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Size: H23.5cm

Signed and dated: Kangxi Period，Qing Dynasty

Estimate:

Final Price: RMB 1,900,000

LITERATURE
Soame Jenyns，Later Chinese Porcelain. The Ch’ing Dynasty（1644-1912），London，1951，col. pl. B and pl. XLVI，fig. 1.
Martin Feddersen，Chinese Decorative Art，London，1961，col. pl. opposite p. 92.
Regina Krahl，Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection，London，1994-2010，vol.2，no.772.

The pear-shaped body rising to a slender waisted neck and a broad everted rim，all supported on a slightly flared foot. The fine pure white porcelain is decorated in a vivid palette of red，green，yellow，aubergine，blue and black enamels.There are three large fruits evenly spaced around the body，showing a pomegranate bursting open revealing its numerous seeds inside for abundance of offspring，a peach for long life and a finger citron for abundant wealth，each depicted on a small stalk surrounded by green and aubergine leaves and one or two iron-red matching blossoms.The popular design of the ‘sanduo’（meaning ‘three abundances’） was hardly ever depicted in such a magnificent manner as on this vase，where the enamels of the famille verte are imaginatively combined to achieve a striking image of juicy fruits.
PROVENANCE
Collection of Stephen D. Winkworth（d. 1938）.
Sotheby’s London，27th April 1938，lot 357.
Spink & Son，London.
EXHIBITED
Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection，The British Museum，London，1994.