Chinese Kangxi San Tsai Vase
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A fine Chinese San Tsai square mallet vase, measuring 8 1/4 ins high and 2 1/2 ins. across at its widest, dating to the late 17th - early 18th century. The vase is finely-potted of thin clay slabs that taper to a square foot with a hand-cut rim. It has an overall, runny, egg-yolk glaze with decoration of birds and flowers in overglaze green and aubergine purple. The spkiy plantain leaf border on the neck is in the Kangxi style. The colors are applied in washes over the finely-drawn, black outlined designs. The interior of the mouth has a white glaze. The vase bears a four character mark that reads: Shi jin tang zhi, or Hall for a rich and colorful tapestry of generations. Davison dates this mark to the Kangxi period. We consider it to be of the mark and period. It is in fine and original conditon. We purchased this from the estate of a private Japanese collector. See Hobsons description of Kangxi Polychrome Enamels in Chinese Pottery and Porcelain for a detailed description. See also, Rose Kerr, Chinese Ceramics, p.97 for a photo of a similar vase.
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