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BLUE AND WHITE 《大明成化年製》仿款
HU-FORM VASE

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period 來源
superbly potted, the pear-form body rising Marchant，倫敦，2000年
to a waisted neck with a raised fillet and an
elegantly flaring rim, all supported on a tall
splayed foot, finely painted in vivid tones of
sapphire blue with a scholar reclining beneath
a tall, arching pine tree, leaning with one
arm supported on a stack of books, gazing
thoughtfully into a quiet pool of water, amid
further foliage, rockwork and a full moon
overhead, all within a shaped cartouche, the
reverse with a detailed display of fine scholarly
and luxurious items such as a waterpot,
incense vase, censer and antique bronze
placed atop a recessed-leg table, a large
vase of flowers, an elaborate floor screen, a
seal box, fans, and a bundle of scrolls, all set
between crisp geometric borders, the neck
with stylized shou characters, the base with
an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark,
coll. no. 1722
Height 13 in., 33 cm

PROVENANCE
Marchant, London, 2000.
$ 60,000-80,000

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