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The brushpot is inscribed:
                                                                                                                     戀晉惟野烏
                                                                                                                     賞識荷山翁
                                                                                                                     借風經題品
                                                                                                                     芳名奕世隆
                                                                                                                     繡園
                                                                                                                     Which may be translated as:
                                                                                                                     “I longed for advancement, but had no office,
                                                                                                                     Receiving favour only by the grace of the old
                                                                                                                     mountain man.
                                                                                                                     With his aid, I was judged worthy,
                                                                                                                     His reputation will be great for many generations.
                                                                                                                     (Inscribed by) the Sewing Garden”

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A famille verte brushpot, bitong                                       A rare and large famille verte dish
Kangxi                                                                 Kangxi
The cylindrical body enamelled with a rectangular panel containing an  Brightly enamelled on the interior with a pair of magpies on a prunus
iron-red and grisaille bird perching on a branch of wind-blown prunus  branch issuing from rockwork above an iron-red fence beside
blossoms and leaves, the reverse with an inscription.                  bamboo and a chrysanthemum flower, all surrounded by eight
13.6cm (5 3/8in) high                                                  radiating lappet-shaped cartouches variously containing precious
£7,000 - 9,000                                                         objects, butterflies and insects on flowers, birds in flight above
HK$87,000 - 110,000	   CNY69,000 - 88,000                              flowers and figures in mountain scenes, all against a grisaille ground
                                                                       with green foliate scrolls and beneath a band with cartouches with
                                                                       fish at the rim, the exterior with four yellow and four red blossoms
清康熙 五彩花鳥紋筆筒                                                            issuing from continuous delicate scrolls, the underside with a blue zhi

203 *                                                                  (made) mark.
                                                                       56.8cm (22 3/8in) diam.
                                                                       £10,000 - 15,000
A pair of famille verte floral dishes                                  HK$120,000 - 190,000	    CNY98,000 - 150,000
Kangxi
Each enamelled in shades of green, iron-red, ochre and grisaille with
a central spray of double-headed peony surrounded by spreading
clumps of lotus, chrysanthemum and prunus.                             清康熙 五彩開光花鳥紋盤
Each 34.5cm (13 5/8in) diam. (2).                                      Provenance: an English private collection
£2,000 - 3,000                                                         Illustrated: C. and M. Beurdeley, A Connoisseur’s Guide to Chinese
HK$25,000 - 37,000	    CNY20,000 - 29,000                              Ceramics, New York, 1974, p.222, pl.81.

清康熙 五彩花卉紋盤一對                                                           來源:英國私人收藏

                                                                       著錄:C. and M. Beurdeley編,《A Connoisseur’s Guide to Chinese
                                                                       Ceramics》,紐約,1974年,頁222,編號81

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