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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS
DECORATED WITH MYTHICAL BEASTS
Wanli marks, Kangxi period
Each of hemispherical shape raised on a
tall foot, a qilin amid flames filling a circular
reserve centering the interior well while
five other fabulous creatures tread across
scudding waves on the exterior walls, the
recessed base bearing the six-character
mark written in standard script within a
double ring.
7in (18cm) diameter
US$6,000 - 8,000
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A BLUE AND WHITE GLOBULAR VASE
Kangxi
The compressed globular body skillfully
painted with two reserves of a landscape
waterway showing fishermen moored in an
inlet cove and two scholars conversing in a
clearing; cut down from a larger vessel, with
pierced wood cover.
6 in (15.2cm) high
US$2,000 - 3,000
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