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THE PORCELAIN KANGXI (1662-1722)
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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED FAMILLE VERTE VASE; AND ANOTHER SIMILAR
The porcelain Kangxi (1662-1722)
The first enamelled with shaped panels enclosing a scholar meditating in a riverscape, a mythical beast, a bird on a prunus branch, butterflies above flower sprays, and archaistic vessels and utensils, the panels reserved on a ground of green, red, yellow and aubergine dragon and phoenix-headed scrolls, the neck with panels of hares and a feline; the second vase similarly enamelled, cracked
both about 16½ in. (42 cm.) high, one ormolu stand (not illustrated) (2)
The porcelain Kangxi (1662-1722)
The first enamelled with shaped panels enclosing a scholar meditating in a riverscape, a mythical beast, a bird on a prunus branch, butterflies above flower sprays, and archaistic vessels and utensils, the panels reserved on a ground of green, red, yellow and aubergine dragon and phoenix-headed scrolls, the neck with panels of hares and a feline; the second vase similarly enamelled, cracked
both about 16½ in. (42 cm.) high, one ormolu stand (not illustrated) (2)
Provenance
The Hague Collection
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