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THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTOR, SOUTH AMERICA
          1145
          A PAIR OF UNUSUAL ENAMELED DUCK-FORM BOXES AND
          COVERS
          DAN RAN JU SHI ZHI FIVE-CHARACTER MARK IN BLACK ENAMEL,
          19TH CENTURY
                                                              PROVENANCE
          Each box and cover is realistically modeled as a seated duck with the head raised   Christie’s New York, 29 January 1986, lot 123.
          slightly, the yellow-enameled feet folded fat beneath the body, and the feathers   清十九世紀   粉彩仿生鴨型蓋盒一對   黑彩「澹然居士製」 單行楷書款
          are fnely enameled in shades of brown, black and grisaille, and each box has a
          fve-character inscription, Dan ran ju shi zhi (made by the dweller of calm and
          tranquility), in black enamel in the center of the turquoise-enameled interior.
          10Ω in. (26.6 cm.) long
                                                          (2)
          $20,000-30,000






























































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