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A LARGE IMARI JAR AND COVER
KANGXI
The ovoid body bulging slightly above the tapered foot, decorated with a pair of pheasants, each standing on a rock on opposite sides of the jar, surrounded by branches of peony blossoms executed in iron-red and gilding, between foliate and petal lappet borders below and foliate bands above, the similarly decorated cover surmounted by a biscuit lion showing traces of pigment and gilding--25in. (63.5cm.) high
KANGXI
The ovoid body bulging slightly above the tapered foot, decorated with a pair of pheasants, each standing on a rock on opposite sides of the jar, surrounded by branches of peony blossoms executed in iron-red and gilding, between foliate and petal lappet borders below and foliate bands above, the similarly decorated cover surmounted by a biscuit lion showing traces of pigment and gilding--25in. (63.5cm.) high