A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX TAIL' VASE
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX TAIL' VASE

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX TAIL' VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The vase is decorated to the exterior in varying vibrant shades of cobalt blue with a continuous scene of an official and his wife receiving guests surrounded by attendants. The flaring neck is decorated with a scene from the tale 'The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam', with the fisherman in a rocky river landscape.
18 1/8. in. (46 cm.) high.
Provenance
Important European Private Collection.

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