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each eight sides of the vases are painted with a scene from the romance about the Yang family, showing generals, female equestrian warriors and celebrations, the bases are marked with an artemisia leaf and the finials have a fu-character (condition report upon request)
h. ca. 31 cm
From the Collection of a Dutch Noble Family
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The historical romance 'Novel about the generals from the Yang family' by Xiong Damu is set during the time of the wars between the Northern Song and its northern neighbours. Most of the stories are about the legendary generals of the Yang family, whose female members play an important part during the wartime. On the present bottles various female warriors and figures are shown.
A pair of similar bottles with a similar story can be found in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, no. AK-NM-6698-A.
