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   A FINE AND RARE EARLY MING ANHUA-
   DECORATED TIANBAI STEM BOWL

     YONGLE IMPRESSED FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE
     PERIOD (1403-1425)

   The stem bowl is thinly potted with deep rounded sides rising to
   a flared rim, supported on a tall slightly spreading hollow foot,
   covered overall with a creamy-white tianbai glaze and finely
   decorated in anhua on the interior with the Eight Buddhist
   Emblems encircling the seal mark inside a ring of radiating lotus
   petals.
   6 in. (15 cm.) diam., box

   HK$4,000,000-6,000,000 US$520,000-780,000
   明永樂  甜白釉暗花八吉祥高足盌

                                        雙行四字篆書印款

      PROVENANCE

   Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 24 November 1987, lot 40
   Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2011, lot 2922
    來源
   香港蘇富比,1987年11月24日,拍品40號
   香港佳士得,2011年11月30日,拍品2922號

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