A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE AND COVER, Kangxi (1662-1722)
of baluster form with slightly splayed foot, powerfully painted with two rampant fabulous beasts, of fearsome mien, with bulging eyes and sharp fangs, their scaly bodies finely detailed, each standing...
of baluster form with slightly splayed foot, powerfully painted with two rampant fabulous beasts, of fearsome mien, with bulging eyes and sharp fangs, their scaly bodies finely detailed, each standing foursquare on stylized rockwork, the rocks amidst crashing waves, all below cloud formations on the shoulder and neck, the cover with two cranes flying amongst further stylized cloud formations beneath a knop finial in underglaze blue.
Literature
for a similar example of the beast see Anita Gray, A Catalogue of Oriental Porcelain and Works of Art, page 29, plate 29.
