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A FINE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BOYS’
BOWL
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
the rounded sides sweeping up from a slightly
tapered foot to an everted rim, the exterior
painted all around in varied cobalt tones with
boys at play in a walled garden, some of the
children gathering around a square Þ sh pond,
others chasing butterß ies with their parasols,
and still others playing musical instruments,
the base with a six-character seal mark in
underglaze blue
Diameter 6⅛ in., 15.6 cm
$ 20,000-30,000
㶭Ḧ昮ġġġ曺剙⫘㇚⚾䙴
˪⣏㶭Ḧ昮⸜墥˫㫦

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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘SHUANGXI’
BOWL
DAOGUANG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
with deep rounded sides rising to a slightly
ß ared rim, the exterior painted in shades of
cobalt blue with alternating hibiscus sprays
and shuangxi (‘double happiness’) characters
enclosed by bats and lotus blooms, with
further scrolling leafy stems and peaches, all
between double line borders, the base with an
underglaze blue six-character seal mark
Diameter 8⅜ in., 21.3 cm
$ 5,000-7,000
㶭忻⃱ġġġ曺剙䤷⢥暁╄䲳䙴
˪⣏㶭忻⃱⸜墥˫㫦
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