Kangxi Period Chinese Porcelain Vase with Chenghua Mark

A Chinese porcelain bottle shaped vase, the base incised with a…
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A Chinese porcelain bottle shaped vase, the base incised with a six character mark of Chenghua, made in the Kangxi period, 1662-1723, a yellow ground, with famille verte palette, painted in aubergine & hues of green, golden pheasant balancing on the branches & a magnolia growing from rocks, the reverse with flying birds, the elongated pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a long slender neck, height 52 cm. Provenance: Heriot Family, Tasmania, brought from Scotland in mid 19th century, thence by descent

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  • Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

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