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DRAGONS FROM THE EMPIRE - IMPERIAL CERAMICS FROM THE YIDETANG COLLECTION
         龍行皇天 - 藝德堂珍藏御製陶瓷
         2939

         A WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ THREE-               清康熙   五彩龍鳳呈祥紋三層蓋盒   雙圈三行六字楷書款
         TIERED BOX                                        來源

         KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A   約 1990 年代購於倫敦
         DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
         The box comprises a circular cover and two circular trays. The   香港佳士得,2014 年 5 月 28 日,拍品 3426 號
         top of the cover is decorated with a roundel enclosing a pair of
         confronted dragon and phoenix in flight amid clouds. The sides
         of the cover and trays are similarly decorated. The upper tray is
         inscribed on the interior in red with the character tian, ‘Heaven’,
         and the bottom tray is inscribed with the character di, ‘Earth’.
         4√ in. (12.4 cm.) high, wood stand, box

         PROVENANCE
         Purchased in London, circa 1990s
         Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3426
         HK$300,000-500,000              US$39,000-65,000





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