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           A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DEER AND CRANES’
           SLEEVE VASE
           Circa 1640
           Vividly painted around the body in vibrant tones of
           cobalt blue, depicting a continuous garden scene
           with two deer and a gnarled pine trees amidst
           rockwork and flying cranes above, all beneath floral
           sprigs around the neck.
           43.2cm (17in) high.

           £12,000 - 15,000
           CNY110,000 - 130,000

           約1640年 青花鶴鹿同春筒瓶

           Provenance: a distinguished European private
           collection

           來源:顯貴歐洲私人收藏

           The highly auspicious combination of deer and
           cranes denotes wishes concerning the attainment
           of Immortality. As birds spanning a long life, cranes
           were regarded as vehicles for the Immortals in
           China. In conjunction with deer (lu 鹿), cranes (he 鶴)
           form the rebus ‘The universe is enjoying springtime
           or longevity’ (Liuhe tongchun 六合同春). A blue and
           white sleeve vase, Shunzi, decorated with magpies
           and peonies, is illustrated in Seventeenth Century
           Jingdezhen Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum
           and the Butler Collections, Shanghai, 2005, p.48,
           pl.40 and a blue and white sleeve vase, circa 1640,
           painted with lotus and ducks, was sold in these
           Rooms, 10 November 2016, lot 33.








































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