A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL VASES

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL VASES
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each vase decorated with a series of horizontal bands, the uppermost band with a series of trefoil panels with lotus blossoms within, alternating with stylized blossoms with trailing foliate scroll, the second band with a series of reverse-decorated striding dragons bearing sprigs of lingzhi fungus, the third with a series of floral scroll, and the lowermost band with reverse-decorated scrolls, all below upright leaves on the neck
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare the similar vase illustrated by E. J. Sullivan, ed., The Taft Museum: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 1995, p. 588, no. 1931.68 and another of identical size illustrated by C. J. A. Jörg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam - The Ming and Qing Dynasties, Amsterdam, 1997, p. 107, cat. no. 102. A slightly smaller pair of vases with identical decoration is illustrated in Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst, 12 January - 2 April 1929, Berlin, p. 301, cat. no. 806.

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