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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS’ MEIPING
MING DYNASTY, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
the baluster body rising from a slightly spreading foot to a
short narrow neck with an everted rim, freely painted in dark
cobalt-blue with a scrolling meander of leafy stems and lotus
blooms, between double line borders, the foot encircled with
a lappet border, the shoulder adorned with three floral sprigs
30.3 cm, 11⅞ in.
‡ £ 30,000-50,000
HK$ 308,000-515,000 US$ 39,300-65,500
明十五/十六世紀 青花纏枝蓮紋梅瓶

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A BLUE AND WHITE LOBED BASIN
WANLI MARK AND PERIOD
the hexagonally lobed deep rounded sides rising from a
recessed base to a broad everted rim, painted to the interior
with a medallion enclosing butterflies and dragonflies
hovering above flowering chrysanthemum and peony,
encircled in each lobe of the well by a floral spray and a
foliate scroll band at the rim, the exterior with a lingzhi scroll,
the base with recessed medallion enclosing a six-character
mark in underglaze blue set within a double circle
29.5 cm, 11⅝ in.

‡ £ 20,000-30,000
HK$ 206,000-308,000 US$ 26,200-39,300
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明萬曆 青花四季花卉紋花棱形盆
《大明萬曆年製》款

mark

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52 Buyers are liable to pay both the hammer price (as estimated above) and the buyer’s premium together with any applicable taxes and Artist’s Resale Right (which will depend on the individual circumstanc-
es). Refer to the Buying at Auction and VAT sections at the back of this catalogue for further information.