A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED VASES
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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED VASES

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED VASES
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each decorated with alternating chrysanthemum sprigs and ribbon-tied pearls between flower-filled blue-ground spandrels, with lotus stems on the neck; together with a small blue and white pear-shaped vase, Kangxi period, decorated with flower-filled, blue-ground medallions between arabesque borders below a ground of dense florets on the slender neck
8½ and 7½ in. (21.5 and 19 cm.) high (3)
Provenance
Pair of vases: Morgan Collection, nos. 169 and 170.
Literature
Pair of vases: Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, New York, 1904, p. 38.
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This lot is exempt from Sales Tax.

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