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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'SQUIRREL 清乾隆 青花松鼠葡萄紋盌 六字篆書款
AND GRAPES' BOWL
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE 來源
日本私人珍藏
AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The exterior of the bowl is delicately painted in various vibrant 此拍品之日本木盒有日本陶瓷學者久志卓真（1898-1974）所書之銘文。
shades of cobalt blue with a continuous scene of squirrels
clambering on leafy fruiting grapevines, all framed within a double
line encircling the mouth and foot.
8 Æ in. (22.2 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box inscribed by the
scholar Kushi Takushin (1898-1974)
HK$250,000-350,000 US$33,000-45,000
PROVENANCE
A Japanese private collection
Compare to several Qianlong-marked bowls with this decoration,
including one sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 June 2014, lot 3234;
one sold at Christie’s Paris, 20 June 2017, lot 216; one included in the
Illustrated Catalogue of Ch'ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace
Museum, no. 10; and a pair in The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Museum illustrated in their 1995 exhibition Catalogue, Qing Imperial
Porcelain from the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Reigns, no. 76.

box inscription
盒蓋內銘文

78