Lot Essay
The inscription mentions that this vase was presented by the Pu ji temple to Guanyin da shi.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A DATED BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX TAIL' VASE
DATED KANGXI 46TH YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1707, AND OF THE PERIOD.
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A DATED BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX TAIL' VASE
DATED KANGXI 46TH YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1707, AND OF THE PERIOD.
The vase is painted on one side of the baluster body with a panel enclosing an inscription and the date. It is further decorated on both the body and the neck with four quatrefoil panels each containing a character for rong hua fu gui (wealth and honour), surrounded by coin-shaped motifs, clouds and stylised flowerheads, all reserved on a 'fish-roe' ground.
13¼ in. (33.5 cm.) high
DATED KANGXI 46TH YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1707, AND OF THE PERIOD.
The vase is painted on one side of the baluster body with a panel enclosing an inscription and the date. It is further decorated on both the body and the neck with four quatrefoil panels each containing a character for rong hua fu gui (wealth and honour), surrounded by coin-shaped motifs, clouds and stylised flowerheads, all reserved on a 'fish-roe' ground.
13¼ in. (33.5 cm.) high
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