Lot 13
Lot 13
THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
A CHINESE WUCAI 'PHEASANT' BEAKER VASE, GU

MING DYNASTY (17TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 2,000
Estimate
GBP 800 - GBP 1,200
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A CHINESE WUCAI 'PHEASANT' BEAKER VASE, GU

MING DYNASTY (17TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 2,000
Price Realised GBP 2,000
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The vase is decorated in bright enamels with a pheasant on a rock in a leafy garden with chrysanthemum and peonies below a band of cracked ice to the rim. The bulbous central section is decorated with stylised floral sprigs above a band of peaches and pomegranates to the base.
16¼ in. (41 cm.) high


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Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by decent within the family.
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