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316 A LARGE FAMILLE- 清康熙 五彩荷塘佳色圖缸
VERTE ‘LOTUS’
FISHBOWL

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
stoutly potted, of deep U-shape, richly Vibrantly painted, the verdant subject matter 來源
enameled around the exterior with an is apt as a vessel for fish and additionally Cohen & Cohen，倫敦，2001年
auspicious depiction of a resplendent lotus replete with auspicious meaning, the lotus
pond featuring broad leaves with curling being associated with longevity, integrity and
edges and delicate veining, straining slender harmony. The benevolent subject matter is 出版
stems issuing brightly colored buds and lush further heightened by the exaggerated scale of Jeffrey P. Stamen、Cynthia Volk 及倪亦斌，
blossoms, all emerging from placid waters the flowers which are enormous in relation to 《文采卓然：潔蕊堂藏康熙盛世瓷》，布呂
enlivened by small waterbirds paddling along the birds which gather among them. 赫，2017年，圖版72
the surface, perching elegantly on foliage and
flying overhead, the base unglazed, coll. no. 215 A fish bowl of the same form and subject
matter but painted in underglaze-blue was sold
Diameter 14⅜ in., 36.5 cm
in our London rooms 14th May 2014, lot 220.
PROVENANCE For a related form, see a Kangxi period famille-
Cohen & Cohen, London, 2001. verte vase decorated with egrets, butterflies
and insects amidst a lotus pond, illustrated in
LITERATURE The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Jeffrey P. Stamen, Cynthia Volk with Yibin Ni, A Palace Museum. Porcelain in Polychrome and
Culture Revealed, Kangxi-Era Chinese Porcelain Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 81.
from the Jie Rui Tang Collection, Bruges, 2017,
cat. no. 72. $ 30,000-50,000

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