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SOLD BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ACQUISITION FUNDS
A BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX-TAIL' VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
A BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX-TAIL' VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The vase is decorated on the body in vibrant shades of underglaze blue with a crane in flight descending towards a stag on a rocky promontory, and a doe beneath a crane nestled in a pine tree. The neck is decorated with two further deer and two cranes within a continuous landscape scene.
17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) high
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The vase is decorated on the body in vibrant shades of underglaze blue with a crane in flight descending towards a stag on a rocky promontory, and a doe beneath a crane nestled in a pine tree. The neck is decorated with two further deer and two cranes within a continuous landscape scene.
17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Florence Baiz von Volkenburgh (d. 1940) Collection, New York.
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, accessioned in 1940.
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, accessioned in 1940.
Brought to you by
Vicki Paloympis (潘薇琦)
Head of Department, VP, Specialist