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1047

1047 1048
A POLYCHROME ENAMEL VASE DECORATED WITH
CHILDREN AT PLAY
Republic Period
Elaborately painting on the cylindrical body with children
engaged in an elaborate musical performance in a garden
setting, the festive scene set between a floral and stiff leaf
should band and a elegant lappet band at the base, a
six-character Qianlong seal mark under narrow foot ring.
12 1/2in (31.8cm) high
$2,500 - 4,000

PROPERTY FROM A LADY
1048
A PAIR OF CORAL-RED AND GILT ENAMELED
BALUSTER VASES
Qianlong marks, Republic period
Of typical sturdily potted form, the exteriors covered in
realistically rendered silvery gray and golden brown fish
swimming amid a elaborately rendered ground of water plants
and other sea-life in gilt; the recessed bases bearing the six-
character mark in iron red surrounded by the turquoise blue
enamel.
20 3/4in (52.7cm) high (2).
$5,000 - 7,000

Provenance:
Collection from the current owner’s grandfather who lived in 1049
Macao during the late Qing to Republic period

PROPERTY OF ANOTHER OWNER
1049
TWO POLYCHROME ENAMEL PORCELAIN PLAQUES
Republic Period or later
The first depicting He Xiangu seated on a deer with Shoulao at
her side, the second showing Dufu holding his wine pot by his
ox, the second with a short title and inscription, both framed
and mounted as table screens.
16 1/2 x 11in (42 x 27.8cm) (framed plaques only); overall
height 23 1/2in (59.8cm)
$1,000 - 1,500
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