Asian Art II - 22nd May 2019
Lot 431
† A LARGE CHINESE CANTON 'RIVER SCENE' VASE 19TH CENTURY The ovoid body rising to a tall neck...
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £1500
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† A LARGE CHINESE CANTON 'RIVER SCENE' VASE
19TH CENTURY
The ovoid body rising to a tall neck flanked by two handles formed as lion dogs and their young, all brightly painted with figures in boats and pavilions in a mountainous river landscape, the rim shaped as folded fabric, with areas of detail and the rim highlighted in gilt, 64cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Molly de Balkany, Switzerland.