A RARE TURQUOISE-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC 'BOAR' VESSEL AND COVER, ZUN, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A RARE TURQUOISE-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC 'BOAR' VESSEL AND COVER, ZUN
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The vessel is modelled after a Shang dynasty original as a boar standing foursquare with its head raised. Its body is finely decorated in relief with a stylised kui dragon extending down each leg embellished with appliqué nodes. The belly and back are decorated with a hatched ground. The cover is surmounted by a cockerel finial and is fitted to an aperture on the back of the boar.
10 3/8 in. (26.5 cm.) wide
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A RARE TURQUOISE-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC 'BOAR' VESSEL AND COVER, ZUN
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The vessel is modelled after a Shang dynasty original as a boar standing foursquare with its head raised. Its body is finely decorated in relief with a stylised kui dragon extending down each leg embellished with appliqué nodes. The belly and back are decorated with a hatched ground. The cover is surmounted by a cockerel finial and is fitted to an aperture on the back of the boar.
10 3/8 in. (26.5 cm.) wide
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