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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON AND
PHOENIX’ JAR
WANLI MARK AND PERIOD
the compressed globular body rising from a
short spreading foot to an incurved rim, painted
around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones
with five-clawed dragons, phoenix and cranes
amidst swirling cloud scrolls, the base inscribed
with a six-character mark in underglaze blue
13 cm, 5¼ in.
PROVENANCE
Christie’s New York, 16th September 2011,
lot 1485.
‡ £ 50,000-70,000
HK$ 515,000-720,000 US$ 65,500-92,000
明萬曆 青花龍鳳呈祥紋罐
《大明萬曆年製》款

來源
紐約佳士得2011年9月16日，編號1485
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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘PHOENIX’ BOWL
JIAJING MARK AND PERIOD
of square section, the slightly rounded flaring
sides rising from a short tapering foot to mark
an everted rim, painted to each side with a
phoenix soaring amidst floral blossoms borne
on undulating stems bearing lush foliage, the
interior decorated with a stylised character
within a double square to the centre and a
key-fret band to the rim, the base with a six-
character mark in underglaze blue
10 cm, 3⅞ in.
PROVENANCE
Christie’s Hong Kong, 20th March 1990,
lot 537.

‡ £ 15,000-20,000
HK$ 154,000-206,000 US$ 19,700-26,200
明嘉靖 青花穿花鳳紋方盌
《大明嘉靖年製》款

來源
香港佳士得1990年3月20日，編號537

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mark

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