A blue and white porcelain baluster vase Kangxi period
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Property from the Estate of the Crosthwaite Family
A blue and white porcelain baluster vase
Kangxi period
Its tall spreading neck and body of inverted pear form painted in richly hued cobalt with deer and cranes amid faceted rocks, pine trees and clouds, a narrow band of clouds encircling the shoulder and another of abbreviated lotus petals along the spreading foot above the set-in foot ring with recessed base displaying a double ring in underglaze blue (rim and neck reduced in size).
17in (43cm) high
Sold for US$ 2,500 inc. premium

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  • Provenance:
    acquired in China during the 1940s

Category: Asian Art


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