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A FINE CARVED AND INCISED 'FISH AND CRAB' WHITE VASE
QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD
of tall baluster shape tapering to the base with stepped foot, carved with three fish swimming amongst aquatic plants, opposite a crab on a leafy frond, divided by a raised horizontal fillet from floret and lozenge motifs around the base, and a further fillet at the shoulders covered overall in a transparent glaze, the rounded shoulders incised with cresting waves and applied with a pair of stylised animal mask handles suspending faux rings, all beneath a lipped mouthrim
22 cm., 8 5/8 in.
Estimation
150 000
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250 000
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