Winter Auction: Arts of the East: Asian Ceramics & Works of Art | 14 December 2022
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Three famille verte square vases
Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China
Each similarly decorated with two sides featuring valuables and two sides featuring rocks and florals. The tops with a narrow neck and a round opening. The unglazed bases are unmarked.
H ca. 16.2 cm
Provenance: Property of a deceased collector.
Two of these: Sotheby's Amsterdam, May 12th 1986, lot 74. The third: Christie's Amsterdam, May 31st 1988, lot 169.
A few small flaws and irregularities. Rim frits and small chips along the edges, two vases with a small bruise/crack in the top rim (see close-up photos). No restoration.