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PROPERTY FROM AN OLD HONG KONG 明或更早 哥窰葵瓣洗
COLLECTION
來源:
A GEYAO MALLOW-SHAPED
BRUSH WASHER 趙從衍(1912-1999年)收藏
MING DYNASTY OR EARLIER
the gently flaring sides supported on a
countersunk base with five spur marks, covered
overall in a soft greyish glaze suffused with a
matrix of iron-wire crackles
10.2 cm, 4 in.
PROVENANCE
Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999).
HK$ 80,000-120,000
US$ 10,300-15,400
Compare the mallow-shaped Geyao washers
dated to the Song dynasty preserved in the
Beijing Palace Museum, illustrated in The
Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Museum: Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (II), Hong
Kong, 1996, pls 56-57, 59-61.
Other View
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