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THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTOR, SOUTH AMERICA
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A PAIR OF UNUSUAL ENAMELED DUCK-FORM
BOXES AND COVERS
DANRANJUSHI ZHI FIVE-CHARACTER MARK IN BLACK
ENAMEL, 19TH CENTURY
Each box and cover is realistically modeled as a seated duck with the
head raised slightly, the yellow-enameled feet folded flat beneath the
body, and the feathers are finely enameled in shades of brown, black
and grisaille, and each box has a five-character inscription, Danranjushi
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)

$12,000-18,000
PROVENANCE:
Christie's New York, 29 January 1986, lot 123.
(mark)
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
來源:
紐約佳士得, 1986年1月29日, 拍品123號。