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19TH CENTURY
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A LARGE POLYCHROME-GLAZED VASE, MEIPING
19TH CENTURY
The tapering ovoid body is decorated in the center with a broad, leafy band of composite floral scroll, beneath a phoenix and a peacock on the shoulder, and above a lappet border encircling the foot. The feathers of the birds and petals of the flowers are incised and the whole is glazed in shades of green, lavender, blue, and yellow on a mustard-yellow ground.
14 ¾ in. (37.4 cm.) high
19TH CENTURY
The tapering ovoid body is decorated in the center with a broad, leafy band of composite floral scroll, beneath a phoenix and a peacock on the shoulder, and above a lappet border encircling the foot. The feathers of the birds and petals of the flowers are incised and the whole is glazed in shades of green, lavender, blue, and yellow on a mustard-yellow ground.
14 ¾ in. (37.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection, New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP