A CHINESE FAMILLE NOIR SQUARE-SECTION VASE
A CHINESE FAMILLE NOIR SQUARE-SECTION VASE
The vase has a tapering square section, with each face decorated with birds perched on a prunus branch above flowers, or butterflies in flight above peony-blossoming branches and pierced rocks in varying shades of green enamel, all set against a deep black ground. The neck is similarly decorated with prunus and bamboo among rocks. The base features an apocryphal Kangxi mark.
Height 47 cm.
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A CHINESE FAMILLE NOIR SQUARE-SECTION VASE
The vase has a tapering square section, with each face decorated with birds perched on a prunus branch above flowers, or butterflies in flight above peony-blossoming branches and pierced rocks in varying shades of green enamel, all set against a deep black ground. The neck is similarly decorated with prunus and bamboo among rocks. The base features an apocryphal Kangxi mark.
Height 47 cm.
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
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