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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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