A Chinese blue and white 'deer and crane' vase, Tao Cheng Tang 陶成堂 mark, 18/19th C.

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This lot was sold on 2023-06-28 and is no longer available

H.: 42 cm

Provenance:
- (by repute) Acquired in Beijing between 1890 and 1910, by a Belgian businessman.
- By descent in the family.

Ref.:
- The subject matter on this vase is derived from this 16th-century painting of Bada Shanren (link)
- Sotheby’s, New York, March 21, 2018, lot 529, for a pair of blue, white and copper-red examples. (sold USD 399,000) (link)
- Christie's, New York, Sep. 20, 2013, lot 1313, for a pair of blue, white and copper-red examples. (sold USD 1,143,750) (link)
- China Guardian Auctions, Beijing, Aug. 18, 2020, lot 2756, for a blue, white and copper-red example. (sold RMB 3,450,000) (link)

Condition: (UV-checked)
- Excellent, with a minor baking line of ca. 1 cm on the shoulder.

品相报告:(已用紫外光线检查)
- 全品,肩上有一条约 1 厘米的细微窑缝。

Price incl. premium: € 9.562,50