Lot 355

LARGE FAMILLE ROSE 'HISTORICAL FIGURES' VASE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY






Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
£580
Description
清 粉彩東吳孫權衣錦歸鄉圖大瓶
the elongated body elaborately painted with Eastern Han dynasty historical figures including the warlord Sun Quan (182 - 252), the founder of the Eastern Wu dynasty and one of the Three Kingdoms, and his military general Han Dang (died 227) returning to their home in glamorous dresses, all below a band of birds on branches surrounding the shoulder, the waisted neck further painted with small figures in household
Dimensions
64.5cm high
Provenance
Provenance: From an estate in St Andrews, Scotland





