A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'LANDSCAPE' VASES

REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'LANDSCAPE' VASES
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)
The sides of each ovoid vase are divided into ten panels by iron-red and gilt borders, with each panel decorated in famille rose enamels depicting one of the ten famous scenes of Jiangxi beneath an inscription in black calligraphy identifying the scene. The base is inscribed with a Jurentang hall mark in iron red.
9 in. (23 cm.) high (2)

Provenance

Thayer Mallory "Pete" Kingsley (1925-2010) Collection, Mystic, Connecticut.
Mayburn E. Koss (1922-2012) Collection, Mystic, Connecticut.

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Lot Essay

The ten famous scenes of Jiangxi are: xuting yanliu (wispy willows at Xu pavilion), Tengwang gaoge (Pavilion of King Teng), donghu yeyue (shining moon above East Lake), huazhou chunxiao (Spring dawn on Island of Flowers), bailu gudong (the White Deer Cave), xunyang qiubo (the Spring boating scene by Xunyang Lake), Lushan pubu (waterfall on Mount Lu), nanpu guifan (sails returning to the south shore), xishan diecui (the verdant landscape of West Mountain), Magu xianjing (Immortal Magu's temple).

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