A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN TAPERING CYLINDRICAL...
A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN TAPERING CYLINDRICAL VASES
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each vase is brilliantly enameled with elaborate court tournament scenes, featuring armored mounted warriors galloping across courtyards with two boys playing ball in the foreground, all between bands of stiff leaves and formal patterns.
Each 22 in. (55.9 cm.) high
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Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 30 November 1983, lot 190.
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A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN TAPERING CYLINDRICAL VASES
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each vase is brilliantly enameled with elaborate court tournament scenes, featuring armored mounted warriors galloping across courtyards with two boys playing ball in the foreground, all between bands of stiff leaves and formal patterns.
Each 22 in. (55.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 30 November 1983, lot 190.