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A PAIR OF IRON-RED-DECORATED YELLOW-GROUND 'XI- 清同治 黃地礬紅彩囍字碗 礬紅四字楷書款
CHARACTER' BOWLS 來源:
TONGZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON-RED AND OF THE
PERIOD (1862-1874) 香港古董商永寶齋
歐洲私人珍藏
Each bowl is decorated to the exterior with three rows of iron-red xi-characters
against a lemon-yellow ground, all between borders highlighted in gilt.
5 in. (12.8 cm.) diam. (2)
£5,000-8,000 US$6,300-9,900
€5,700-9,000
PROVENANCE:
With Chak's Company Limited, Hong Kong.

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A PAIR OF YELLOW-GLAZED 清光緒 黃釉暗刻雲龍戲
'DRAGON' BOWLS AND A DISH 珠紋碗及盤一組三件
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER
MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE 六字楷書款
AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908) 來源:
Each bowl is covered in a rich yellow 歐洲私人珍藏
glaze and incised with two dragons
amongst clouds in pursuit of the faming
pearl, all above a band of crashing
waves encircling the foot rim. The
large dish is incised to the centre with
a dragon in pursuit, and the exterior is
similarly decorated with two dragons,
all covered in a pale yellow glaze.
The bowls: 5¬ in. (14.3 cm.) diam.
The dish: 10√ in. (27.6 cm.) diam. (3)
£8,000-12,000 US$10,000-15,000
€9,100-14,000

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