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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FINNISH COLLECTION
A LARGE DOUCAI 'BAJIXIANG' VASE
19TH-20TH CENTURY
Details
A LARGE DOUCAI 'BAJIXIANG' VASE
19TH-20TH CENTURY
The body of the vase is decorated and gilt with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, amongst densely scrolling lotus below a band of ruyi heads. The neck is decorated with a pair of confronting kui dragons in between two faux-bamboo handles. The base with a Guangxu six-character mark in underglaze blue.
21 7/8 in. (55.5 cm.) high
19TH-20TH CENTURY
The body of the vase is decorated and gilt with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, amongst densely scrolling lotus below a band of ruyi heads. The neck is decorated with a pair of confronting kui dragons in between two faux-bamboo handles. The base with a Guangxu six-character mark in underglaze blue.
21 7/8 in. (55.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by Finnish writer Martti Larni (1909-1993) in 1959, and then by descent.
Larni is best known for his satirical works, in particular The Fourth Vertebra, or a Scamp Despite Himself (1957), a novel about the American lifestyle which was translated into more than 20 languages and received with great popularity. He was also the chairman of the Union of Finnish Writers from 1964 to 1967.
Larni is best known for his satirical works, in particular The Fourth Vertebra, or a Scamp Despite Himself (1957), a novel about the American lifestyle which was translated into more than 20 languages and received with great popularity. He was also the chairman of the Union of Finnish Writers from 1964 to 1967.