Pair of Chinese porcelain famille verte wine coolers or jardinieries, Kangxi period. Each decorated with birds perched on blossoming peony branches below a…

Pair of Chinese porcelain famille verte wine coolers or jardinieries, Kangxi period. Each decorated with birds perched on blossoming peony branches below a quatrefoil panel enclosing a crayfish reserved on a floral scattered green-dot ground and divided by two lion-mask handles. The rim with a band of iron-red and gilt chrysanthemum scrolls. On a short spreading foot. Provenance: Bonhams, London, "Export and Decorative Art of the China Trade," 9 March 2004, Lot 62; The Distinguished Collection

Category

Asian art

Location

St. Paul