Chinese famille verte square-section tapering vase
Chinese famille verte square-section tapering vase
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Description
Chinese famille verte square-section tapering vase Kangxi(1662-1722), the sides with thin cellular edge borders framing a seeded green ground decorated with flower heads and butterflies, serving as a background to three different shaped panels containing precious objects, flowers and mythical beasts including a qilin , the sloping shoulders with a cellular design primarily black, the trumpet neck with similar decoration to the body but with two panels containing precious and scholar's objects, the unglazed base with an inset square glazed panel painted with a lozenge, one of the eight precious objects denoting power and success.
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| Origin | Oriental Other |
| Period | 17th Century |
| Condition | Very good |
| Dimensions | height: 19 1/8in. (48.5cm.) |
Product REF: W124
