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propertY From the JUnKUnC CoLLeCtIon 元 卵白釉印花盤一對
A PAIR OF MOLDED ‘SHUFU’ DISHES
YUAN DYNASTY 來源
史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏
each with gently rounded sides supported
on a slightly spreading foot, the center of the
interior wreathed in a scrolling foliate vine
molded in low relief, with the four loops of the
vine encircling a pendent flower in bloom, the
motif repeating around the cavetto with the
characters shu and fu positioned at opposite
sides of the dish amongst the undulating stems,
covered overall in an unctuous white glaze (2)
Diameter of larger 6⅝ in., 16.8 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
a slightly smaller dish of this type sold at
Christie’s hong Kong, 3rd June 2015, lot 3207;
and another, also slightly smaller than the
present example, sold at Christie’s hong Kong,
22nd-23rd march 2018, lot 713.
$ 20,000-30,000

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