FAMILLE VERTE ENAMELS
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A VERY RARE FAMILLE VERTE OVIFORM VASE
Details
A VERY RARE FAMILLE VERTE OVIFORM VASE
KANGXI
Enamelled around the body with the scene of an emperor in his dragon chariot being pulled through a mountainous landscape by ladies with various guards and attendants standing by below a band of ruyi and a band of panels alternating shrimp and crab on a green diaper-ground dividing chrysanthemum heads around the shoulder, the neck enamelled to depict bamboo, rock and pine below a crescent moon (star crack to base, slight flaking to enamels)--17½in. (44.5cm.) high
KANGXI
Enamelled around the body with the scene of an emperor in his dragon chariot being pulled through a mountainous landscape by ladies with various guards and attendants standing by below a band of ruyi and a band of panels alternating shrimp and crab on a green diaper-ground dividing chrysanthemum heads around the shoulder, the neck enamelled to depict bamboo, rock and pine below a crescent moon (star crack to base, slight flaking to enamels)--17½in. (44.5cm.) high