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A BLUE AND WHITE MODEL OF A SEATED SCHOLAR
OFFICIAL
20TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED JIN SHENG CHENG ZAO
MARK TO THE BASE

二十世紀 青花高士坐像

The fgure is modelled seated on a chair made of gnarled branches
and lingzhi fungus. He is wearing long foral robes, a guan hat, and
is holding a hu tablet with two hands.

16æ in. (42.7 cm.) high

£2,000-3,000 $3,100-4,500
€2,800-4,100

(mark) 1316
1317
1317

A FAMILLE ROSE ‘PASTORAL’ SCENE VASE
MID-20TH CENTURY, TAOYI ZHENPIN SEAL MARK IN IRON RED TO
THE BASE

二十世紀中期 粉彩棒槌瓶 陶藝珍品款

The body of the vase is decorated with a continuous scene depicting two
milkmaids at work amongst grazing cattle. The neck, rim, and foot are
decorated with geometric and ruyi-head bands.

11¬ in. (29.5 cm.) high

£500-800 $760-1,200
€680-1,100

The mark Taoyi zhenpin can be translated as “a fne piece of ceramic”.
A vase with the same mark dated to the 1950s-early 1960s is illustrated in
Kwan, Innovations and Creations: A Retrospect of 20th Century Porcelain from
Jingdezhen, Jingdezhen Ceramic Museum and Art Museum, The Chinese
University of Hong Kong, 2004, p. 187, no. 135.

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