VASE ROULEAU EN PORCELAINE BLEU BLANC

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)

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VASE ROULEAU EN PORCELAINE BLEU BLANC
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)
Le corps tubulaire est décoré de daims et de grues évoluant parmi des rochers et de grands pins dans un paysage montagneux et lacustre. Le col est orné de frises de grecques, de ruyi et de motifs géométriques. La base porte un double cercle en bleu sous couverte ; égrenures et sautes d'émail.
Hauteur: 44,5 cm. (17½ in.)

Provenance

Property from the Private collection of the Museum 't Coopmanshûs, Franeker, The Netherlands

Further details

A BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASE
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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Lot Essay

The subject of deer has a long history in Chinese art as it refers to the rebus where the Chinese word for 'deer' is a homophone for 'emolument' or 'civil service salary'. The Chinese word for crane is he, which is a homophone for the word for harmony, and thus cranes represent peace. Their long legs were described as resonating with the harmonies of nature and Heaven. Cranes are also known to live for many years and thus have become associated with long life. Cranes and deers are indeed often depicted as the familiars of the Star God of Longevity, Shoulao.
See a blue and white 'phoenix tail' vase with a comparable scene sold at Christie's London, 8 November 2011, lot 380.

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