A LARGE CHINESE ROSE-VERTE PORCELAIN YENYEN VASE

LATE KANGXI/YONGZHENG PERIOD

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A LARGE CHINESE ROSE-VERTE PORCELAIN YENYEN VASE
LATE KANGXI/YONGZHENG PERIOD
Brightly enameled with the immortal Liu Haichan holding a wine gourd, the three-legged toad of wealth beside him and an attendant bringing him a vessel filled with cash, the reverse with bats flying among pine and sacred fungus, the neck with a scholar before a blank scroll
17½ in. (44.4 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired from Chait Galleries, New York, 23 October 2005.

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Lot Essay

After renouncing the wealth and power of the court to become a hermit, Liu Hai came to battle Jin Chan, a toad that caused great destruction with his greed. Losing a limb in their struggle, the toad was nursed back to health by Liu Hai. They became companions and Jin Chan repaid the hermit's kindness by helping others find treasure.

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