A CELADON, COPPER-RED AND BLUE AND WHITE CARVED BEAKER VASE

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A CELADON, COPPER-RED AND BLUE AND WHITE CARVED BEAKER VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The neck and lower register carved with pavilions nestled amidst pale celadon rocks and pine trees with copper-red trunks on the shores of a lake or river, with mountains in the distance, the rounded mid-section decorated with two chilong separated by sprigs of lingzhi fungus, with bands of incised classic scroll at the rims, apocryphal Chenghua mark on the base
17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm.) high

Lot Essay

A similar example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a more elaborate chilong and fungus design is illustrated by S. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989 rev. ed., p. 223, pl. 215. See, also, an example painted with scenes of fishermen in their sampan, sold at Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 24 November 1990, lot 258.

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