Porcelain Phoenix Tail Vase
One of a pair of vases, porcelain, of fengweizun (凤尾尊 ‘phoenix tail’) type with baluster-shaped bodies and wide tall necks with flaring rims, made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, Kangxi period (1662–1722), c. 1700, decorated in underglaze blue with two continuous landscapes (one on the body and another on the neck) including mountains, waterways, rocks, trees and human figures, in the style of the artist Dong Qichang (董其昌 1555–1636). On display in the music room.
The vase was knocked over and broken on a busy open day.
