A BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX TAIL' VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The central section painted in vibrant blue with two cartouches, one with a seated scholar beneath a pine tree with his attendant, the other with a farming scene, the tall flaring neck with two further cartouches enclosing fishermen, all reserved on a fish-roe ground
18 in. (45.5 cm.) high
A BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX TAIL' VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The central section painted in vibrant blue with two cartouches, one with a seated scholar beneath a pine tree with his attendant, the other with a farming scene, the tall flaring neck with two further cartouches enclosing fishermen, all reserved on a fish-roe ground
18 in. (45.5 cm.) high