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A FAMILLE ROSE BRUSH POT
47 Y Yongzheng/Qianlong
A FAMILLE ROSE ‘IRON-CRUTCH LI’ The cylindrical pot enamelled with court
BISCUIT BRUSH REST officials and generals conversing in an interior
19th century scene, with a terraced garden to the reverse.
Formed as a mountainous landscape with 14cm (5 1/2in) high
the figure of the Daoist Immortal Li Tieguai £1,000 - 1,500
brewing a potion in a double-gourd under a CNY8,700 - 13,000 HK$9,800 - 15,000
pine tree, wood stand.
12cm (4 3/4in) wide (2). 47
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,700 - 13,000 HK$9,800 - 15,000 48
A FAMILLE ROSE ‘LI BAI’ WATER POT
48 Hongxian four-character mark, Republic
Period
26 | BONHAMS The small globular vessel enamelled with the
infamous Tang poet asleep, resting against a
presumably empty wine pot, with an inverted
mouth rim.
7cm (2 3/4in) wide
£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000
Provenance
Collection of J.P Reeves OBE, and thence by
descent.
J.P. Reeves was a member of the British
diplomatic corps and was stationed in the
Far East from 1933 until 1950. He started
his career in Beijing and finished as consul in
Macao.

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