Two pairs of famille verte powder-blue-ground bottle vases. Kangxi

Two pairs of famille verte powder-blue-ground bottle vases. Kangxi

The first pair of double-gourd shape enamelled around the swollen body with hexafoil cartouches of floral sprays and birds; the second pair with lobed necks and enamelled around the exterior with medallions enclosing a striding qilin and floral sprays; together with a famille verte powder-blue-ground cylindrical vase (restored). The tallest 28cm (11in) high. (5). Sold for £2,160

Bonhams. Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 4 Mar 2009.

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