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A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE GARLIC-HEAD VASE
Kangxi six-character mark and of the period
The compressed globular body surmounted by a tall waisted neck
terminating with a garlic-head mouth, finely painted in soft inky-blue
tones with gnarled branches of prunus on a cracked-ice ground,
between diaper-pattern bands and chilong on the neck, and fish
amidst swirling waves on the body, the lowest register with sand and
shells, all supported on a tapered foot.
22.5cm (8 7/8in) high.

£4,000 - 6,000
CNY35,000 - 53,000

清康熙 青花魚龍紋蒜頭瓶

Provenance: an English private collection

來源：英國私人收藏

A related vase with mythical beasts and waves, from the Qing Court
Collection, Kangxi six character mark and period, is illustrated in Blue
and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (III): The Complete Collection
of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2000, pl.19.

See also a related blue and white vase, Kangxi six-character mark and
of the period, which was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 November
2006, lot 1536.

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A BLUE AND WHITE CELADON AND COPPER-RED VASE,
MEIPING
Kangxi
Decorated around the exterior with a continuous scene of craggy
mountains by water in cobalt-blue, some highlighted in celadon green,
with various trees, some with copper-red leaves, a fisherman in a boat,
with two scholars in discussion on the bank.
23m (9in) high.

£6,000 - 10,000
CNY53,000 - 88,000

清康熙 青花豆青釉裏紅山中高士圖梅瓶

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For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. FINE CHINESE ART | 53