A Chinese Small Famille Rose Cong Vase
Auction Lot
FS28/492
A Chinese Small Famille Rose Cong Vase (FS28/492) offered in our Two Day Fine Art Sale starting on 6th October 2015 at our salerooms in Exeter, Devon.
Lot Description
A Chinese small famille rose Cong vase with Buddhist lion ring handles, finely painted on two sides with geese, swallows and flowering plants, the opposing sides with black poetic inscriptions within iron red and grisaille flowerhead diaper borders, the concave shaped rim and base decorated with a black key pattern and peony scrolls on a gilt ground, iron red four character mark for the 'Hall for the Cultivation of Virtue', 13cm high.
Notes
The inscriptions can be translated to read 'Purple blossoms and green willow billowing in the fragrant air/ Geese befriended amongst reeds in the pond'.
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
Department
Ceramics and Glass
Sale Information
FS28: Two Day Fine Art Sale
Tuesday, 6th October 2015
Wednesday, 7th October 2015
Okehampton Street, Exeter
This lot will be sold after 10:00am on Wednesday, 7th October 2015 as part of the Ceramics and Glass section of the sale.
Contact
For more information about this particular auction lot, please contact:-
Okehampton Street, Exeter
Telephone:
+44 (01392) 413100
Important Notes
Weights and measurements are approximate guidelines only, unless otherwise stated
to the contrary.
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