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AN UNUSUAL COPPER-RED-
GLAZED INCISED GU-FORM VASE

18TH CENTURY

The vase is incised with upright leaf blades divided
by a chevron border and covered in a greysh
copper-red-glaze in contrast to the white interior.
11º in. (28.5 cm.) high
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE

Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection,
New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
accessioned in 1879.

清十八世紀 紅釉暗刻蕉葉紋花觚

來源
Samuel Putnam Avery（1822-1904）珍藏， 紐約。
紐約大都會藝術博物館，入藏於1879年。

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A LARGE POLYCHROME-GLAZED
VASE, MEIPING

19TH CENTURY

The tapering ovoid body is decorated in the center
with a broad, leafy band of composite floral scroll,
beneath a phoenix and a peacock on the shoulder, and
above a lappet border encircling the foot. The feathers
of the birds and petals of the flowers are incised and
the whole is glazed in shades of green, lavender,
blue, and yellow on a mustard-yellow ground.
14æ in. (37.4 cm.) high
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE

Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection,
New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
accessioned in 1879.

清十九世紀 黃地五彩花鳥紋梅瓶

來源
Samuel Putnam Avery（1822-1904）珍藏， 紐約。
紐約大都會藝術博物館，入藏於1879年。

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