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PROPERTY FROM A SOUTH FLORIDA PRIVATE COLLECTION
A WUCAI HEXAGONAL DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566)
Details
A WUCAI HEXAGONAL DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566)
Of hexagonal section, the double-gourd vase is decorated on each facet of the lower body with flowering and fruiting trees, with the entwined branches resembling stylized characters below the waisted neck decorated with panels of flowers and fruit interspersed with auspicious emblems.
8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) high
JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566)
Of hexagonal section, the double-gourd vase is decorated on each facet of the lower body with flowering and fruiting trees, with the entwined branches resembling stylized characters below the waisted neck decorated with panels of flowers and fruit interspersed with auspicious emblems.
8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, 4 December 1984, lot 331.
Literature
B. Dursum, Birds, Beasts, Blossoms and Bugs in East Asian Art, Seattle, Washington, 1993, p. 53, no. 169.
Exhibited
Miami, Florida, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Birds, Beasts, Blossoms and Bugs in East Asian Art, 12 June 1991-4 August 1991. (National Tour, 13 September 1993-1 September 1996)
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist