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A CARVED LACQUER ‘BIRD AND FLOWER’
BOWL
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
with deep rounded sides rising from an angled base to
a lipped rim, finely carved in low relief a long-tailed bird
perched on a blossoming branch, the interior lacquered in
black
10.7 cm, 4⅛ in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,550-3,850
明十七世紀 剔紅花鳥盌

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PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTION
A ROCK CRYSTAL ‘MAGNOLIA’ VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18th – 19th CENTURY
carved in the form of a large magnolia bloom, borne on leafy
branches
9.7 cm, 3¾ in.
HK$ 10,000-20,000
US$ 1,300-2,550
清十八至十九世紀 水晶玉蘭花花插

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A CINNABAR LACQUER ‘IMMORTAL’ DISH
MING DYNASTY, 16TH – 17TH CENTURY
of lobed form, the interior carved through layers of red
lacquer depicting three Daoist immortals standing by the
banks before gnarled pine, below Shoulao flying on a crane,
all encircled by flowering and fruiting branches of sanduo,
the exterior similarly decorated with lingzhi and floral
branches, lacquered black on the base
22.3 cm, 8¾ in.

HK$ 60,000-80,000
US$ 7,700-10,200
640
明十六至十七世紀
剔紅群仙賀壽花口盤

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