A BLUE AND WHITE GU-FORM VASE
A BLUE AND WHITE GU-FORM VASE

KANGXI

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A BLUE AND WHITE GU-FORM VASE
KANGXI
THE FLARING UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS PAINTED WITH SCHOLARS AND ATTENDANTS AT LEISURE, THE CENTRAL SECTION WITH A CONTINUOUS SCENE OF A GENTLEMAN ENJOYING A CUP OF WINE BENEATH A WEEPING WILLOW, BETWEEN GEOMETRIC BANDS; TOGETHER WITH A SLENDER BALUSTER VASE, PAINTED WITH FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS IN MOULDED PETAL-SHAPED CARTOUCHES, THE SHOULDERS WITH MOULDED MASKS AND LOOSE RINGS; A SMALL MEIPING DECORATED WITH PRUNUS AND 'CRACKED ICE'; AND A BOMB-FORM CENSER, DECORATED WITH DRAGONS CONFRONTING A FLAMING PEARL AMIDST CLOUDS
17 IN. (45 CM.) HIGH (4)

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