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A RARE WUCAI MEIPING AND COVER 晚明十七世紀 青花五彩西廂記人物故事梅瓶
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17 TH CENTURY
來源:
The meiping is painted with a continuous scene of numerous William Cleverly Alexander (1840-1916) 舊藏
figures set in a luscious garden with a pavilion, depicting a 倫敦蘇富比，1931年5月6日，拍品170號
story from the novel Romance of the Western Chamber. The
cover is decorated with fruits, flowers, lingzhi and bamboo John Sparks，倫敦，1931年5/6月 (據R.H.R.帕默帳本)
emerging next to rocks, and surmounted by a bud-form 雷金納德暨莉娜．帕默伉儷珍藏，編號240
finial.
11Ω in. (29.3 cm.) high

HK$300,000-500,000
US$39,000-64,000

PROV ENA NCE:
William Cleverly Alexander (1840-1916) Collection
Sold at Sotheby’s London, 6 May 1931, lot 170
John Sparks, London, May/June 1931, as recorded in the
RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 240

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