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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JAMES E. BREECE III
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           A PAIR OF LARGE BLUE AND WHITE BEAKER VASES
           Kangxi
           Each of cylindrical body with a flaring rim and foot, a border of
           bamboo painted in the interior near the edge, the body decorated with
           alternating petal lappets enclosing a flower and bird scene, separated
           with ruyi head panels enclosing chrysanthemum, all against coin-
           diaper grounds, the base enclosed with a double ring.
           15 1/4in (38.6cm) high (2).
           $5,000 - 7,000
           清康熙 青花花卉紋觚一對

           For a pair of similarly decorated vases from the Victoria and Albert
           Museum, London, see Robert J. Charleston (ed.), World Ceramics, p.
           57, no. 155.

           See also an extremely similar pair sold at Bonhams, San Francisco, 29
           June 2009, lot 8193.

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