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~797
THREE CREAM-GLAZED BOWLS
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279) AND LATER
One is a Cizhou-type bowl, possibly Song-Jin dynasty, with deep sides
painted in brown on a white slip that continues over the rim with a wide
band of ‘nail pattern’, all under a somewhat creamy glaze that also covers
the interior. One is a small bowl with rounded conical sides molded on the
exterior with fsh-scale pattern covered with a greyish-cream glaze that
also covers the interior. The third is a small shallow bowl, covered with a
cream glaze that is painted on the interior with an iron-red fsh jumping
amidst green water weeds outlined in iron red, and ending on the exterior
above a brown wash that also covers the foot and base.
5º, 3¬ and 4æ in. (13.3, 9.2 and 12.2 cm.) diam., each with a hongmu stand
and a cloth box
(3)
$2,500-4,000
797
PROVENANCE
J. M. Hu (1911-1995) Collection.995) Collection.
宋及以後 白釉器一組三件釉器一組三件

~798
A GROUP OF LONGQUAN AND LONGQUAN
CELADON-STYLE VESSELS
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) AND LATER
The group includes a small Longquan celadon arrow vase; a Longquan celadon
dish with fared sides; a Longquan or Longquan-style bottle vase covered
with a crackle-sufused glaze of brownish-yellow color; and a Longquan or
Longquan-style celadon pear-shaped pouring vessel with scroll handle and
carved decoration. Together with a celadon-glazed foliate stem dish molded
with four outward-curved petals, Qing dynasty (1644-1911).
Tallest 9¬ in. (24.5 cm.) high, each with a hongmu stand and a cloth box
(5)
$2,500-3,500

PROVENANCE
J. M. Hu (1911-1995) Collection.
See illustration of four
明及以後 龍泉及仿龍泉釉器一組
798 (four of fve)
~799
THREE CREAMY-WHITE-GLAZED PORCELAIN ARTICLES
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
One is a smiling fgure of Budai standing on a rockwork base with a bag slung
over his shoulder and wearing loose robes and a bead necklace; one is a pear-
shaped vase deeply carved with three fve-clawed dragons pursuing a faming
pearl amidst fames and clouds; the third is a stoutly potted bowl with rounded
sides rising to a slightly everted rim, incised in the center with a peony spray,
the base with seal mark reading Qing zhi (made during the Qing); all three are
covered with a glaze of creamy-white color.
Budai 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high; vase 8º in. (21 cm.) high; dish 6º in. (15.8 cm.)
diam., each with a hongmu stand and a cloth box
(3)
$1,500-2,000

PROVENANCE
J. M. Hu (1911-1995) Collection.
EXHIBITED
Dish: Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, An Exhibition of Te Hua
Porcelain, Art Gallery, January - June 1975, no. 9.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Min Chiu Society, Monochrome
Ceramics of Ming and Ch’ing Dynasties, 8 February - 10 April 1977, no. 157.
清 牙白釉器物一組三件 799