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A FAMILLE ROSE INSCRIBED OCTAGONAL
'LANDSCAPE' BRUSH POT, BITONG
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)
The brush pot is decorated with four mountainous river
landscape scenes separated by four narrow panels of
inscriptions enclosed within gilt bamboo borders. The mouth
and foot rims are surrounded by moulded and gilt classic
scrolls, and the four short feet are similarly decorated with
classic scrolls. The interior and base are glazed in turquoise,
and the base has an apocryphal iron-red Qianlong mark.
4æ in. (11.9 cm.) high
£5,000-8,000 US$6,300-9,900
€5,700-9,000
The inscriptions describe the landscape scenes depicted
in the panels, eulogising the beauty of fowing rivers, misty
clouds, red leaves and autumnal forests.

民國 粉彩描金山水人物詩文方筆筒

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A FAMILLE ROSE LIME-GREEN-GROUND 'KUI
DRAGON' VASE
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON-
RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The vase is decorated to the bulbous body and the long neck
with archaistic confronting kui dragons fanking a gilt chain
band, their angular scroll bodies enclosing fower sprays. The
rim and shoulder are decorated with a peach and ruyi-head
band. The slender neck is applied with two pink-enamelled
stylised shou-character handles.
11º in. (28 cm.) high
£8,000-12,000 US$9,900-15,000
€9,100-14,000

清道光 綠地粉彩花卉夔龍紋雙耳瓶
礬紅六字篆書款

(mark)

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