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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE UK COLLECTION
A LARGE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE 'QILIN' VASE
19TH CENTURY
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A LARGE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE 'QILIN' VASE
19TH CENTURY
The impressive vase is decorated with an appliqué moulded qilin that coils around the shoulder, its upper body and bifurcated tail trails up the neck. The body is decorated with dense lotus and peony scrolls, all on a bright, yellow enamelled ground above a lappet band. The rim and foot are decorated with a thin scroll band. The unglazed base with an apocryphal Xuande mark.
34 7/8 in. (88.5 cm.) high
19TH CENTURY
The impressive vase is decorated with an appliqué moulded qilin that coils around the shoulder, its upper body and bifurcated tail trails up the neck. The body is decorated with dense lotus and peony scrolls, all on a bright, yellow enamelled ground above a lappet band. The rim and foot are decorated with a thin scroll band. The unglazed base with an apocryphal Xuande mark.
34 7/8 in. (88.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Bonhams London, 17 April 1996, lot 16.
Brought to you by
Leila de vos van Steenwijk