Lot 260
A Pair of Pink-Ground Famille Rose 'Journey to the West' Floor Vases, Republican Period (1912-1949)
Lot 260 Details
A Pair of Pink-Ground Famille Rose 'Journey to the West' Floor Vases, Republican Period (1912-1949)
民国 粉彩开窗'西游记'贯耳大瓶一对 带硬木座
Each sturdily potted and of 'hu' form, the bulbous body rising to a shoulder flanked by a pair of turquoise dragon-scroll handles, the sides decorated with one roundel depicting the Dragon King and his subjects standing amongst raging seas, the other with the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, greeted by two generals and two other immortal figures in the back, all against a deep magenta ground embellished with floral sprays, the underside with a six-character Qianlong mark within an iron-red cartouche; with stand height 35 in (88.9 cm)
vase height 24.4 in — 62 cm
Estimate $800-$1,200