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           A CARVED CREAM-GLAZED JAR AND     A RARE QINGBAI PEAR-SHAPED EWER   A CELADON JAR WITH ASSOCIATED
           COVER                             AND COVER                        COVER AND A QINGBAI VASE
           Song Dynasty                      Yuan Dynasty                     Tang/ Song Dynasty
           The cover with petal lobed rim and small   With dragon handle and makara-head spout,   One of baluster form, the body decorated
           branch form handle, the body carved with   with moulded and slip-applied decorative   with four lines of spikes beneath the slightly
           large peony blooms and foliage, beneath a   bands of flowers, phoenix and lotus, and an   flaring rim; the other of compressed globular
           translucent cream glaze with areas of pale   upright lappet band above the flaring foot,   body, modelled with floral and scrolling foliate
           greenish tinges. 12.1/4in (31cm) high. (2).  the cover with Buddhist lion finial. 26cm (10   design, raised on a tall spreading foot rim,
                                             1/4in) high (2).                 rising to a flared mouth above a ribbed neck.
           £2,500 - 4,000                                                     The largest: 19.3cm (7 5/8in) high (2).
           HK$25,000 - 40,000                £1,000 - 2,000
           CNY22,000 - 35,000                HK$10,000 - 20,000               £600 - 800
                                             CNY8,800 - 18,000                HK$6,000 - 8,000
           The Property of an English Family                                  CNY5,300 - 7,000

           Provenance                                                         Provenance
           an English private collection                                      The Tang jar acquired in the 1970s in
                                                                              London.





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