烏金釉描金饕餮紋琵琶尊
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