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A POLYCHROME SQUARE BOWL A PAIR OF ‘LOTUS POND’ ‘GO’ JARS
MING DYNASTY, JIAJING PERIOD AND COVERS
MING DYNASTY, JIAJING PERIOD
the slightly rounded flaring sides rising from a short tapering
foot to an everted rim, painted to each side with a cusped each compressed globular body rising from a short spreading
panel enclosing two boys, all between chevron and whorl foot to a short straight neck, white slip-decorated around the
bands and divided by lotus sprays at the corners, the interior exterior with crane in a lotus pond and all reserved on a dark
with a large shou character to the base and a leafy lotus blue ground, the slightly domed cover similarly decorated with
meander at the rim, a kylin amidst fire scrolls, the base inscribed with the four-
13.6 cm, 5¼ in.
character mark fu gui jia qi, as (beautiful vessel for the rich
‡ £ 15,000-25,000 and honourable)
HK$ 152,000-254,000 US$ 19,400-32,300 (4)
12.5 cm, 5 in.
明嘉靖 彩繪嬰戲圖方碗 ‡ £ 15,000-20,000
HK$ 152,000-203,000 US$ 19,400-25,900

明嘉靖 霽藍留白荷塘白鶴紋蓋罐一對
《富貴佳器 》款

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