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A FAHUA MEIPING
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
with a tapering body sweeping up to a rounded shoulder
surmounted by a waisted neck and everted rim, painted
to the exterior with a sage drifting towards a pavilion
enshrouded in clouds approached by an attendant carrying a
wrapped qin, between a ruyi-collar enclosing lotus blossoms
at the shoulder and a lappet band below, covered overall in
green and brown glazes
31.4 cm, 12⅜ in.
£ 1,000-2,000
HK$ 10,500-20,900 US$ 1,350-2,700

明十六世紀 琺華褐釉綠彩攜琴訪友圖
梅瓶

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A TURQUOISE-GLAZED FAHUA JAR
LATE MING DYNASTY
the baluster body rising from a gently splayed foot to a
rounded shoulder surmounted by a short neck and a lipped
rim, boldly decorated to the body with two scenes of the
Daoist philosopher Laozi setting off on his donkey and
transmitting his teachings, all reserved on a turquoise-glazed
ground, the interior glazed green
31.6 cm, 12⅜ in.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 31,300-52,500 US$ 4,000-6,700
晚明 琺華孔雀綠釉老子說經圖罐

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A ‘FAHUA’ ELEPHANT-FORM VASE
modelled as a recumbent elephant with beaded garlands and
caparisoned in tasselled mantles all below a raised support,
covered overall with aubergine blue, green and yellow glazes,
wood stand
31.5 cm, 12⅜ in.
£ 600-800
HK$ 6,300-8,400 US$ 800-1,100
琺華瑞象形花插

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