18TH CENTURY
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AN IVORY VASE
18th century
The ovoid body rising to a slender neck with square scrolling and loose ring handles, the body carved in deep relief with two scenes from the Records of the Fraternal Duty; T'ien Chen, T'ien Kuang and T'ien Ch'ing deciding to keep their tree alive and Yon Feng with his elder brother and guests at a meal, above a band of churning waves at the foot and below a foliate border rising to an upright leaf border on the neck
6 in. (16.5cm.) high
18th century
The ovoid body rising to a slender neck with square scrolling and loose ring handles, the body carved in deep relief with two scenes from the Records of the Fraternal Duty; T'ien Chen, T'ien Kuang and T'ien Ch'ing deciding to keep their tree alive and Yon Feng with his elder brother and guests at a meal, above a band of churning waves at the foot and below a foliate border rising to an upright leaf border on the neck
6 in. (16.5cm.) high