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Kangxi
Of waisted cylindrical form with flaring mouth rim, painted around the exterior with a scaly four-clawed dragon and phoenix with finely detailed plumage, the flaming pearl of wisdom above, all amidst ruyi-clouds. 15.2cm (6in) high.
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清康熙 青花龍鳳紋筆筒
Provenance:
Paul Ruitenbeek Chinese Art, Amsterdam
Acquired from the above on 5 December 2020
來源:
阿姆斯特丹古董商Paul Ruitenbeek Chinese Art
從上處獲得于2020年12月5日
The dragon and phoenix are among the most auspicious and enduring motifs in Chinese art. Traditionally, the dragon symbolises power, vitality, and the dynamic forces of the cosmos, whilst the phoenix represents virtue, peace, and enlightened governance. Together they embody the harmonious balance of complementary forces and the ideal of a prosperous and well-ordered realm. Particularly appropriate for a scholar's object, the pairing may also be understood as an expression of the cultivated virtues and aspirations associated with the literati tradition, combining strength with refinement, achievement with moral rectitude.
See a blue and white four-tiered box and cover, with related dragon and phoenix design, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in , Beijing, 2005, p.285, no.187.