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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
~805
A GROUP OF FIVE GLAZED FIGURES OF ANIMALS
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) AND LATER
The group includes a small ochre and aubergine fgure of a recumbent goat; a white-enameled fgure of
a recumbent rabbit; a green and aubergine hollow fgure of a fsh; a pale sky-blue fgure of a recumbent
water bufalo; and a black-spotted yellowish-green frog on a green leaf. Together with a small famille rose
brush rest modeled as a lotus plant depicting the fower, pod, and the leaf partially wrapped around the
root which forms the base.
Largest 7¿ in. (18 cm.) long, each with a hongmu stand, fve cloth boxes
(6)
$2,500-3,500

PROVENANCE
J. M. Hu (1911-1995) Collection.
清及以後 瓷塑動物一組五件

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