A BLANC-DE-CHINE 'PINE TRUNK AND CRANE' VASE KangxiA BLANC-DE-CHINE 'PINE TRUNK AND CRANE' VASEKangxi Elegantly modelled as a a hollow gnarled and knotted pine tree with a long branch extending out before curling back towards the body issuing clusters of pine needles, a crane balancing itself on the branch, with finely incised plumage, clasping a sprig of lingzhi in its beak, covered in an ivory-white glaze. 15cm (5 3/4in) high.清康熙 德化白釉松鶴瓶Provenance: George Croft (1871-1924)Royal Ontario Museum, 1969來源：George Croft舊藏 (1871-1924)皇家安大略博物館，1969年George Patrick Joseph Crofts (1871-1924) was born in Bermondsey, Surrey, on 22 November 1871. Little is known about his childhood or education; however, by 1899, he was already in China, where he allegedly remained until his death, engaging in a fur trading business in the treaty port of Tianjin. By 1912, and probably earlier, Crofts begun sourcing artefacts for various London dealers including S.M. Franck & Co, which supplied Chinese antiques to both retail dealers and leading institutions, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum. During the first quarter of the 20th century, the Royal Ontario Museum acquired over 6000 objects from Croft through Charles Trick Currelly (1876-1957), its founding director.is_parse: 20230413image: yuzhan_bonhams_item.jpgsold_price_type: £