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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE UK
COLLECTION (LOTS 277-283)
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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE
'PHOENIX' DISH
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN
UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE
CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
The dish is decorated in shades of cobalt blue with
two confronting phoenixes surrounded by foral
sprays and enclosed by a ruyi band. The exterior is
similarly decorated.
12⅛ in. (30.8 cm.) diam.
£6,000-8,000 US$7,900-10,000
€7,000-9,300

明萬曆 青花雙鳳紋盤 雙圈六字楷
書款

來源: 英國私人珍藏

(mark)
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A BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND
PHOENIX' BAT-SHAPED BOX AND COVER
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN
UNDERGLAZE BLUE IN A DOUBLE SQUARE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
The cover of the box is decorated in shades of
cobalt blue with a dragon and phoenix in fight
amongst clouds, with the shape of the raised panel
conforming to the bat-shaped contours of the box.
The sides are decorated with bands of triangles
enclosing forets and tumultuous waves. (mark)
6¾ in. (17 cm.) wide.
£10,000-15,000 US$14,000-20,000
€12,000-17,000
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, United Kingdom.

明萬曆 青花龍鳳紋蝙蝠形蓋盒 雙框
六字楷書款

來源: 英國私人珍藏 278

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