Lot Essay
A very similar vase in the Victoria and Albert Museum is illustrated by S.W. Bushell, Chinese Art, London, 1924, vol. II, and again by W.B. Honey, Guide to the Later Chinese Porcelain, London, 1927, pl. 34.
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KANGXI
Details
A Blue and White Bottle Vase
Kangxi
The ovoid body painted in bright tones of underglaze blue with three playful Buddhistic lions chasing ribbon-tied brocade balls below a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl on the tall, slender neck
177/8in. (45.4cm.) high
Kangxi
The ovoid body painted in bright tones of underglaze blue with three playful Buddhistic lions chasing ribbon-tied brocade balls below a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl on the tall, slender neck
177/8in. (45.4cm.) high
Special notice
Tax exempt.