Description A LARGE CHINESE CLOISONNE 'PHOENIX TAIL/YEN YEN' VASE KANGXI PERIOD (1661-1722)
Decorated with the 'three friends of winter', and squirrel and grapes motifs to the sides, and to the neck with scrolling lotus lappets against a crane and cloud ground. The copper edges gilded.
44.5cm high, 20cm diameter
PROVENANCE:
By repute, purchased at Sotheby's, London, in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
Condition Report Condition:
One area of the mouth with some early wax repairs, showing also on the underside. Wear to the gilding. Minor old wear to the enamels. The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.