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三

豆

青

地 13. A pair of Chinese porcelain blue and white, underglaze copper-red and white slip-decorated celadon-ground pear-shaped bottle
青 vases, each with a pair of deer amongst lingzhi fungus, pine trees and rockwork, with cranes, the moon and clouds, a ribbon-tied
花
釉 music stone and pearl on the neck, the base with an underglaze blue double ring.
里 10 ¼ inches. 26 cm high.

紅 Kangxi, 1662-1722.

鹿

鶴 • Formerly in an English private collection, North Yorkshire.
同 • A rouleau vase with a similar design is illustrated by Qian Zhenzong in Best Pieces of Qing Dynasty Porcelain, pl. 34, p. 43.
春
圖 • Deer, lu, and crane, he, form the rebus, liuhe tongchun, ‘The universe is enjoying Spring time or longevity’ and together with
瓶 the pine, song, form another rebus, songhe changchun, ‘May you possess the longevity of the crane and the age of the pine.’ This
一 birthday greeting can be used for an individual or for a husband and wife because the pine and crane being symbols of longevity,

對 can also represent a couple. This design was particularly popular in the Qing palace from the reign of Kangxi onwards, as
princely residences kept deer and cranes in their gardens in order to convey this sentiment.

清
康
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