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A PAIR OF LARGE FAMILLE ROSE JARS AND COVERS
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
清雍正 粉彩花卉紋瑞獅鈕大蓋瓶一對
Each vase has a broad shoulder tapering to an ogee section above the foot. The exteriors are brightly and
richly enamelled with four baskets of fowers including chrysanthemum, magnolia, peony, peach blossom
and irises with smaller fowers visible through the openwork sides, between puce-enamelled petal-
shaped borders enclosing fower sprays. The domed covers are decorated with similar designs and are
surmounted with Buddhist lion fnials.
24æ in. (62.8 cm.) high (2)
£25,000-35,000 $39,000-53,000
€35,000-48,000
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