A large famille verte 'auspicious animals' jar
Kangxi
Kangxi
Of ovoid shape, decorated with four vertically shaped panels depicting a garden scene, each enclosing a Buddhist lion playfully gazing at a brocade ball, a qilin and an elephant, all reserved on a green ground decorated with lotus scrolls, within two further bands of scrolling lotus, reticulated wood cover. 44cm (17 2/8in) high. (2).
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Provenance: an English private collection
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Kangxi
Kangxi
Of ovoid shape, decorated with four vertically shaped panels depicting a garden scene, each enclosing a Buddhist lion playfully gazing at a brocade ball, a qilin and an elephant, all reserved on a green ground decorated with lotus scrolls, within two further bands of scrolling lotus, reticulated wood cover. 44cm (17 2/8in) high. (2).
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Provenance: an English private collection
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