Lot 281
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A CARVED UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED SLENDER BALUSTER VASE
THE PROPERTY OF A NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTOR
A CARVED UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED SLENDER BALUSTER VASE

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A CARVED UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED SLENDER BALUSTER VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Potted with a tall, tapering ovoid body and waisted neck, vigorously carved and painted with two copper-red dragons leaping vertically amidst flames in pursuit of flaming pearls above pale celadon-glazed outcroppings rising from crashing blue waves, the base with lingzhi mark within a double circle
17 5/8 in. (44.7 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare a similar vase in the collection of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, illustrated in Sekai toji zenshu, vol. 15, Ch'ing Dynasty, Tokyo, 1983, p. 147, pl. 142, and another sold in our London rooms, 10 June 1996, lot 269.

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