Chinese Art






A pair of Yixing octagonal vases


Circa 1700Each of baluster form with gently flaring foot and applied moulded decoration highlighted with gilt, the neck with a band of snarling lion-dogs and chilong, the sides with pine, peony, magnolia and prunus stems issuing from rockwork, all above a lappet band (both with chips to foot).25.5cm high
|For a similar example see Woolley and Wallis, lot 230, 15 November 2011.