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8061 (two views)

8061
A MING STYLE BLUE AND WHITE
PILGRIM FLASK
18th/19th century
The globular body with a slender neck
flanked by two ruyi-shaped handles, each
side boldly painted in cobalt blue depicting
a magpie perched on a flowering branch,
with prunus on one side and a flowering fruit
tree on the other, all between two borders of
stylized foliage, the base unglazed.
11in (28cm) high

$8,000 - 12,000
十八/十九世紀 青花明式花鳥紋抱月瓶

8062
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE JAR
Wanli period
Of ovoid shape, supported on an unglazed
recessed foot, the rounded shoulders rising
to a wide metal-mounted neck, painted
around the exterior with four ogival panels
enclosing flowering plants, below four panels
enclosing a peach branch and floral sprigs,
all separated from each other by straps and
floral buckles reserved against a wan-fret
ground, the base encircled with a lappet
band.
14 1/4in (36.2cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000

明萬曆 青花開光花卉窄帶紋大罐
8062
A similar example sold at Sotheby’s, London,
9 November 2016, lot 239

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