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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN COLLECTION
A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE DEEP BOWL
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE DEEP BOWL
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The bowl is decorated on the exterior with a continuous scene from the Romance of Three Kingdoms portraying Zhang Fei in a battle scene with warriors riding on horseback in a mountainous landscape, the interior with a hut set in a river landscape, all within a border of cartouches enclosing plants alternating with mythical beasts on a diaper ground.
13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm.) diam.
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The bowl is decorated on the exterior with a continuous scene from the Romance of Three Kingdoms portraying Zhang Fei in a battle scene with warriors riding on horseback in a mountainous landscape, the interior with a hut set in a river landscape, all within a border of cartouches enclosing plants alternating with mythical beasts on a diaper ground.
13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Dr. H. Schieffer Collection, no. 86.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
Exhibited
Amsterdam, Rjijksmuseum, Int. Tentoonstelling Van oude Kunst, 1936.