A large molded famille-verte 'immortals and boys' square vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period | 清康熙 五彩浮雕三星圖方瓶
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September 20, 05:51 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A large molded famille-verte 'immortals and boys' square vase
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
清康熙 五彩浮雕三星圖方瓶
Height 19 in., 48.2 cm
American Private Collection.
美國私人收藏
The present vase is richly decorated with applied and painted details, showing the 'Three Star Gods' as well as the legendary archer Houyi on each side along with a youthful companion respectively.
A closely-related square-section vase with the same subject matter in the Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taft Collection is illustrated in John Getz, A Catalogue of Chinese Porcelains collected by Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio, New York, 1904, cat. no. 69. See a second example from the collection of Frederick J. and Antoinette H. Van Slyke, sold in these rooms, 31st May 1989, lot 106, and again at Christie's New York, 29th March 2006, lot 482; and lastly one depicting Hehe Erxian with the 'Three Star Gods', from the collection of Allen J. Mercher, sold in these rooms, 22nd March 2011, lot 107.
A closely-related square-section vase with the same subject matter in the Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taft Collection is illustrated in John Getz, A Catalogue of Chinese Porcelains collected by Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio, New York, 1904, cat. no. 69. See a second example from the collection of Frederick J. and Antoinette H. Van Slyke, sold in these rooms, 31st May 1989, lot 106, and again at Christie's New York, 29th March 2006, lot 482; and lastly one depicting Hehe Erxian with the 'Three Star Gods', from the collection of Allen J. Mercher, sold in these rooms, 22nd March 2011, lot 107.
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