Lot 22
Lot 22
THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DEER AND CRANE' BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Price Realised GBP 10,625
Estimate
GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,000
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TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DEER AND CRANE' BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Price Realised GBP 10,625
Price Realised GBP 10,625
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Each vase is boldly decorated in various shades of cobalt blue with a continuous design of deer and crane by pine trees in a rocky, mountainous landscape below a band of pendant ruyi heads to the neck. The covers are decorated with cranes in flight and clouds. Each base is marked with a double circle in underglaze blue.
The larger: 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high overall


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