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A ‘BLUE AND WHITE’ OVOID VASE AND COVER
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, late 17th–early 18th century
17,3 cm high
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. n. 3435.
The ovoid body standing on a circular base, the short cylindrical neck surmounted by a domed cover, the decoration consisting to the body of four round medallions with foliated corollas enclosed by two friezes of lotus flowers, a similar band also decorating the neck and the cover.
