A pair of silver-mounted blue and white vases. Kangxi marks and of the period (1662-1722)

A pair of silver-mounted blue and white vases. Kangxi marks and of the period (1662-1722) Of baluster form with a long, slender neck, decorated all around in underglaze-blue with literary scenes. Both vases with a scene depicting the Moon Goddess Chang'e and palace ladies on one side and scenes from the novel ‘Romance of the Western Chamber’ on the opposite side. The bases with underglaze-blue six-character Kangxi marks. Dutch silver mounts with Amsterdam hallmarks Arnoldi & Wielick, around 1836-1852. (2) Height 26.2 cm

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Asian Art

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Köln

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H 26,2 cm