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An unusual set of ‘Three Abundances’ washers A famille rose sgraffiato green-ground vase
19th century Qianlong seal mark and probably late in the period
Amusingly modelled each in the shape of half a fruit issuing from a leafy The bulbous body and flaring neck brightly enamelled with delicate
branch, the finger-citron with a smaller fruit attached and incised with floral sprigs including lotus, peony, narcissus, aster and chrysanthemum
the characters zhang shang bo luo on the interior, the double-gourd scattered over a green ground, the glaze incised with scrolls in the
issuing from a delicate tendril and with the characters hu yin and zhong sgraffiato style, the lip gilded, and the underside and interior glazed
you han shu on the exterior, and the rounded pomegranate with the turquoise.
xiang yu tuan luan on the exterior. 37.5cm (14¾in) high
The largest 25.8cm (10 1/8in) long (3). £20,000 - 25,000
£3,000 - 5,000 HK$240,000 - 290,000 CNY190,000 - 240,000
HK$35,000 - 59,000 CNY28,000 - 47,000
或清乾隆晚期 粉彩綠地軋道花卉紋瓶 青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書款
十九世紀 福壽三多式筆洗一組(三件)
Provenance: a Scottish private collection
Provenance: a European private collection
來源：蘇格蘭私人收藏
來源：歐洲私人收藏
Compare a related green-ground vase with scattered floral sprays and
The inscriptions are 掌上波羅(the pineapple in the palm) on the citron, a Qianlong seal mark which sold in these rooms, 8 November 2012, lot
壺隱(hidden pot) and 中有漢書(with the Book of Han) on the double 80, and another which sold at Christie’s New York, 15 September 2011,
gourd, and 香玉團欒(fragrant jade and round appearance) on the lot 1663.
pomegranate.

The Buddha’s-hand citron 佛手 foshou is a pun for abundant blessings
多福 duofu; the pomegranate 石榴 shiliu, with its many seeds,
represents the wish for many sons; and the peach 桃tao represents long
life. Together, these three fruit are known as the Three Abundances,
a concept dating back to the Zhuangzi text from the Warring States
period, and expresses the wish 福壽三多 fushou sanduo ‘May you have
an abundance of blessings, long life and sons’.

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