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PROPERTY FROM A BALTIMORE PRIVATE PROVENANCE
COLLECTION
Collection of George A. Lucas (1824–1909).
A RARE MOLDED MOON WHITE- Collection of Jesse G. Kaufman (1883-1976),
GLAZED RITUAL FOOD VESSEL AND and thence by descent.
COVER (DUI) Compare a related Qianlong mark and period
QIANLONG SEAL MARKS AND white-glazed ritual vessel, in the form of a xing,
PERIOD carved with archaistic motifs and raised on
three similar blade feet, sold at Christie’s New
the spherical form modeled after a Warring York, 27th November 1991, lot 348.
States ritual food vessel, the body raised on
three blade-form feet, the cover of conforming $ 10,000-15,000
shape, both Þ nely molded in shallow relief with 㶭Ḧ昮ġġġ㚰䘥慱㔎
borders of scrollwork, keyfret and wanzi diaper,
centered with a mallow-form ß oret framed ˪⣏㶭Ḧ昮⸜墥˫㫦
by scrollwork, the opaque ‘moon white’ glaze
pooling in the recesses, each of the interiors Ը๕
centered with an incised six-character seal GeorgeġAįġLucasġĩ1824Į1909Īġ㓞啷
mark (2) JesseġGįġKaufmanġĩ1883Į1976Īġ㓞啷炻㬌⼴
Height 8 in., 20.4 cm ⭞㕷⁛㈧