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A BLUE AND WHITE KOSOMETSUKE SHELL-FORM SWEETMEAT
DISH
TIANQI PERIOD (1621-1627)
The dish is freely decorated to the interior with a large shrimp amongst
waterweeds with trailing vines, surrounded by a single-line border following
the shape of the spiralling shell. The exterior is decorated with pale cobalt
blue splashes and the lines of the exterior follow the moulding of the shell, all
standing on three cylindrical feet.
7º in. (18.5 cm.) long
£3,000-5,000 $4,300-7,000
€3,500-5,700

Compare a set of fve similar dishes illustrated in Masahiko Kawahara, Ko-
sometsuke, Kyoto, 1977, p. 195, pl. 741, and a single dish in the collection of
the Sekido Museum of Art, published in Kosometsuke, Tokyo, 2017, p. 149,
no. 99.

明天啟 青花蝦紋海螺形盤

THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
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THREE BLUE AND WHITE BIRD FEEDERS
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The group comprises a tall cylindrical bird feeder with one fat side which
is decorated in underglaze blue with meandering scrolling motifs, and a
six-character Xuande mark just below the rim; an octagonal barrel-form bird
feeder which is decorated in pencil style with a keyfret band, vertical lingzhi
scrolls, and a lappet band by the foot. The last is a peach-shaped water pot
decorated with densely scrolling fowers and is fxed with a double ring.
The largest, 3Ω in. (9 cm.) high
(3)
£4,000-6,000 $5,700-8,400
€4,600-6,900

明 青花鳥食罐一組三件
來源: 私人珍藏

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A BLUE-GLAZED ‘MOUNTAIN’ BRUSH REST
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The gently curved brush rest is modelled as a fve-peaked mountain, moulded
in low relief to both sides with a horse leaping amongst the waves, all resting
on a waisted stand. It is covered overall, except for the base, in a thick blue
glaze which thins at the raised design.
4Ω in. (11.5 cm.) wide
£5,000-8,000 $7,100-11,000
€5,800-9,200

明 藍釉海馬紋筆山

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