A large iron-red and gilt-decorated phoenix-tail vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

Roger Keverne Ltd., London, acquired in 2013.

Collection of Lenora and Walter F. Brown (1930-2014).

Christie's New York, 25th September 2020, lot 1582.

Sotheby’s New York 12th September 2012, lot 263.

Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and Ceramics - Summer Exhibition, Roger Keverne Ltd., London, 2013, cat. no. 38.

It is rare to find a vase of this size and fine decoration rendered in gilt iron-red. For yenyen vases of similar proportions and palette, compare a pair preserved in the Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen in Treasures from Imperial China. The Forbidden City and the Royal Danish Court, Copenhagen, 2006, p. 349, fig. 8; and another of the same design as the Copenhagen pair, sold in our New York Rooms, 20th March 2007, lot 809. Also compare a rouleau vase of comparable height, stiff-leaf neck band, trellis border and picturesque landscape design in iron red sold in these rooms, 19th November 1985, lot 95.