Sale 13753
New York
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15 September 2016
Price realised
USD 35,000
Estimate
A 'MIRROR BLACK'-GLAZED 'PHOENIX TAIL' VASE KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) The body is covered in a 'mirror'-black glaze bearing traces of gilt decoration depicting immortals examining a scroll in a mountainous landscape amidst pine trees below borders of ruyi and alternating 'cracked ice' and shaped panels depicting Buddhist emblems. The tall, trumpet-form neck is decorated with further immortals, including Shoulao, and a deer. 18 ¼ in. (46 cm.) high
Provenance
Mary Clark Thompson (1835-1923) Collection. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1923.
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