Blue and White Phoenix-Tail (Yen Yen) Vase
A Chinese porcelain phoenix-tail vase (fengweizun), also known as a yen yen vase, with a flaring trumpet neck and a baluster body on a spreading foot. It is decorated in underglaze blue with scrolling lotus enclosing shaped panels of deer beneath a pine with a crane on the neck, and figures in a landscape and a basket of flowers on the body. A chevron band divides the neck from the shoulder, and a band of stylized lappets encircles the foot. The base is glazed and bears a double ring in underglaze blue. The footrim is unglazed. China, Qing Dynasty.
H 14 in. Opening Dia. 7-1/2 in.
Condition
Overall excellent.
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A Chinese porcelain phoenix-tail vase (fengweizun), also known as a yen yen vase, with a flaring trumpet neck and a baluster body on a spreading foot. It is decorated in underglaze blue with scrolling lotus enclosing shaped panels of deer beneath a pine with a crane on the neck, and figures in a landscape and a basket of flowers on the body. A chevron band divides the neck from the shoulder, and a band of stylized lappets encircles the foot. The base is glazed and bears a double ring in underglaze blue. The footrim is unglazed. China, Qing Dynasty.
H 14 in. Opening Dia. 7-1/2 in.
Condition
Overall excellent.
Estimate
Reserve
Time, Location
Auction House
