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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘THREE FRIENDS’ BOWL
DAOGUANG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
the deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot,
the exterior painted with ! owering prunus tree, gnarled pine,
and lea" ng bamboo, the interior with a central stylized ! oral
medallion within double-line borders repeated to both rims
and around the foot, the base with a six-character seal mark in
underglaze blue
Diameter 5⅜ in., 13.7 cm
$ 4,000-6,000
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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘SHUANGXI’ BOWL
DAOGUANG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
the deep rounded sides rising from on a slightly tapered foot,
decorated to the exterior in varying tones of cobalt-blue with
four shuangxi (double happiness) characters each below a
swooping bat and enclosed by large stylized lotus blossoms
borne on scrolling leafy stems issuing buds and further
blooms, all between double line borders, the base with a six-
character seal mark
Diameter 8⅜ in., 21.3 cm
A closely related pair of bowls from the Weishaupt Collection
was sold in our Amsterdam rooms, 16th October 1995, lot 6.
$ 5,000-7,000
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