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CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
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A FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT LIBATION CUP
CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Shaped in imitation of a lotus leaf with two handles formed as twisting branches issuing peony flowers, the exterior decorated with two phoenixes and cranes in flight and ducks swimming amid lotus, all on a pale-green ground, the interior with scattered tiny fish in black enamel
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) wide, softwood stand
CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Shaped in imitation of a lotus leaf with two handles formed as twisting branches issuing peony flowers, the exterior decorated with two phoenixes and cranes in flight and ducks swimming amid lotus, all on a pale-green ground, the interior with scattered tiny fish in black enamel
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) wide, softwood stand
Provenance
Parish-Watson & Co., Inc., New York, 2 October 1930.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., New York, 1930-1960.
Estate of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1960.
Acquired 10 November 1960.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., New York, 1930-1960.
Estate of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1960.
Acquired 10 November 1960.
Literature
The John D. Rockefeller Collection of Chinese Ceramics, New York, circa 1933, pl. 82.
R. Ellsworth et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Arts of Asia and Neighboring Cultures, New York, 1993, vol III, p. 92, no. 46.
R. Ellsworth et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Arts of Asia and Neighboring Cultures, New York, 1993, vol III, p. 92, no. 46.
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