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A GRISAILLE-ENAMELLED FAUX-BOIS
JARDINIERE TRAY
Attributed to Wang Xiaoting, early 20th
century
The low tray enamelled to imitate a wooden
bucket, with rectangular cartouches
enclosing scholarly landscapes, with cursive
inscriptions and red seals, the base marked
pingshan caotang.
22cm (5/8in) diam.

205 £2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 31,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
See a grisaille-enamelled plaque, signed
Wang Xiaoting and dated to the Republic
Period, sold at Christie’s, London, 16 May
2014, lot 1257.

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AN ENAMELLED ‘EROTIC SUBJECT’
DISH AND A FAMILLE ROSE
‘IMMORTALS’ DISH
Signed, Mid-20th century and Qianlong four-
character mark, mid-20th century
The first dish finely enamelled with a seated
nude lady in an interior scene, with a tiger
plaque by Bi Yuanming in the background,
surrounded with an elaborate iron-red and
gilt border with foliate lappets and archaistic
motifs; the second dish with the Eight
Immortals and other celestial deities visiting
the Three Star Gods, carved wood stand.
The largest: 34cm (13 3/8in) diam. (3).
206 £1,000 - 1,500
HK$10,000 - 16,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000
Provenance: The reverse of the erotic dish
with a painted inscription reading: “Dr. Cun,
Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year. Yours truly, Lue Cheng-
wen, Dec.20.48”
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A MIRRORED PAIR OF SMALL FAMILLE
ROSE JARS AND COVERS
Tong Yun Shan Fang seal mark
Each enamelled in the manner of Wang
Xiaotang with a lively scene of figures in a
landscaped garden, the necks pierced and
decorated in grisaille, flanked with paired
mask-and-loop handles, the covers with
reticulated finials and decorated en-suite.
Each 17.5cm (6 7/8in) high (4).
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$31,000 - 52,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000

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