A MASSIVE PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN DOUBLE-GOURD VASES AND COVERS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A MASSIVE PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN DOUBLE-GOURD VASES AND COVERS Kangxi Period (1662-1722) The monumental vases each formed as a double-gourd, its cover also double-stepped and surmounted by a double-stepped knop. The bodies and covers decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and underglaze copper-red with rows of deep lappets alternating with smaller, rounded lappets, repeated on the upper and lower sections and filled with a formal arrangement of copper-red peony scroll on a blue ground. This decoration is above matching trefoil shapes alternating with upright floral motifs, while the waist of each is highlighted with further peony scroll. 43 3/4 inches (111 cm.) high
A MASSIVE PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN DOUBLE-GOURD VASES AND COVERS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A MASSIVE PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN DOUBLE-GOURD VASES AND COVERS Kangxi Period (1662-1722) The monumental vases each formed as a double-gourd, its cover also double-stepped and surmounted by a double-stepped knop. The bodies and covers decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and underglaze copper-red with rows of deep lappets alternating with smaller, rounded lappets, repeated on the upper and lower sections and filled with a formal arrangement of copper-red peony scroll on a blue ground. This decoration is above matching trefoil shapes alternating with upright floral motifs, while the waist of each is highlighted with further peony scroll. 43 3/4 inches (111 cm.) high
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