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A LARGE AND RARE PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘RAM’ BOWLS
MARKS AND PERIOD OF JIAJING
明嘉靖 青花三羊開泰仰鐘式盌一對
《大明嘉靖年製》款
each of bell shape, well potted with deep rounded sides
supported on a tapered foot, elegantly sweeping up to a wide
flared rim, the exterior vividly painted in rich cobalt-blue tones,
depicting three rams in a landscape with pine, willow,
bamboo and shrubs growing from pierced rocks, all between
double-line borders, the interior with a central medallion
enclosing a qilin amongst a landscape, below a diaper band
around the rim, the base inscribed with a six-character reign
mark within a double circle
16.2 cm, 6⅜ in.
HK$ 5,000,000-7,000,000
US$ 640,000-895,000
Marks
