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n421 A large Dayazhai vase with a comparable design was sold at
Christie’s New York, 17-18 September 2015, lot 2266.
A LARGE DAYAZHAI EN GRISAILLE-DECORATED
YELLOW-GROUND BALUSTER VASE 清光緒 黃地墨彩花卉紋雙象耳大瓶
FOUR-CHARACTER YONG QING CHANG CHUN MARK IN 礬紅「永慶長春」款
IRON-RED, GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908)

The vase is applied with blue enamel elephant-head handles
with gilt rings and is decorated with a bird perched on a branch
of wisteria with trailing tendrils above roses between bands of
stylised lappets, scroll and spear heads. The neck is embellished
with lotus blooms on leafy scrolls. The shoulder has a three-
character inscription in iron-red Dayazhai followed by an oval
seal with the six-character mark Tian di yi jia chun that may be
translated as “Spring throughout heaven and earth”.
22¬ in. (57.4 cm.) high

£10,000-15,000 $13,000-19,000
€12,000-17,000

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