LOT 282 Circa 1640 A blue and white 'deer and cranes' sleeve vase
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Circa 1640|Vividly painted around the body in vibrant tones of cobalt blue, depicting a continuous garden scene with two deer and a gnarled pine trees amidst rockwork and flying cranes above, all beneath floral sprigs around the neck. 43.2cm (17in) high. |約1640年 青花鶴鹿同春筒瓶Provenance: a distinguished European private collection來源:顯貴歐洲私人收藏The highly auspicious combination of deer and cranes denotes wishes concerning the attainment of Immortality. As birds spanning a long life, cranes were regarded as vehicles for the Immortals in China. In conjunction with deer (lu 鹿), cranes (he 鶴) form the rebus 'The universe is enjoying springtime or longevity' (Liuhe tongchun 六合同春). A blue and white sleeve vase, Shunzi, decorated with magpies and peonies, is illustrated in Seventeenth Century Jingdezhen Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum and the Butler Collections, Shanghai, 2005, p.48, pl.40 and a blue and white sleeve vase, circa 1640, painted with lotus and ducks, was sold in these Rooms, 10 November 2016, lot 33.
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