Lot Essay
A similar weight in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is illustrated by W. E. Cox, The Book of Pottery and Porcelain, vol. II, New York, 1949, p. 577 (bottom).
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Property from the Collection of Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller
AN UNUSUAL FAMILLE VERTE RECTANGULAR WEIGHT,
KANGXI PERIOD,
Details
AN UNUSUAL FAMILLE VERTE RECTANGULAR WEIGHT,
KANGXI PERIOD,
the top applied with a blossoming prunus branch handle reserved on a ground of stylized lotus scroll repeated on the sides, the two ends pierced with a cash motif and the base painted in black with a spray of bamboo
14 1/8in. (35.9cm.) long
KANGXI PERIOD,
the top applied with a blossoming prunus branch handle reserved on a ground of stylized lotus scroll repeated on the sides, the two ends pierced with a cash motif and the base painted in black with a spray of bamboo
14 1/8in. (35.9cm.) long