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PROPERTY OF A LADY
A BLUE AND WHITE STEMCUP WITH
‘LANÇA’ CHARACTERS
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
supported by a splayed stem foot, the cup with
steep sides rising from a flat base to a flared mouth
rim, the exterior painted in bright cobalt tones with
eight lança characters surrounded by an undulating
stem of lotus issuing large flowerheads and curled
acanthus leaves, the underside with petal lappets
above bands of demi-florets divided by a raised
rib picked out with floral sprigs, the stem skirted
by ruyi-heads suspending interlinked tassels, the
interior with a stylized floral medallion within a
double-line border repeated at the rim, the interior
of the foot inscribed in underglaze blue with a
horizontal six-character seal mark
Height 3¾ in., 9.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Y. K. Ma & Sons Co., Ltd., Hong Kong,
6th April 1981.

$ 5,000-7,000

清乾隆 青花纏枝蓮梵文高足盃
《大清乾隆年製》款
Y. K. Ma & Sons Co., Ltd. ，香港 ，
1981年4月6日

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A BLUE AND WHITE CIRCULAR
INKSTONE
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
formed as a low, broad cylinder with a lipped
rim, the top centered with a recessed unglazed
circle constituting the grinding plane, enclosed
in a raised band painted in pencil-thin strokes of
underglaze blue with a floral scroll interspersed
with eight discs, each disc with two blossoms
against a densely striated feather-like ground,
the pattern repeated on the sides, the recessed
base centered with a six-character seal mark in
underglaze blue
Diameter 7⅛ in., 18.2 cm

$ 25,000-35,000

清乾隆 青花花卉紋硯
《大清乾隆年製》款

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