Asian Art II - 8th December 2020
Lot 770
A CHINESE ENAMELLED VASE
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1100
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Description
A CHINESE ENAMELLED VASE
REPUBLIC PERIOD
The ovoid body surmounted by a short neck and everted rim, painted with an old man walking by a basket of lingzhi and a burning stove, with two bats in flight amongst the rising smoke, inscribed with calligraphy followed by seal marks which read Qi and Mi Dao, dated the renshen year and with a signature reading Wang Qi, the base with a further Mi Dao seal mark, 22cm.
Provenance: by repute, formerly a French private collection.