19TH CENTURY, SHENDE TANG ZHI HALL MARK IN IRON RED

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A FAMILLE ROSE 'BATS AND PEACHES' VASE
19TH CENTURY, SHENDE TANG ZHI HALL MARK IN IRON RED
The vase is decorated with a tree bearing nine peaches rising from a sea of frothing waves behind pierced rocks growing moss and lingzhi fungus, all below two iron-red bats in flight.
12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Predominantly acquired in Amsterdam in the 1980s and 1990s

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Lot Essay

A vase with similar decoration also with a Shende Tang zhi mark was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 November 2004, lot 851.

Compare with a vase decorated in a similar style with a pomegranate tree and the addition of lappet and ruyi borders, illustrated in Falangcai, Fencai, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 189.

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