KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Details

A BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX-TAIL' VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
With bulbous body and flaring neck, the exterior is painted with eight lotus-shaped panels, each depicting one of the Eight Immortals holding their various attributes in fenced garden scenes. The panels are all reserved on a lozenge diaper ground.
17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm.) high

Provenance

Formerly in a private English collection.

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Lot Essay

Compare the current vase to a similar one in the Palace Museum in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Blue and White Porcelain with Underglaze Red (III), vol. 36, Hong Kong, 2001, p. 33, no. 27.

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