S1157

A pair of Chinese porcelain famille verte rouleau vases, each painted with four central roundels representing the four seasons, peony, lotus, chrysanthemum and prunus, and each with a pair of different birds including mandarin ducks encircled by scrolling branches with lotus flower heads between stylised chrysanthemum with reverse pomegranate, above a band of lappets and beneath a wide band of mallow and tree peony on a continuous scrolling branch with leaves and gilt scrolls at the shoulder, the neck with two square panels with chamfered corners one with a pheasant amongst camellia the other with a kingfisher amongst tree peony between interlocked lotus flower heads and beneath stylised iron-red and gilt berries on the galleried rim, the underside with an underglaze blue double ring.

17 1/8 inches, 43.5cm high.

Kangxi, 1662-1722.

A Chinese  famille verte biscuit porcelain figure of the standing immortal Lu Dongbin holding a fly whisk in his left hand, wearing green ground robes with prunus flower heads and shou character circular medallions, tied at the waist with a black belt, standing on a raised rectangular base.

28.3cm high.

Kangxi, 1662-1722.

Wood stand.

A Chinese porcelain famille verte dish with flat everted rim and foliate edge, painted in the centre with a qilin looking up at a phoenix bird in flight, amongst flowering peony with pine tree, lingzhi and rockwork, beneath clouds and the moon, encircled by a shaped wide band divided into eight panels, painted with fabulous creatures including, speckled feline, Buddhist lion, qilin and phoenix, deer and crane, between chrysanthemum, lotus, peony and camellia, the rim with butterfly reserves on a flower head diaper ground.

14 ½ inches, 36.8 cm diameter.

The underside with artemisia leaf within a double ring, Kangxi, 1662-1722.