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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER PEACH!
FORM BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the domed cover Þ nely carved to the top with Shoulao and his
attendant on a raft amongst foaming waves enclosed within
a peach-shaped panel with ß ying bats, all against a diaper
ground, the box similarly carved with diaper ground with a key-
fret border at the foot, the interior and base lacquered black
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14.5 cm, 5¾ in.
£ 1,500-2,000 US$ 2,150-2,850

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A SOAPSTONE SEAL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
of square form, carved to the seal face with a pair of archaic
chilong framing the four characters zhong qin zheng zhi (loyal
dedication and righteousness), below two further characters
reading yu ci (imperial gift), the stone of variegated cinnabar
red and russet colour
6.7 cm, 2⅝ in.
£ 5,000-8,000 US$ 7,100-11,300
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PROPERTY FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A PEACHBLOOM BEEHIVE WATERPOT,
TAIBO ZUN
KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD
the rounded sides rising from a recessed base, incised around
the exterior with three medallions formed of the curled bodies
of archaistic kui dragons, all beneath a rich crimson-red glaze
characteristically mottled with shades of lighter pink and dots
of emerald green imitating the skin of a ripening peach, the
base and interior left white, the base with an underglaze blue
six-character mark
12.5 cm, 4⅞ in.
£ 3,000-4,000 US$ 4,250-5,700

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