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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘ELEPHANT’ KENDI
MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD
modelled with its head facing upwards and the truncated
tusks forming a double-spout, its tasselled saddle cloth
painted to both sides with cartouches depicting garden
scenes
Length 15.2 cm, 6 in.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,600-29,300 US$ 2,500-3,750
明萬曆 青花象首軍持
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A BLUE AND WHITE JAR
JIAJING MARK AND PERIOD
painted to the ovoid body with interlaced ruyi heads
suspending stylised lotus flowers alternating with
bajixiang (‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’) hanging from the
beaded tassels, all above a band enclosing mythical
horses galloping among vivid turbulent wave, the
neck collared with stylised foliage, the base with a six-
character mark in underglaze blue
Height 25 cm, 9⅞ in.
PROVENANCE
Bonhams London, 17th May 2012, lot 239.
‡ £ 5,000-7,000
HK$ 48,900-68,500 US$ 6,300-8,800
明嘉靖 青花瓔珞海馬紋罐
《大明嘉靖年製》款
來源
倫敦邦漢斯2012年5月17日，編號239
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Mark
170 Buyers are liable to pay both the hammer price (as estimated above) and the buyer’s premium together with any applicable taxes and Artist’s Resale Right (which will depend on the individual circumstances).
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