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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLORAL’ FRUIT BOWL

MARK AND PERIOD OF XUANDE

明宣德 青花纏枝四季花卉紋大盌

《大明宣德年製》款

well potted with low rounded sides supported on a slightly 來源：
tapered foot, the thick walls brightly decorated around the 大成古玩，香港，1985年
exterior in deep tones of cobalt with a composite flowering 展覽：
scroll issuing eight different blooms loosely referencing the 《天民樓藏瓷》，香港藝術館，香港，1987年，編號26
four seasons, including lotus, chrysanthemum, rose, tree
《天民樓青花瓷特展》，鴻禧美術館，台北，1992 年，編號42
peony, pomegranate, hibiscus, camellia and herbaceous peony, 《天民樓青花瓷特展》，上海博物館，上海，1996年
each flower depicted with its corresponding leaves, above a
border of petal lappets and a classic scroll encircling the lower 出版：
body and foot respectively, the interior and base left white, the 《天民樓珍藏青花瓷器》，上海，1996年，編號43
footring unglazed, inscribed with a six-character horizontal
reign mark below the rim
27.5 cm, 10⅞ in.

PROVENANCE
Acquired from Tai Sing, Hong Kong, 1985.
EXHIBITED
Chinese Porcelain in the S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong
Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1987, cat. no. 26.
Blue and White Porcelain from the Tianminlou Collection, Chang
Foundation, Taipei, 1992, cat. no. 42.
Tianminlou qinghua ci tezhan [Special exhibition of blue and
white porcelain from the Tianminlou collection], Shanghai
Museum, Shanghai, 1996.
LITERATURE
Blue and White Porcelain from the Collection of Tianminlou
Foundation, Shanghai, 1996, no. 43.

HK$ 2,500,000-3,500,000
US$ 319,000-447,000

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