157
Arita vase with base
Estimate €1.000–2.000
156
Five-piece Kangxi (1662–1722) garniture
Estimate €4.000–6.000
Description
Comprising: two 'baluster' vases and three covered pots.
In export porcelain.
Decoration in blue with peonies and other foliate and geometric motifs.
Marked with an artemisia leaf on the base.
China, Kangxi reign (1662–1722)
(one pot with restored chip and hairline crack on the neck; two pots with broken and reglued neck; one of the vases with broken and reglued neck; minor chips)
H.: 30 cm (pot) H.: 27 cm (vase)
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