CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-VERTE FOOTED BASIN AND AN OVOID JAR EARLY 18TH CENTURY

the basin set with loop handles and painted inside with cranes above pine, bamboo and prunus, and on the exterior with songbirds in flowering branches; the jar with arched panels of flowering plants and a later carved wood cover. 3 pieces. 

the basin: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

Basin- both handles with some restoration. Small restored chips and frits to rim of basin. Jar - Shallow 1/2 inch chip to outer edge of foot. Some enamels slightly misfired with a rough textured surface.
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