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AN UNUSAL BLUE AND WHITE ‘IMMORTALS’ PROVENANCE
RECTANGULAR PLAQUE A Japanese private collection, actively collecting over the last 20
MING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1500 years
The plaque is painted in ‘wind swept’ style in various shades of The underside of the cover of the box is inscribed by Kushi Takushin
underglaze blue with four of the Eight Immortals, seated at leisure (1898-1979), a renowned Japanese Sinologist, describing the plaque as
rare and dating it to the early Ming dynasty.
beneath a gnarled pine tree amongst plants and rocks, all before a
mountain range partially obscured by thick rolling clouds.
The porcelain plaque, 7 ¿ x 8 in. (18.2 x 20.3 cm.), fruitwood 明 約1500年 青花四賢圖長方瓷板
frame and stand, Japanese wood box
來源
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-64,000 日本私人珍藏，於二十年來購入。
日本漢學家久志卓真著（1898-1979）在木盒蓋底註明此瓷板稀有，年
代屬於明初。

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